Marcelo De Barros
Vice President Of Technology And Operations
Greater Seattle Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMarcelo De Barros is a seasoned technology executive with 25+ years building and scaling high-performance engineering organizations, currently leading a 400+ global team at Visa to modernize its core transaction platform, Open Visa Net. He previously drove Microsoft Sports from obscurity to the #1 global destination, led shopping and e-commerce initiatives that generate hundreds of millions in revenue, and orchestrated the acquisition and integration of Smash.gg. A two-time ACM ICPC South American runner-up, programming contest world finalist and inventor on 60+ patents, Marcelo combines deep algorithmic chops and research credentials with pragmatic product and operational leadership. He advises developer platforms (Stripe), mentors inclusive engineering cultures, and prefers solving algorithm problems over watching TV—publishing tutorials and ranking in the top 0.1% on LeetCode. His background blends rigorous academic training (MS, UW; executive study at MIT Sloan) with a rare track record of turning complex distributed systems and AI-driven shopping experiences into profitable, secure products.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Master Degree Computer Science, Master Degree Computer Science at University of WashingtonMIT Sloan School of ManagementBachelor Degree Computer Science, Bachelor Degree Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
English, PortugueseGithub contributions (5)
marcelodebarros/AnotherCasualCoder
May 2015 - May 2020
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 5 years
marcelodebarros/dailycodingproblem
Sep 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:47 commits, 41 pushes in 7 months
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