Marcin Pitera is a Technical Data Analyst in Chicago with eight years of software engineering experience, currently applying data and LLM-focused skills at Perplexity after transitioning from technical teaching and research roles. He blends hands-on engineering stints at Electronic Arts and internships in finance and education tech with research work at INVITE AI, showing a trajectory from production software to applied AI. Comfortable shipping product-focused systems, he has a background in both computer science and learning sciences, which informs his interest in technologies that positively impact people. Colleagues describe him as someone who moves between building reliable systems and translating technical models into usable product features—an unusual mix that helps bridge research, engineering, and user-centered outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science and Education Learning Sciences, Bachelor's degree Computer Science and Education Learning Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Computer Science, Computer Science at Lane Technical College Prep High School
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