Maximiliano Schulkin

Lead Software Engineer |

Passionate engineer with 10+ years of experience building scalable systems, leading teams, and implementing cutting-edge ML solutions. Currently pursuing a Master's in Quantum Computing at the University of Sussex.

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About Me

I'm a Lead Software Engineer currently at Tucows, where I architect and develop cutting-edge solutions in the domains industry. With over 10 years of experience in machine learning, infrastructure engineering, and full-stack development, I bring a unique perspective to complex technical challenges.

My journey began with physics studies at the University of Buenos Aires, which shaped my analytical thinking and problem-solving approach. This foundation has been instrumental in my transition to software engineering, where I've had the privilege of working with innovative companies like ASAPP, Delivery Hero, Mystic AI, and many others.

Currently, I'm expanding my expertise by pursuing a Master's in Quantum Computing at the University of Sussex, bridging my physics background with cutting-edge quantum technologies. This academic pursuit complements my professional work and opens new frontiers in computational possibilities.

Beyond coding, I'm passionate about writing and am currently working on analytical works about Argentina's political and economic history, as well as fiction that explores environmental themes.

10+

Years Experience

50+

Engineers Hired

Multiple

Open Source Projects

Professional Experience

Oct 2024 - Present

Lead Software Engineer

Tucows, Canada (Remote)

  • Lead development of registrar onboarding system with FastAPI, VueJS, and PostgreSQL
  • Architected new reseller's platform deployed on AWS with Redis integration
  • Developed SQL translation internal library based on PERL SQL::Abstract
  • Mentor junior engineers and lead AI workflow adoption discussions
Nov 2023 - May 2024

Machine Learning Engineer

CustomerOS (Remote)

  • Pioneered data enrichment process using Large Language Models on AWS Sagemaker
  • Developed in-app notification system with Go and Postmark integration
  • Created knowledge graph for ML models using Neo4J
  • Implemented async worker system with Temporal IO and Go SDK
  • Launched real-time backend system using Phoenix/Elixir
Jul 2022 - Nov 2023

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Lumos (Remote)

  • Refactored release process from manual to fully automated, reducing lead time from 8h+ to 1.5h
  • Architected organization's data pipeline with Snowflake, Airbyte, and Metabase
  • Refactored Terraform code with Terragrunt for better infrastructure organization
  • Introduced and maintained Kubernetes clusters
Feb 2022 - Jul 2022

Senior Software Engineer

Mystic AI, Bath, UK (Contractor)

  • Worked on open source Pipeline-ai library
  • Designed ML compute orchestrator with FastAPI, Celery, and PostgreSQL on Kubernetes
  • Implemented cloud infrastructure on GCP with Terraform, ArgoCD, and Grafana
  • Built hybrid infrastructure with on-premise GPU clusters and VPN using Tailscale
Mar 2021 - Feb 2022

Platform Software Engineer

Delivery Hero, Berlin, Germany

  • Refactored fraud detection service in Golang with distributed system design
  • Worked on data store implementation with Airflow, Airbyte, and AWS Lake Formation
  • Refactored team CI/CD to use ArgoCD
Dec 2018 - Mar 2021

Research Engineer & Senior Stack Engineer

ASAPP, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Implemented infrastructure to train AI models learning from customer support agents
  • Co-designed internal framework "treewalk" for building chatbot conversational flows
  • Joined as 5th member of ASAPP Argentina, helping scale company culture
  • Interviewed and hired over 50 engineers
Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

Full Stack Engineer

Appdirect, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Member of the Microservices integrations team
  • Designed and implemented microservice in Golang/Go to integrate the org marketplace with GCP
  • Implemented frontend key features to enable Godaddy integration by the org marketplace app
Mar 2017 - Apr 2018

Software Engineer

Digodat Analytics, Buenos Aires, Argentina

  • Achieved leadership for the News division and International Projects; Data Analytics
  • Managed and planned roadmap for KIA Motors (Portugal)
  • This enabled the org to set a precedent overseas and expand ops
  • Managed and planned roadmap for La Nacion and Infobae newspapers
  • Designed and developed main internal tool called "Clickodat"
  • This enabled non-tech org members to generate code to measure web pages behavioral metrics
  • Browser extension tool, built with React, Node.JS, GCP and Google Tag Manager
  • Implemented Telefonica's and Personal's behavioral data collection system for analysis
Jul 2013 - Mar 2017

Early Career & Physics Studies

University of Buenos Aires & Various Projects

  • Started Bachelor / M.Sc. Physics program at University of Buenos Aires
  • Studied Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics, Electromagnetism
  • Began exploring programming and computational physics
  • Started working on early software development projects
  • Developed analytical thinking and problem-solving skills fundamental to software engineering

Education

Nov 2025 - Nov 2027

Master of Science in Quantum Computing

University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Currently Enrolled

Advanced studies in quantum algorithms, quantum machine learning, quantum cryptography, and quantum hardware. Focusing on the intersection of quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

Jul 2013 - Incomplete

Bachelor + Master of Science in Physics

University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Incomplete (Course Average: 7.84/10)

Comprehensive physics program covering Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics, Electromagnetism, and advanced mathematical methods. This rigorous foundation provided the analytical thinking crucial for software engineering and quantum computing studies.

Personal Projects

Ymir Lang

Designed and implemented a high-level programming language that simplifies ML model training and deployment.

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Hermes DB

Developed a distributed key-value store using Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (CRDTs) to ensure eventual consistency.

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CRDT Go Module

Open-source library for building replicated data structures in Go, enabling distributed system consistency.

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Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python Go Elixir JavaScript/TypeScript C++ Java Cirq Haskell

Infrastructure & DevOps

Kubernetes Terraform Terragrunt Chef Puppet Ansible ArgoCD Docker CI/CD Git

Databases

PostgreSQL Elasticsearch Cassandra Redis MySQL Aurora DynamoDB Neo4J

Cloud Platforms

AWS GCP Digital Ocean Azure

Knowledge & Expertise

Quantum Computing Machine Learning MLOps Distributed Systems System Architecture Deep Learning Data Engineering Full Stack Development DevOps Infrastructure Engineering Physics Advanced Mathematics

Publications & Writing

Otra Coronación de Gloria

(In Progress)

Analytical history of Argentina (1930–2025), examining political, social and economic trends and proposing policy alternatives.

Magnus and the Last of the Druids

(In Progress)

Fiction exploring environmental themes, showcasing creative writing abilities beyond technical work.

Let's Connect

Get In Touch

I'm always interested in discussing new opportunities, technical challenges, or collaborative projects.

max@schlk.in
+34 648 18 36 51
Remote / Europe
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