Cristian Abrante

Cristian Abrante

Data Engineer

Barcelona, Spain

About

Passionate Data Engineer with a strong foundation in data science, shaped by diverse international experiences. Currently contributing at Alohas.com, where I design and implement scalable data and analytics architectures to drive business insights and decision-making.

Experience

Data Engineer
Mar 2025 – Present
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Designing and implementing scalable data and analytics architectures to drive business insights and decision-making.

  • Built data infrastructure and pipelines for analytics platforms
  • Designed scalable data architectures supporting business growth
  • Implemented data solutions enabling data-driven decision-making
Dagster dbt BigQuery
Data Engineer
Oct 2023 – Feb 2025
Helsinki, Finland

Data engineering role focused on building and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure.

  • Developed and maintained data pipelines using dbt and Dagster
  • Implemented data transformations in Snowflake data warehouse
  • Built infrastructure as code using Terraform on GCP
  • Created business intelligence dashboards using Tableau
dbt Snowflake Dagster Terraform GCP Tableau
Software Engineer
Sep 2021 – Oct 2023
Helsinki, Finland

Software engineering role working with data engineering technologies and distributed systems.

  • Built data pipelines using Apache Spark and Apache Druid for large-scale data processing
  • Implemented data transformations and models using dbt and Snowflake
  • Developed workflow orchestration solutions with Apache Airflow
  • Managed cloud infrastructure on GCP using Terraform
Scala Apache Spark Apache Druid Airflow dbt Snowflake
Software Engineer Intern
Apr 2021 – Sep 2021
Helsinki, Finland

Software engineering internship focused on web development and API design.

  • Developed JavaScript and TypeScript applications
  • Implemented automated testing using Jest
  • Designed and documented APIs using OpenAPI Specification
JavaScript TypeScript Jest OpenAPI
Teacher Assistant (Grader)
Oct 2020 – Jan 2021
Helsinki, Finland

Graded student assignments in Methods of Data Mining course taught by PhD Wilhelmiina Hämäläinen, providing feedback and ensuring fair grading.

  • Graded assignments for Methods of Data Mining course
  • Provided constructive feedback to students
  • Collaborated with PhD Wilhelmiina Hämäläinen
Full Stack Engineer
Mar 2019 – Jan 2020
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

Designed and developed a scalable e-commerce platform for the restaurant sector in the Canary Islands.

  • Designed and developed scalable e-commerce platform
  • Built solutions for restaurant sector in Canary Islands
  • Full-stack development role
React TypeScript Node.js GraphQL
Research Intern (Evolutionary Algorithms)
Nov 2018 – Jun 2019
San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Canary Islands, Spain

Research intern at the Languages and Computer Systems Group, funded by the Spanish Education Ministry's national university collaboration grant, under the tutelage of PhD Eduardo M. Segredo González and PhD Coromoto A. León Hernández.

  • Researched evolutionary algorithms and multi-objective optimization
  • Developed GeneticsJS, an open-source framework for evolutionary algorithms
  • Funded by Spanish Education Ministry national collaboration grant
  • Worked under PhD supervision on software engineering research
TypeScript Evolutionary Algorithms Optimization

Education

Master of Science, Data Science & Digital Innovation
Sep 2020 – Nov 2022
Grade: 4.27 / 5.0

Second year of master's studies organized by EIT Digital. Deepened knowledge of data science subjects and studied entrepreneurship topics.

  • Grade: 4.27/5.0 (highest in program)
  • Part of EIT Digital master's program
  • Completed thesis: https://github.com/CristianAbrante/masters-thesis-data-science
  • Course projects on GitHub: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Reinforcement Learning
LaTeX Machine Learning Data Science Python
EIT Digital Summer School, Data, Visualization and Connectivity for Healthcare
Aug 2020 – Aug 2020
Grade: 9 / 10

Two-week summer program working on a business case provided by WCS Care Services (UK), focused on elderly care homes sector. Developed an innovative solution including business model specification.

  • Grade: 9/10
  • Worked on real-world healthcare business case
  • Collaborated with WCS Care Services (UK)
  • Developed complete business model for proposed solution
Healthcare Business Innovation EIT Digital
Master of Science, Data Science & Digital Innovation
Sep 2019 – Jun 2020
Grade: 3.48 / 4.00

First year of master's program organized by EIT Digital. Gained strong foundation in data science and engineering while learning business and entrepreneurship concepts.

  • Grade: 3.48/4.0
  • Part of EIT Digital master's program (Year 1)
  • Combined technical data science with business/entrepreneurship
  • Foundation in statistical analysis and big data technologies
Statistics LaTeX Data Science Big Data R
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Sep 2014 – Jul 2019
Grade: 3.86 / 4.00

Honored with the extraordinary award for bachelor's degree students in Computer Science in recognition of outstanding performance. Gained solid foundation in algorithms and data structures, software engineering, and data science.

  • Grade: 3.86/4.0
  • Extraordinary Award for Academic Performance
  • Best academic record of promotion
  • Strong foundation in algorithms, software engineering, and data science
  • Technologies: Java, C++, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, Git
Software Engineering Algorithms JavaScript Java C++ HTML5 CSS3 Git
General Certificate of Education, Science and Technology
Sep 2014 – Jun 2015
I.E.S. Lucas Martín Espino
Grade: 9.81 / 10

Obtained with honors, awarded best academic record of the class.

  • Grade: 9.81/10 (highest grade)
  • Obtained with honors
  • Best academic record of promotion
Science Technology
General Certificate of Education, Science and Technology
Sep 2013 – Jun 2014
I.E.S. San Marcos

Science and technology track in secondary education.

Science Technology
General Certificate of Secondary Education, General Secondary Education
Sep 2009 – Jun 2012
I.E.S. El Tanque
Grade: 9.55 / 10

Obtained with honors, awarded best academic record of the class.

  • Grade: 9.55/10 (highest grade)
  • Obtained with honors
  • Best academic record of promotion

Skills

Languages
SQL TypeScript Python
Frameworks & technologies
dbt Spark Dagster
Data Engineering
dbt Snowflake Dagster Apache Spark Apache Druid Airflow
Programming Languages
SQL Python JavaScript TypeScript
Cloud & Infrastructure
GCP Terraform
Analytics & Tools
Tableau Jest OpenAPI

Awards & Recognition

Extraordinary Award for Academic Performance in Bachelor's Degree
Universidad de La Laguna • Nov 2019

Award obtained for exceptional academic performance in the Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at La Laguna University.

Best Project Award - GeneticJS
Oficina de Software Libre - Universidad de La Laguna • Apr 2019

Special award for best project in the local phase of the Spanish University free software contest, given to the project GeneticJS.

Get in Touch

Feel free to reach out for collaborations or opportunities.