Summary
Marcos Simental is a Cloud Software Development Engineer with 11 years of experience building reliable cloud and Linux-focused systems from Guadalajara, Mexico. He combines deep expertise in Linux distributions, packaging, containers, virtualization, and CI/SDLC automation to ship production-ready integrations and tooling. At Intel he led distribution efforts for Clear Linux—enabling GNOME Desktop, improving OpenStack UEFI support, and automating packaging and QA workflows. Currently he focuses on cloud system reliability, applying the same pragmatic automation and testing mindset to large-scale cloud software. A patient communicator and hands-on mentor, he regularly shares knowledge through talks and workshops and enjoys helping curious engineers level up. His GitHub tagline “Don't Panic!” reflects a calm, problem-solving approach to complex infrastructure challenges.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Grado en Ingeniería Ciencias de la computación, Grado en Ingeniería Ciencias de la computación at Universidad de Guadalajara
English, Spanish