Thoughts on Building Scalable Systems
Reflections on what I've learned about building systems that can grow with your business, from architecture decisions to team practices.
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Janior Valle
Fractional CTO and technical leader with 15+ years of experience building scalable systems, leading high-performing teams, and driving technology strategy.
I help companies solve hard technical problems — from architecture and infrastructure to AI strategy and team leadership — without the overhead of a full-time executive hire.
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About Me
I've spent the last 15+ years building technology that solves real business problems. My journey started automating billing systems in healthcare, and has taken me through data engineering, DevOps leadership, and now to architecting AI-powered products and cloud infrastructure as a CTO.
What drives me is the intersection of innovation and pragmatic execution. I love finding elegant solutions to complex problems, whether that's designing a scalable system architecture, building a high-performing team, or helping a company navigate technical growth.
Currently, I'm focused on AI/ML product development, SaaS infrastructure optimization, and helping companies scale their technical operations. I'm a big nerd at heart, I genuinely love problem-solving, and yes, I do spend a lot of time in terminals.
I'm open to fractional CTO engagements, technical consulting, or just interesting conversations about technology and building things that matter.
I recently co-authored "Augmented, Not Replaced: AI for Research Administrators" for NCURA Magazine, exploring how AI is transforming — not eliminating — knowledge work. It's a topic I care about deeply: building technology that augments human expertise rather than replacing it.
janior@work ~
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"role": "CTO & Technical Leader",
"experience": "15+ years",
"focus": [
"AI/ML Engineering",
"Cloud Architecture",
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"status": "Open to opportunities"
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Skills & Technologies
Cloud & Infrastructure
Languages
Data Engineering
AI/ML
DevOps & CI/CD
Databases
Frameworks
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Experience & Impact
$18M+ Revenue Impact
2,300+ FTE Hours Saved/Year
40% Infrastructure Cost Reduction
75% DR Time Improvement
Technical Leadership & Strategy
- ▹ Led technology strategy for SaaS platform serving the research administration industry
- ▹ Achieved SOC2 compliance to enable enterprise sales
- ▹ Drive go-to-market through conference presentations and AI training workshops nationwide
AI/ML & Product Development
- ▹ Architected AI-powered product suite using LLMs, RAG pipelines, and vector embeddings
- ▹ Built intelligent automation and knowledge discovery capabilities for end users
Infrastructure & Cost Optimization
- ▹ Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 40% through architecture redesign (single-tenant to pseudo-multi-tenant)
- ▹ Reduced disaster recovery RTO by 75% through automated cross-regional procedures
- ▹ Modernized legacy ETL pipelines and migrated CI/CD from Jenkins to AWS serverless
Automation & Efficiency
- ▹ Built internal automation platform saving 1,300 FTE hours annually
- ▹ Developed rebill automation increasing revenue by $500K/month ($6M+ annually)
- ▹ Created Python tools driving $12M+ annual revenue impact in healthcare
Data Engineering & Integrations
- ▹ Developed ETL pipelines integrating federal government APIs, ERP systems (Banner, Workday, Lawson)
- ▹ Integrated TransUnion credit data for patient scoring, leading to 80% increase in collections revenue
Want the full story? Check out my resume for complete details on roles and timeline.
Download Resume 05.
Let's Talk
I'm always interested in hearing about new opportunities, interesting problems, and ways I can help.
Whether you're looking for a fractional CTO, need technical consulting, or just want to chat about technology and building things — my inbox is open.
Not sure if we're a fit? Email me your biggest technical pain point and I'll give you my honest take — no pitch.