I’m Oscar Pascual Bakker, an engineering leader and AI strategist based in Barcelona. I build AI-native engineering organizations: teams where AI is part of how the work gets done, not a sidekick sitting next to it.
What I do
I help engineering teams move from hero-mode, where delivery depends on a few people knowing too much, to systems where ownership is distributed through documentation, clear interfaces and decision frameworks.
I also design AI workflows that go beyond the chat window: specs that anchor intent, skills that execute deterministically, and review gates that keep humans in control. This is spec-driven development, and I explain how I apply it in Specs & Skills, my approach to AI-first engineering.
And I run engineering with visible signals: DORA metrics for flow and cost telemetry for cloud and tooling, so decisions are grounded in data instead of gut feel.
Results
- $1M in annual savings through AI automation.
- Engineering cycle time cut from 4d 2h to 2d 6h, with no new hires and no crunch.
- eNPS above 40, top-tier team engagement.
What I build
I like to prove ideas in production. Billete en Blanco is a fully autonomous travel blog run by 13 AI agents that come up with the idea, write the article, generate the image and publish on their own, every day. I built it with spec-driven development and AI self-review, and I have not read a single line of its code. I do know exactly how it is deployed, where it can fail and how it recovers.
That experience shaped how I think about the next role in software teams: the Product Builder.
Background
My second surname is Dutch. I was born and raised in Gouda, and yes, I still love the cheese from my hometown.
I hold a degree in Business Computing Engineering, an MBA, and a postgraduate degree in E-commerce Management and Digital Marketing. I am always learning something new.
Outside of work you will find me around castells, good food, good wine and, when the season comes, calçots.
Get in touch
If you are working on the same problems, I would be glad to swap ideas. Send me a message, or find me on LinkedIn and GitHub.