
Hi, I'm Israel Roldán!I help teams turn "wouldn't it be cool if..."
into "wow, it actually works!".I connect strategy, engineering, and operations to ship meaningful products—turning ambitious ideas into scalable software with clear, measurable outcomes. Engineering-focused, product-minded, unstoppable.

Professional Pillars
These are the key principles and working styles that form the backbone of my career and approach
Technical Expertise
I bring with me almost two decades of full-stack development experience across frontend, backend, operations, and networking, which uniquely positions me to approach AI-powered innovation with deep systems architecture understanding and proven incremental development practices.
Leadership & Systems
I believe the right team can overcome any challenge. By empowering individuals and establishing effective frameworks, I create environments where people I've mentored can outgrow me and teams thrive independently. I transform "what went wrong" conversations into "what's next" opportunities, guiding organizations through scaling challenges while maintaining focus on impactful outcomes where team members engage fully and deliver their best work at every level.
Organisational Engagement
I regularly serve as the voice of organizations through hosting company all-hands, internal podcasts, onboarding sessions, and strategic planning events. My speaking experience at large international conferences has developed my ability to translate complex concepts for diverse audiences. I foster open dialogue, inclusive initiatives, and meaningful conversations that drive understanding and alignment across all organizational levels, creating environments where engagement flourishes and teams feel empowered to contribute meaningfully.
Continuous Learning & Improvement
I believe every team, product, and leader is a work in progress, approaching improvement with equal parts curiosity, humility, and hands-on engagement. Through shipping features that flopped, leading retrospectives where we examined our failures, and debugging countless production incidents, each iteration has taught me something valuable about finding root causes, translating feedback into action, and knowing when to pivot. I am constantly learning new technologies, methodologies, and approaches while helping teams turn ideas into sustainable outcomes, ensuring that both my own work and tomorrow's collective efforts are consistently smarter than yesterday's.
Professional experience

Director, Product Operations and Applied AI
GoodHabitz
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Director, Product Operations and Applied AI
GoodHabitz
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Led engineering team growth (5→25), evolved to Director of Product Operations & Applied AI

Engineering Manager
Passionate People
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Engineering Manager
Passionate People
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
First Engineering Manager, scaled team from 30 to 78 consultants while building multi-brand platform

Mission Critical Engineer
Schuberg Philis
Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands
Mission Critical Engineer
Schuberg Philis
Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands
Front-end Tech Lead for mission-critical maritime applications, launched Mission Critical UX business unit

Principal Consultant, Founder
Palu Labs
The Netherlands
Principal Consultant, Founder
Palu Labs
The Netherlands
Boutique consultancy providing front-end development and tech leadership coaching

Senior Software Engineer
Sencha Inc.
Redwood City, CA, United States of America / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Senior Software Engineer
Sencha Inc.
Redwood City, CA, United States of America / Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Grew from Technical Support to Senior Engineering to advance Sencha Cmd and other framework tools

Senior Software Engineer
Unosquare
Guadalajara, Mexico / Portland OR, United States of America
Senior Software Engineer
Unosquare
Guadalajara, Mexico / Portland OR, United States of America
Senior Software Engineer who developed new UX/UI Services practice area for strategic customers

Head of Software & IT
ktc agency + foreach bvba
Mexico City, Mexico / Antwerp, Belgium / Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Head of Software & IT
ktc agency + foreach bvba
Mexico City, Mexico / Antwerp, Belgium / Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Head of Development Department, established mature web development team for global clients
tech stack
programming languages
- TypeScript
- Java
- Kotlin
- Python
- C#
frontend technologies
- Vue.js
- React
- Angular
- Sanity.io
- Storyblok
- Svelte
backend technologies
- NextJS
- Nuxt
- NestJS
- Spring
- .NET
serverless, cloud, mbaas
- AWS
- Google Cloud Platform
- Microsoft Azure
- Netlify
- Cloudflare
- Vercel
- Supabase
AI & ML technologies
- OpenAI APIs
- Claude APIs
- Gemini
- Pinecone
- RAG Systems
- OpenRouter
- Vapi
- ElevenLabs Agents
- n8n