About

Hey there 👋

I am Alejandro Marin, an engineer gravitating between software and management. I’ve spent a significant part of my career embedded at customers, working shoulder to shoulder with engineering teams to design, implement, ship, and operate systems at scale.

Some things about me:

• I’m a reverse snowbird – originally from Colombia, moved to Canada in 2022. The cold is not that bad.
• I freaking love Functional Programming. Got introduced to it when I worked professionally with Scala a few years ago, and even contributed with some documentation for cats’s Validated applicative.
• Homelabber. Holding on to dear life to my modest setup, now that RAM and SSD prices are through the roof.
• I love things with knobs, buttons, and switches. Most specifically airplanes and synthesizers. I am currently learning how to use my Moog Mother 32
• I lift weights (3x / week).
• Camping is a must every summer (and sometimes during early fall).
• I read quite a lot.
• I collect records since 2013. If you’re looking to discover some new music here’s my collection
• Naturally, I love coffee, and bring as much as I can with me every time I visit Colombia.
• Currently funemployed, looking for my next move as a Forward Deployed Engineer to bring my expertise to create great products. My CV is at the top of this page (or here)