# Cristian Correa

> Software engineer and statistician with deep roots in big data engineering. Based in Bogotá, Colombia.

Last updated: 2026-08-03

## Summary

Cristian Correa (sometimes "Cris Correa" or just "Cris") is a software engineer and statistician with deep roots in big data engineering. He likes building products, is comfortable working with large amounts of data for ML and AI, loves real-time products, and loves taking things from zero to one. Eight years in tech.

- **Name:** Cristian Correa
- **Role:** Software Engineer, Statistician
- **Location:** Bogotá, Colombia
- **Site:** https://cris.fast
- **Email:** cristian.correa.cs@gmail.com

## Currently

- **Croma** (https://usecroma.com) — Founder, since June 2026. API for government data.
- **Crafter Station** (https://crafterstation.com) — Product engineering, since October 2025. Lima-based studio.

## Experience

### Croma — Founder
*Jun 2026 – Present* · https://usecroma.com
API for government data.

### Kebo — Founder
*Aug 2024 – May 2026*
Open-source AI financial agent for personal finance, used by 100k+ people in LATAM.

### Nubank — Data & Software Engineer
*2024, 7 months*
Data for cashback on premium products at LATAM's largest digital bank.

### Platzi — Data & Software Engineer
*May 2022 – Apr 2023*
Worked on dbt project structure and CI/CD, helped migrate the warehouse from Redshift to BigQuery, and built an offline feature store.

### Rappi — Data & Software Engineer
*May 2020 – May 2022*
Helped build the data foundation for Rappi Ads, including the keyword recommendation system for ads and the insights behind churn and revenue decisions.

### Azzorti — Data & Analytics, SAP BI
*Oct 2018 – Jun 2020*
SAP BW and HANA implementations, BusinessObjects reporting, and a PHP–R integration over SOAP.

### Taller de Carpintería — Carpenter
*Jan 2010 – Dec 2018*
Furniture and finishes at a local workshop in Bogotá. Started building things as a carpenter — same instinct, different material.

## Selected Projects

### The Hackathon Company — https://www.hackathon.lat
Build amazing hackathons with friends and great sponsors.

### Maca — https://maca.sh
Blazing-fast voice-to-text. 5× productivity gain for writing workflows.

### C3 — https://c3.crafter.run
Open-source multi-model AI chat. Supports GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok.

### LaTeX0 — https://latex0.crafter.run
AI-native LaTeX editor.

### SQL4All — https://sql4all.org
Free interactive SQL learning for Spanish speakers. Runs PGlite (Postgres in WASM) directly in the browser.

### DAG Sketch — https://dag.cris.fast
Design and visualize Apache Airflow DAGs from YAML definitions.

### Past side projects
- **mdtopdf.xyz** — WASM-based Markdown to PDF converter.
- **not-grammarly.com** — Local desktop grammar tool.
- **Adpt AI** (app.adptai.com) — 1st place, Llama Impact Hackathon Brazil, Nov 2024.

## Honors & Awards

- ElevenLabs Prize — Agents Hackathon Brazil (project: i18n), 2026
- Online Winner — Platanus Hack '25 (project: Scrapi), 2025
- 1st Place — Vercel AI Gateway Hackathon (project: Chess Battle), 2025
- 1st Place — Llama Impact Hackathon (Meta), Nov 2024
- 1st Place — University Project Fair (El Bosque University), Apr 2024
- 1st Place — Web3 Startup World Cup Hackathon (Lumo & Pegasus Ventures), Nov 2023
- 1st Place — University Project Fair (El Bosque University), Nov 2023
- 2nd Place — Best Entrepreneurship Project (El Bosque University), Nov 2023
- 1st Place — AI Fest Hackathon (Globant), Jun 2023
- 1st Place — CTF Cybersecurity Competition (El Bosque University), Jun 2023

## Stack

- **Languages:** TypeScript, Python, SQL, Scala.
- **Data:** dbt, Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Spark.
- **AI/ML:** LLMs, RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, embeddings, evals.
- **Web:** Next.js, React, Node.js.
- **Certifications:** SnowPro Core, dbt Fundamentals.

## Education

- **Universidad El Bosque** — BS Statistics and Systems Engineering.

## Values & Working Style

- Ships fast.
- Builds in public.
- Open-source first.
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset.

## Online Presence

- **GitHub:** https://github.com/camilocbarrera (handle: `camilocbarrera`)
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristiancamilocorrea/ (handle: `cristiancamilocorrea`)
- **X / Twitter:** https://x.com/camilocbarrera (handle: `camilocbarrera`)
- **Instagram:** https://www.instagram.com/cristiancorrea.xyz/ (handle: `cristiancorrea.xyz`)
- **Portfolio:** https://cris.fast
- **Personal tools:** https://maca.sh