Raúl Álvarez Hinojosa
AI Architect · AI Solutions Engineer · Head of AI @ Aircury
I lead AI architecture at **Aircury** (Granada): production LLM systems, evals & guardrails, agentic workflows and RAG, plus **OCR + NLP** pipelines for EdTech (**PowerMark**) and operationally demanding products.
I was **CTO** of **Custodio Digital**, an Aircury spin-off for institutional digital-asset custody (RBAC, multisig, traceability). Previously **Chess24**, **ByBubbly** (Oslo — vending, full‑stack ownership), and an internship at **RedEduca**.
Telecommunications engineering path (**ETSIIT, University of Granada**). **C2** English (Trinity 2024) and **Professional Scrum Master** (Scrum.org). Open to remote AI architecture / AI solutions leadership roles.
Remote roles: AI Architect, AI Solutions Engineer, technical leadership in AI (EU / compatible time zones).
Experience
Full Stack → Team Leader → Head of Artificial Intelligence
Aircury — Granada · Custodio Digital (CTO spin-off), PowerMark (AI EdTech), Windsor, ScholarPack, Compass+, and internal platform work.
Software Engineer
Chess24 — Product and backend for global online chess.
Full stack / software owner
ByBubbly AS (Oslo) — iOS vending app, PHP + MySQL, AngularJS; rolled out Scrum company-wide.
Intern — web development
RedEduca — PHP, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery.
Case studies on this site
Certifications
Trinity College London
Scrum.org
Education
- Telecommunications Engineering (path) — ETSIIT, University of Granada. Atlantis project — 2nd prize, ETSIIT technology challenge (2014).
Frequently asked questions
What do you do today at Aircury?
Technical direction for AI initiatives: architecture, quality, rollout, and product alignment — including PowerMark and the Custodio Digital spin-off.
Is Custodio Digital still active?
Yes; it focuses on institutional digital-asset custody. There is a technical write-up at /custodio-digital-en that I keep expanding.
How can I contact you?
Email hola@raul-alvarez.es or LinkedIn (link below).
Do you work remotely?
Yes — Granada as home base, EU remote and compatible time zones for clients.