Obie Fernandez

Obie Fernandez is an accomplished technology leader and entrepreneur with extensive experience across various roles in software development and consulting. Currently serving as Principal Engineer at Shopify and Founder & Chief Scientist at Olympia, Obie is focused on enhancing developer capabilities with Ruby on Rails and AI. As Partner & Chief Consultant at MagmaLabs, Obie plays a key role in creating a leading web design agency in Latin America. Additionally, Obie has significantly contributed to Andela as an Advisor to the CEO and formerly as CTO, innovating the training approach for software developers. Furthermore, Obie has founded and led multiple ventures, including Let The Music Pay and RightPay, while also serving as Series Editor at Addison-Wesley and providing strategic advice to various organizations such as BLiNQ Media.