Carmen Díaz

Hola! I’m Carmen 👋🏽, a Software Engineer with roots in Paraguay 🇵🇾 and a career shaped in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA 🇺🇸. I focus on creating calm, intentional digital experiences that blend design, clarity, and thoughtful engineering.

Computers and sports battled for my attention growing up. I would often skip my English classes to hit the tennis courts. My love for soccer saw me playing for both of my universities, and I even played field hokey for a couple of years!

As the years went by, my curiosity grew stronger as I watched my oldest brother become increasingly immersed in technology. Before I knew it, I found myself eagerly waiting for him to leave for work or school, so I could secretly play on his computer.

Starting my tech journey in Paraguay was quite the adventure, especially as a woman in a field where you could hardly find any ladies around. Picture this: a traditional Catholic family, my dad's a military engineer, my mom's a dentist, and my brothers are all about engineering, just like dad. Chances were NaN 😅

Sticking to traditional gender roles was the norm in my home, so me diving into Software Engineering was kind of a big deal. But I was captivated by technology and its potential, so I secretly chased my dream with the help of my super hero Ñate (mi Mami), I studied for a business major at one university as my dad suggested, while surreptitiously studying computer systems analysis at another.

Today, driven by a profound sense of responsibility to understand and navigate the increasingly AI-driven world my child is growing up in, I actively pursue courses to deepen my knowledge of AI and ML to support him and their generation in the challenges of tomorrow.

“I am constantly 'baking' new skills and ideas! My mojo is "Never stop LEARNING because life never stops TEACHING".”