Thalia Barrera
Content Engineer · Helping dev tool companies create amazing technical content · Founder @ Parallel Content
Remote — Europe / North America
Summary
Software engineer turned technical content strategist with 15+ years in tech. I help data, AI, and developer tool companies create technical content engineers actually trust. Published 300+ technical articles, built courses taken by 50,000+ learners, grew an audience of 7,500+ practitioners. Founder of Parallel Content.
Experience
Founder
Parallel Content
May 2026 – Present
- Building Parallel Content from the ground up: an AI-powered technical blogging platform for developer tool companies.
- Productizing the methodology for creating publish-ready technical articles grounded in product context and reviewed by subject-matter experts.
Curriculum & Content Lead (Freelance)
neue fische
Jun 2026 – Present
- Designing the curriculum and hands-on content for a new AI engineering bootcamp at a Berlin-based coding school, teaching developers to build with LLMs, agents, and modern AI tooling.
Content Developer (Freelance)
DataCamp
2026 – Present
- Developing technical content and courses for DataCamp on a freelance basis, continuing the editorial and curriculum work from my previous in-house roles.
AI Engineering Curriculum Manager
DataCamp
Jul 2025 – May 2026
- Built AI engineering courses helping software engineers and data professionals navigate LLMs and AI systems.
- Designed practical learning experiences on the latest tools and technologies, working closely with expert instructors to research, outline, and present complex information accessibly.
- Designed and implemented AI-powered content creation systems using Claude Code and Cursor.
Senior Data Engineering Editor
DataCamp
Jun 2024 – Jul 2025
- Published hundreds of high-quality pieces on analytics, data engineering, and AI; drove organic traffic by delivering valuable educational resources.
- Led a team of freelance writers; crafted content briefs, ensured timely publication, and collaborated with marketing experts.
- Designed and implemented AI-powered content creation workflows used by the team every day.
Course Instructor
LinkedIn Learning
Apr 2023 – Jun 2024
- Crafted and launched two data engineering courses end-to-end, from concept to scripting to recording.
- Attracted 35,000+ learners to date with an average rating of 4.7/5.
- Assembled course modules in collaboration with experienced content producers.
Data Engineer & Content Strategist
Airbyte
Mar 2022 – May 2024
- Designed and executed content strategy for the Data Engineering Resources blog, driving tens of thousands of monthly page views through detailed keyword research, precise editing, and publication management.
- Built Quickstarts, an open-source example library that streamlined data stack deployment to 20 minutes; expanded the library to 20+ projects through community engagement and hackathons.
- Authored thought-leadership articles featured on the front page of Hacker News, positioning Airbyte as a domain authority.
Data Engineer
Glovo · Barcelona, Spain
Apr 2019 – Jun 2021
- Enhanced Data Warehouse ETL efficiency with incremental loading and parallel processing, increasing throughput by 50%; authored key architectural documents.
- Co-developed the company's first Data Lake; engineered a database pipeline that increased processing speeds by 20%.
- Led data accuracy initiative on Braze attributes, reducing error rates to under 5% and enhancing company-wide OKRs.
- Designed and ran the Data Engineer interview process; hired and onboarded 7 engineers, mentored data scientists and BI analysts.
Earlier Experience
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Data Engineer · MARKABLE
Dec 2017 – Feb 2019
Built ETL pipelines and automated image data collection using Python and Node.js; expanded datasets by 200%.
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Data Science Fellow · The Data Incubator
Jun 2017 – Aug 2017
Selective 8-week data science fellowship (2–3% acceptance rate); coursework in ML, NLP, time series, and web scraping.
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Software Engineer · Oracle
Mar 2015 – Jun 2017
Built billing and provisioning services for Oracle Public Cloud across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS.
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Hardware Engineer · Intel Corporation
Feb 2011 – Mar 2014
Pre-silicon logic verification for Intel processors; designed and verified communication interfaces.
Education
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science
Tecnológico de Monterrey
2014 – 2016
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
ITESO · Guadalajara, Mexico
Skills
- Technical content strategy
- Editorial operations & SEO
- Course design & instruction
- Software development (Python, SQL)
- Data engineering (ETL, data lakes, warehousing)
- AI engineering (LLMs, RAG, agents)
- AI-powered content workflows
- Team leadership & mentoring
Languages
- Spanish — Native or Bilingual
- English — Full Professional