Martin Blech
Software Engineer at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMartin Blech is a software engineer with 14 years of experience building scalable back-end systems and mobile products, currently at Google in San Francisco. He has a strong Python background and an active open-source footprint—most notably improving xmltodict with features like CDATA handling and bidirectional XML-dict unparsing. Previously he led iOS development at Streema, launching Simple Radio to 100k+ monthly users, and redesigned large-scale music recommendation and fingerprinting systems at BMAT, achieving dramatic gains in maintainability and throughput. Comfortable spanning research-to-production work, he has ported algorithms from MATLAB to C++/Java and implemented Play! Framework modules for LinkedIn’s infrastructure. His mix of deep systems engineering, audio/ML-adjacent experience, and pragmatic open-source contributions makes him effective at turning complex protocols and data formats into reliable developer-facing tools.
14 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Analista Programador Universitario, 3.0, Bachelor's degree, Analista Programador Universitario, 3.0 at Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (20)
json10
lib10
python10
converter10
webservice10
exp10
dictionary10
rest10
xml-parsing10
xml10
testing9
data-structure7
data-structures7
coding-style6
xml-deserialization6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
martinblech/xmltodict
Apr 2012 - May 2022
Python module that makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 152 commits, 88 PRs in 10 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Martin primarily contributed to the `xmltodict` Python module by adding and modifying core functionalities. They implemented features like attribute prefixes, CDATA handling, and the ability to force CDATA elements. The user also improved the module with the addition of tests, license information, and the functionality to unparse dictionaries back into XML format. These changes enhanced the module's flexibility and usability in handling XML data.
python-modulexmlpythonjson
martinblech/rtaudio
Apr 2021 - Jul 2023
Contributions:4 releases, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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