Summary
Boriss Mejías is a PostgreSQL-focused solution architect and holistic systems engineer with 11 years of professional experience building robust, scalable infrastructure and open-source solutions. Currently at EDB, he leverages a background in research on distributed self-managing systems, consulting, training, and hands-on system engineering to optimize performance, security and replication across data centers. His career spans enterprise content management, CI/CD leadership, and academic research—blending practical deployment skills (Git, Puppet, SaltStack, Jenkins, Alfresco) with deep database expertise. An active member of open-source communities, he helps run the PostgreSQL User Group in Belgium and previously co-founded community initiatives like the Order of the Bee and Manzana Mecánica. Outside work he’s known for a quirky, holistic take on engineering (inspired by Douglas Adams) and a penchant for air guitar and headbanging, reflecting an unconventional blend of rigor and creativity.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at Université catholique de Louvain
Engineer, Computer Science, Engineer, Computer Science at Universidad de Chile
Master, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Spanish, English, Dutch, French