Two years as a founding engineer: what we shipped, what didn't work, and my own practiceMaybe you read one of my posts, or you came here from my services page (or we already know each other). Let me introduce myself. I'm Francisco Luna, a software engineer from Venezuela specializing in Sep 30 · 5 min readblog.itsfranciscoluna.com
5 Lessons From a Failed Startup: How I Evolved from Developer to Systems EngineerContext I was a founding engineer for a startup, building B2C apps. We sunsetted the projects we had because they were not profitable, and the runway was over. During my time in the startup, I led a sJun 29 · 4 min readblog.itsfranciscoluna.com
I Built a Ferrari for a Skateboard: 5 Engineering Mistakes That Cost Me MonthsWe’ve all been there. You have a great idea, and you want to build something serious. You start drawing up complex diagrams and setting up complicated systems. Before you know it, you’ve built a compl1Jun 14 · 4 min readblog.itsfranciscoluna.com
How I designed a migration through a business pivot with the Strangler Fig patternRecently at work, we've had to deal with a business pivot, yet again. My intuition told me it would happen, which is why I kept the system's architecture flexible. Let me introduce you to the core pro1Jun 7 · 5 min readblog.itsfranciscoluna.com
The Best Code is Unwritten: Architectural Lessons from Startup Production (May 2026)I started building for startups in 2023. By 2026, I was migrating live auth systems, cutting query latency from 817ms to 119ms, and learning that the hardest part of engineering isn't shipping code bu2May 27 · 7 min readblog.itsfranciscoluna.com
