Summary
David Marquez is a professor and senior engineering expert with 15 years of experience bridging academia and industry, currently shaping Account-API systems that manage money at Mercado Pago. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (2017) focused on processor architecture and distributed systems, with research aimed at enabling parallelization of inherently sequential problems. At Mercado Libre he progressed from Expert to Sr. Expert IT, bringing research-grade rigor to production payment systems and hiring talent to democratize commerce in Latin America. He has a long teaching track record at Universidad de Buenos Aires and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella and continues to blend lecturing with hands-on engineering. His background includes international research stints at Microsoft, Barcelona Supercomputing Center and INRIA, where he tackled real-world recovery, energy-efficient communication, and scalability in simulators. Notably, he combines deep systems research with pragmatic backend design—applying advanced processor and distributed-systems insights to optimize high-stakes financial infrastructure.
15 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Buenos Aires