Kristopher Merolla
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Cotality
San Jose, California, United States
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Top SchoolKristopher Merolla is a Senior Software Engineering Manager based in San Jose with nearly a decade of experience leading fintech and SaaS engineering teams to modernize platforms and deliver measurable business outcomes. He has a track record of scaling teams, driving large platform initiatives, improving system performance and reliability, and delivering a full portal redesign in six months. A servant leader, he emphasizes execution rooted in strong engineering fundamentals while mentoring engineers to reach their potential. Kristopher blends hands-on product impact with strategic thinking—recently completing Stanford’s AI Professional Program and building Obexis, an AI safety copilot that adds guardrails and compliance for enterprise LLM usage. His background in physics and early roles across technical services and financial data operations give him a practical, data-driven approach to complex problems. He thrives at the intersection of product, reliability, and responsible AI adoption.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoCoursework Toward Transfer Physics Mathematics and General Education, Coursework Toward Transfer Physics Mathematics and General Education at Foothill CollegeHigh School Diploma General Education, High School Diploma General Education at Los Altos High School
Spanish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (5)
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
kristopher-merolla/HOW-TO
Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:18 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
kristopher-merolla/personalPortfolio
Sep 2017 - Mar 2020
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
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