Jimmy Arroyo

Jimmy Arroyo

Software Developer & Engineering Leader

About

Engineer & engineering leader. Right now I'm building the best AI coworker for dentistry with real-time voice agents.

I've helped take two startups from pre-seed through seed, including a $4M seed round. Along the way I built an AI agent platform handling millions of conversations, and co-founded a fintech company and served as its CTO. I've spent 11+ years shipping software and leading the teams that build it.

Experience

Stuff I've Made

Hackathons

  • 2nd place
    ElevenHacks Season 1 standings

    ElevenHacks Season 1 was 11 weekly hackathons. I shipped 10 voice-first projects, placed in four of them, finished 2nd overall and won over $70k in prizes.

  • 1st place
    CardBuddy preview

    CardBuddy is a real-time AI avatar that looks at your Pokémon cards through the camera and tells you about them, out loud.

  • 2nd place
    CallPilot preview

    CallPilot is a voice cold-call simulator. AI buyers push back with real objections, then your call gets graded on seven sales skills.

  • 1st place
    SoundForge preview

    SoundForge generates voices, sound effects and music for game characters and maps, with a vector graph to keep the lore consistent.

  • 2nd place
    Byte Beat demo video

    Byte Beat lets you talk to an AI DJ to generate custom sounds on the spot, then play them from a live soundboard synced across sessions.

What People Say

“I wholeheartedly recommend him as a leader for any team, as he consistently inspires and motivates those around him.”
Jane LevineProduct Designer · Direct report

Jimmy quickly stepped in to oversee UX design in addition to the entire engineering team after the product manager left. He did a fantastic job at facilitating seamless communication and collaboration between the two teams. His deep understanding of UX principles paired with his engineering experience allowed him to help ensure the feasibility and efficiency of designs, while always keeping the company's mission at the forefront of his mind. One of Jimmy's greatest strengths is his ability to align team's efforts with the company's overarching goals. He consistently reminded us of the bigger picture, helping us stay focused and ensuring a successful and impactful end product.

Jimmy's non-judgmental and approachable nature created a comfortable environment where open communication thrived. Despite his busy schedule, he prioritized making time for each team member, showing his genuine commitment to the companies growth and success. Jimmy's natural leadership skills were evident as he guided us through challenges, always offering support while giving us the autonomy to find our own solutions. His dedication was unparalleled, often working late nights and weekends to ensure our products were flawless and promptly addressing any issues.

Jimmy's ability to act swiftly in high-pressure situations while also strategizing for the long term is truly remarkable. I wholeheartedly recommend him as a leader for any team, as he consistently inspires and motivates those around him.

“If you ever get the opportunity to work with him, take it! You'll grow more than you thought you could!”
Myriah ChristophersonProduct Designer · Teammate

Jimmy is such an incredible leader and person! Jimmy was great and willing to give me helpful constructive feedback and praise on my work and thought process. He continues to go beyond his role as the VP of Engineering to help grow and develop others. Jimmy is someone people respect and look to for guidance and assistance. He cares about others and their happiness, he cares about the company culture and creating an environment that people want to work at. He has an incredible ability to influence others and gets people really excited about doing great work. He's a great leader and so fun to work with!

Although I wasn't on the engineering team, Jimmy has helped me grow leaps and bounds as a new Designer. He empowered me early on by pointing me towards tools and resources to help me dive deeper into my work and to improve my processes. He's pushed me to think critically and posed different viewpoints to better understand constraints from a development standpoint. He's focused on solving problems, and not just implementing solutions. He's product oriented, user experience focused, and an incredible leader to his team of Engineers. If you ever get the opportunity to work with him, take it! You'll grow more than you thought you could!

Say Hello

The best way to reach me is email. I'm also on LinkedIn.