Juan Manuel Perez
Engineering Lead @ Centric Software
Juan is an engineering leader with nearly two decades of experience in software and technical leadership. His background spans software quality, test automation, distributed systems, and Agile engineering practices. Today, he is an Engineering Lead at Centric Software, where he leads a large team of web scraping engineers responsible for building scalable and reliable data acquisition systems.
His focus extends beyond the technology itself: he is passionate about creating high-performing teams and improving how they work. He also brings experience leading teams through high-pressure production incidents and critical operational events, combining clear communication, cross-functional coordination, and data-driven decision-making.
The Cost of Solving the Wrong Problem: Data-Driven Decisions for Web Access
When operating at a scale of more than 5,000 crawlers running every day, teams need to prioritize the challenges that matter most. Time and resources should focus on initiatives that can deliver significant impact across the entire crawler fleet, not just a single crawler.
Deciding where to focus must therefore be guided by data and metrics. To support this, Kieron and Juan track the technologies they encounter, including Akamai and DataDome, and the impact they have on operations.
Meet the speakers
Coming from different industries and backgrounds but united in common passion and aspirations, these web scraping experts will share their experiences and answer your questions.
