About

I'm the Founding AI Engineer at Cognitia, building Nitia— Cognitia's AI platform for teachers. Previously, Chief Technology Officer at Mekanico.

I'm also President of LEAD UTEC, empowering LatAm tech talent, and a 3rd-year Computer Science student at UTEC.

Right now, I'm also a Coding Fellow at Makers. Want to get in touch?

Experience

Cognitia

Lima, Perú · Híbrido

Founding AI Engineer
Jun 2026 — Present · 2 mo
Building Nitia's AI platform from the ground up — designing multi-agent workflows for educational content generation.
Founding Engineer
May 2026 — Jun 2026 · 2 mo
Joined the founding team to scale Nitia from an MVP into a production-ready platform. Led technical strategy and product architecture alongside the founders.
Software Engineer
Feb 2026 — May 2026 · 4 mo
First engineering hire, building the core platform powering Nitia. Designed and implemented end-to-end product features across the full stack.

Makers Fellowship

Coding Fellow

Jun 2026 — Sep 2026 · 4 mo

Selected fellow in the Makers coding fellowship.

LEAD UTEC

Lima, Perú · Presencial

President

Jan 2025 — Present · 1 yr 7 mo

Empowering STEM students by connecting them with global opportunities. Leading initiatives in mentorship, skill development, and community impact to bridge the opportunity gap in tech.

Mekanico

Perú · Híbrido

Chief Technology Officer

Nov 2025 — Feb 2026 · 4 mo

Led technical strategy and product development, focusing on scalable architecture, full-stack execution, and data-driven solutions for fleet and operations management.

Get in touch

luis.maquera@utec.edu.pe

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