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Adrian Ferrera

Adrian Ferrera

Senior Software Developer · Technical Consultant · Applied AI

I help software teams build maintainable products, improve engineering practices, and apply AI with technical judgment, grounded in architecture, testing, and software craftsmanship principles.

Experience

  1. Lead Developer — Lean Mind

    2025 — present

    Leading the design, development, and delivery of a geospatial data platform used in ecological and emergency-response contexts. Owning the full project lifecycle across Next.js, Node.js, GeoServer, GRASS GIS, RabbitMQ, and event-driven architecture.

  2. CEO & Lead Developer — Lean Mind

    2024 — 2025

    Led a software consultancy focused on code quality, agile ways of working, and technical excellence. Worked directly with clients on software delivery and team development.

  3. Head of Software Development — Lean Mind

    2023 — 2024

    Supported teams with architecture decisions, engineering practices, and quality standards. Focused on making maintainable software easier to build and sustain across projects.

  4. Senior Software Development Consultant — Lean Mind

    2021 — 2022

    Worked with teams on Extreme Programming, testing, architecture, and delivery practices while building maritime transport and international trade software.

  5. Full-stack Developer — Lean Mind

    2018 — 2022

    International fullstack projects across e-commerce, cryptography, aerospace software and skin care platforms using React, Node.js and Kotlin.

  6. Software Developer — Open Canarias

    2014 — 2018

    Java developer building web services and applications for public administration, including the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Selected work
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How Much Autonomy Should We Give AI Agents?

How much decision space should an AI agent own? A practical frame for autonomy levels, guardrails and the signals that keep delegation honest.

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When AI grabs the wheel: what drift is

AI drift is the silent failure mode of assisted development: intent decouples from what gets built. How to detect it, frame it and keep it in check.

 Episode

Devs Lives #37 Andreína García Zapata | Agilidad Maternidad y Coaching

Andreína García Zapata shares her perspective as an agile coach and mother: agility, maternity and coaching applied inside and outside work.

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Blog

Articles, talks, and practical notes on architecture, testing, AI, and team practices.

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Podcast

Conversations about software, product, teams, and the people behind the work.

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Resources

Selected references and materials worth revisiting or sharing with a team.

Stay in the loop

Get occasional practical notes on architecture, testing, applied AI, and better ways to build software.

Work with me

Need a sharper architecture review, stronger engineering practices, better testing, or a clearer approach to applied AI? I can help through consulting, mentoring, and technical conversations.

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