Elias Mera

Software engineer focused on backend platforms, public APIs, LLM-backed services, and developer tools.

About

I build systems that make products easier to operate and scale. My work has supported LLM-backed action recommendations at Airbnb, public developer APIs at Twitter, and internal engineering tools at Microsoft.

I studied Computer Science and Technology Engineering at Monterrey Institute of Technology and have a background in competitive programming.

Experience

Airbnb, Software Engineer
Dec 2022 - Present
LLM-backed action recommendations, content systems, Java/Kotlin, GraphQL.

Twitter, Software Engineer
Apr 2021 - Nov 2022
Twitter API v2, Bookmarks, Edit Tweet, Custom Timelines.

Microsoft, Software Engineer
Apr 2019 - Mar 2021
Targeting Services, internal developer tools, notifications, React migration.

Kalypso, Software Engineer Intern
Feb 2018 - Jun 2018
Product-data migration and ETL scripts.

Microsoft, Software Engineer Intern
Redmond, WA / 2016 & 2017

Interests

Outside of work, I like playing tennis, playing chess, hitting the gym, and listening to music (send your recommendations!).