Ignacio Alvarez Domec

Sr. Software Development Principal at Mercado Libre, serving as the Technical Head of the Core Services team—a fundamental piece of the infrastructure (Fury) that powers the entire Mercado Libre and Mercado Pago ecosystem.

He is also the CTO & Co-Founder of TuPase and brings 20 years of experience in software development.

Technical Profile & Focus

• Specialty: Backend development focused on high performance and scalability.

• Philosophy: Staunch believer in the Linux, Java, and Rust ecosystems.

• Infrastructure & Data: A strong soft spot for optimizing modern data storage, with a particular interest and experience in ScyllaDB, Turso, and Valkey.

• Tech Outlook: He doesn’t consider himself an AI hype-surfer, but he’s certainly not an AI atheist either.