About

Hi there 👋

I’m Alejandro Marin, an engineer gravitating between software development and management. I’m currently an Engineering Manager at a stealth startup in the aviation industry. Previously, I worked at Oxide; before that, I was at National Geographic, TrueAccord, Expedia, and Starbucks (via EPAM).

I like to collect my thoughts here.

About me

First, I love music. My taste goes from classic prog rock like Genesis to Britpop to random, obscure noise. I started collecting records in 2013, when the vinyl resurgence was in full swing. I have a childhood memory of my father recording from cassettes from borrowed records, and I wondered what the format would sound like in the streaming era. I am now at the 300+ mark (and growing!). Most recently, I started learning modular synthesis with my Moog Mother-32, and while I aspire to create ambient-like sounds, I enjoy making random noise that turns into happy accidents.

I love being in nature; from camping to hiking and kayaking, I take every opportunity to be outside, even in the cold Ontario winter.

Professionally, I started my career as a software developer, building enterprise systems and data integration, eventually moving into Engineering Management, and even though I don’t code as much as in the early days – and now with AI taking over some of it – I still build things in my free time.

Disclaimer

All the opinions are my own and don’t represent the views of my current or former employers.