# Carlos Knopel

> Software engineer based in Chile with a focus on frontend engineering for web and mobile products, experience across fintech and SaaS, and practical AI-assisted development.

Software engineer based in Valdivia, Chile. Focused on frontend engineering for web products, with experience across fintech and SaaS, practical AI-assisted development, and the Cursor Chile community.

## Profile
- Name: Carlos Knopel
- Role: Software Engineer
- Location: Valdivia, Chile
- Site: https://carlosknopel.dev
- Email: hi@carlosknopel.dev
- Building software since 2012

## Focus
- Frontend engineering: Interfaces, architecture and product UI
- Fintech & SaaS: Web products for international teams
- AI-assisted development: Coding agents and practical workflows

## Stack
- Daily: Next.js, TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS
- Also: React Native, Expo, Node.js
- AI: Claude, Cursor, Codex, Hermes, AWS Bedrock, LiteLLM

## Pages
- [Home](https://carlosknopel.dev): Personal site overview
- [Work](https://carlosknopel.dev/#work): Focus areas and stack
- [Experience](https://carlosknopel.dev/#experience): Selected roles and clients
- [AI in practice](https://carlosknopel.dev/#ai): Practical AI engineering interests
- [Community](https://carlosknopel.dev/#community): Cursor Ambassador / Cursor Chile
- [Full AI context](https://carlosknopel.dev/llms-full.txt): Expanded markdown summary for agents

## Optional
- [GitHub](https://github.com/buskerone)
- [LinkedIn](https://cl.linkedin.com/in/carlos-knopel)
- [Email](mailto:hi@carlosknopel.dev)
- [Cursor Chile](https://www.cursorchile.cl)
- [Sitemap](https://carlosknopel.dev/sitemap.xml)
- [Robots](https://carlosknopel.dev/robots.txt)