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I'm Francisco Saravia, a Senior Backend and AI Platform Engineer based in Springfield, Illinois. I design and operate distributed backend systems and AI workflows, with a focus on scalable, cloud-native architectures that power ML-powered products. Over the last decade, I've delivered high-throughput data pipelines, AI-enabled decision systems, and reliable microservices, bridging production ML, backend engineering, and infrastructure. I thrive on building robust APIs, automating workflows, and delivering business-critical AI capabilities at scale.…I'm Francisco Saravia, a Senior Backend and AI Platform Engineer based in Springfield, Illinois. I design and operate distributed backend systems and AI workflows, with a focus on scalable, cloud-native architectures that power ML-powered products. Over the last decade, I've delivered high-throughput data pipelines, AI-enabled decision systems, and reliable microservices, bridging production ML, backend engineering, and infrastructure. I thrive on building robust APIs, automating workflows, and delivering business-critical AI capabilities at scale.

Francisco Saravia

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I'm Francisco Saravia, a Senior Backend and AI Platform Engineer based in Springfield, Illinois. I design and operate distributed backend systems and AI workflows, with a focus on scalable, cloud-native architectures that power ML-powered products. Over the last decade, I've delivered high-throughput data pipelines, AI-enabled decision systems, and reliable microservices, bridging production ML, backend engineering, and infrastructure. I thrive on building robust APIs, automating workflows, and delivering business-critical AI capabilities at scale.…I'm Francisco Saravia, a Senior Backend and AI Platform Engineer based in Springfield, Illinois. I design and operate distributed backend systems and AI workflows, with a focus on scalable, cloud-native architectures that power ML-powered products. Over the last decade, I've delivered high-throughput data pipelines, AI-enabled decision systems, and reliable microservices, bridging production ML, backend engineering, and infrastructure. I thrive on building robust APIs, automating workflows, and delivering business-critical AI capabilities at scale.

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I’m Francisco Saravia, a Senior Backend and AI Platform Engineer based in Springfield, Illinois. I design and operate distributed backend systems and AI workflows, with a focus on scalable, cloud-native architectures that power ML-powered products.

Over the last decade, I’ve delivered high-throughput data pipelines, AI-enabled decision systems, and reliable microservices, bridging production ML, backend engineering, and infrastructure. I thrive on building robust APIs, automating workflows, and delivering business-critical AI capabilities at scale.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at YMCA of Springfield

February 1, 2016 - Present

Developed and maintained scalable HR and Payroll solutions using Angular and Node.js.

Frontend Developer at The Incubator

March 20, 2021 - October 21, 2025

Developed intuitive, mobile-first interfaces using Angular, TypeScript, and Bootstrap; led frontend development with emphasis on UI/UX and accessibility.

Software Engineer at Fit Tube

January 20, 2020 - October 21, 2025

Built and maintained microservices architecture using Node.js and Express.js. Implemented REST APIs and integrated them with frontend applications.

Information Technology Analyst at Cargill

May 20, 2016 - October 21, 2025

Assisted in the development of client-side applications using JavaScript and AngularJS.

Information Technology Analyst at Cargill

May 20, 2016 - May 20, 2016

Assisted in the development of client-side applications using JavaScript and AngularJS.

Software Engineer at Fit Tube

January 20, 2020 - January 20, 2020

Built and maintained microservices architecture using Node.js and Express.js.

Full Stack Developer at YMCA of Springfield

February 20, 2016 - November 25, 2025

Developed and maintained scalable HR and Payroll solutions using Angular and Node.js.

Frontend Developer at The Incubator

March 20, 2021 - March 20, 2021

Developed intuitive and visually appealing interfaces, focusing on UI/UX best practices with Angular, TypeScript, and Bootstrap.

Senior Backend / AI Platform Engineer at YMCA of Springfield

February 1, 2016 - Present

Designed and implemented AI-enabled backend workflows using Python and RabbitMQ, automating decision pipelines and increasing processing throughput by 35%. Built distributed microservices supporting ML-powered features, improving system reliability and reducing downtime by 40%. Developed backend services to orchestrate AI/ML inference workflows, enabling real-time and batch processing use cases. Led frontend development with React and TypeScript to expose AI-driven insights to users, increasing engagement by 25%. Deployed and operated cloud-native systems on AWS, implementing containerized CI/CD pipelines that reduced release cycles by 50% and maintained 99.9% uptime. Designed secure, versioned APIs to integrate ML services, data stores, and third-party platforms.

Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems) at The Incubator

March 1, 2018 - March 1, 2021

Built event-driven backend services in Python and RabbitMQ to power real-time booking and recommendation workflows, improving processing speed by 45%. Supported ML-adjacent features by designing data ingestion and inference APIs for downstream analytics and decision systems. Deployed scalable services on Google Cloud, leveraging Firebase and Firestore for low-latency data access. Architected a Django-based platform capable of handling 1M+ daily transactions. Implemented JWT-based security and access controls, reducing unauthorized access by 40%. Optimized PostgreSQL and Redis usage to improve query performance by 25%.

Backend Engineer at FitTube

January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2020

Engineered microservices-based backend systems in Python to support large-scale file synchronization and automated workflows. Built internal tools and services to automate data processing pipelines, improving operational efficiency by 40%. Implemented containerized infrastructure using Docker and Kubernetes on AWS, enabling automated scaling and deployments. Managed PostgreSQL and Redis clusters supporting distributed workloads, improving reliability by 35%. Automated data migrations and optimized ORM queries, reducing database latency by 25%.

Information Technology Analyst at Cargill

May 1, 2014 - May 1, 2016

Assisted in frontend and backend development using JavaScript and AngularJS. Supported legacy system modernization and automation initiatives. Wrote unit and integration tests to improve system quality.