Summary
Roman Garcia is a seasoned Software Architect with 14 years of experience designing scalable, distributed systems across fintech, e-commerce, and blockchain-focused startups and enterprises. He has led architecture and engineering efforts at companies like Elastic, Despegar.com, and multiple current roles in POK Proof of Knowledge and BlockAcademy.ai, often applying microservices, streaming, and NoSQL technologies to solve risk, search, and transaction challenges. His hands-on background spans Java/Scala ecosystems, REST/SOAP services, Akka, Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Spark, and he pairs technical depth with mentoring and production support experience. Roman is comfortable moving between high-level system design and low-level implementation details, having coached teams in TDD, clean code and operational monitoring. Based in Argentina, he brings a pragmatic mix of legacy system modernization and cutting-edge experimentation—frequently exploring new stacks and applying them to business-critical problems. He tends to favor auditable, observable systems, reflecting his track record building monitoring and risk-auditing tools alongside core services.
14 years of coding experience