# Alex Ramírez

> Mexican Systems Engineer and technical founder. 15 years building software that runs real businesses across Latin America. CTO at FitHub (YC W21) and Subrik.

## Who

Alex Ramírez is a systems engineer (ESCOM — Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City) who started programming with Flash 8/ActionScript and has spent 15 years at the intersection of software engineering and company building. He has co-founded three startups, two backed by top accelerators, and built infrastructure running at national scale across Latin America.

## Current Work

- **Subrik** — subrik.com · CTO & Co-Founder (2024–present). B2B SaaS that automates supply chain document exchange (EDI, AS2, SFTP) between large retailers and their suppliers in Colombia. Customers include Mondelez, Postobón, Ferrero, and Olímpica. 15M+ documents processed.
- **FitHub** — fithub.com.co · CTO, Co-Founder & Board Member (2020–present). Y Combinator W21. Omnichannel retail tech company. Built proprietary ERP, POS, and ecommerce platform. $5M+ annual revenue.

## Past Experience

- **Belopet** (2019–2020) — CTO & Co-Founder. Mobile-first pet care marketplace in Mexico City. YC in-person interview finalist. Wound down during COVID.
- **Apli** — apli.jobs (2018) — Senior Software Engineer. One of LATAM's first AI-driven on-demand staffing platforms. Acquired.
- **Rappi** — rappi.com · YC W16 (2016) — Software Engineer #3 in Mexico. Built the internal operations tool "Lupe" still used daily by Rappi's operations teams.

## Technical Skills

Python, Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, React, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, Railway, Docker, EDI / AS2 / SFTP integrations, system architecture, distributed systems, B2B SaaS, omnichannel commerce.

## Education

- Y Combinator — Winter 2021 Batch
- Escuela Superior de Cómputo (ESCOM) — Instituto Politécnico Nacional — Systems Engineering, 2012–2016

## Contact

- Email: aleramirez9417@gmail.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/thealexramirez
- Website: https://alexramirez.dev