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Hi, I'm Martin Manriquez (@holasoymalva). Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) at Nexcar AI. Building next-gen AI tools, WebGL 3D experiences, and high-performance distributed systems.

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// META ALUMNI // NEXCAR AI FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER // BLACKLINE SR SOFTWARE ENGINEER // GUROS TECH LEAD // CREATIVE CODING & AI AGENTS
// META ALUMNI // NEXCAR AI FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER // BLACKLINE SR SOFTWARE ENGINEER // GUROS TECH LEAD // CREATIVE CODING & AI AGENTS
01 // ABOUT ME

Engineering with humor, precision & high speed.

Forward Deployed Engineer based in Mexico City, building at the intersection of AI agents, distributed systems, and creative WebGL.

Over 279,000+ developers read my technical articles and engineering breakdowns. Connect with me across my networks below for system design guides, AI experiments, and open-source tools.

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02 // CAREER JOURNEY

Proven track record at top tech companies.

Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Nexcar AI
FEB 2026 — PRESENT

Engineering AI-driven software systems, process automation, and intelligent platform architectures.

Google Prep Interview Instructor
Ada
DEC 2025 — MAY 2026

Taught algorithms, data structures, and tech interview preparation for software engineers.

Senior Software Engineer
BlackLine
JAN 2024 — JAN 2026

Provided technical expertise in the design, development, and delivery of BlackLine's enterprise cloud platforms.

Tech Lead
Guros
APR 2023 — AUG 2023

Architected digital insurance solutions, led core engineering practices, and accelerated production release frequency.

Software Engineer (Prime Music)
Amazon
FEB 2023 — APR 2023

Developed internal platform services with Golang and Node.js/Angular, driving framework migrations and AWS deployments.

Sr Software Engineer (Disney / Appetize)
Globant
FEB 2021 — FEB 2023

Built Angular, Vue.js, Node.js & Java microservices for international platforms including Disney and Appetize.

Programming Teacher
Coderhouse
SEPT 2021 — FEB 2023

Taught modern web technologies (React, Angular, TypeScript) and developed educational curriculum, guides, and tutorials.

Software Engineer
Grupo Salinas
SEPT 2019 — FEB 2021

Engineered financial assistant services using Python Flask and Angular, connecting core platform systems with Oracle DB.

Co-Dev Lead
Meta Developer Circles CDMX
2019 — 2021

Organized workshops, hackathons, and technical keynotes empowering thousands of software developers across Mexico City.

03 // TECH STACK TOOLS

My tech stack tools.

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04 // FEATURED WORKS

Award-caliber applications & AI tools.

Secrettly
Secrettly

A Secure Delivery API for your stack. Multi-tenant infrastructure to share secrets, credentials, API keys, certificates and documents via ephemeral, one-time links. Built like Stripe, Resend and Clerk — clean API, strict validation, audit logs.

Security API Ephemeral Secrets Multi-tenant
xIDE : Professional Minimalist IDE for iOS & iPadOS
xIDE

Professional Minimalist IDE for iOS & iPadOS. Develop, compile, and run code directly on your mobile devices with a clean, distraction-free environment.

iOS & iPadOS Mobile IDE Swift
xdraw.app - Hand-drawn Whiteboard for System Designs
xdraw.app

A hand-drawn collaborative whiteboard for system designs, flows, and technical documentation — with built-in AI tools that can draw along with you.

AI Whiteboard System Design Canvas & Tools
Desert Horse 8-Bit Game
Desert Horse

Retro 8-bit endless runner arcade game. Jump, duck, dodge cacti & vultures with classic cheat code support.

HTML5 Canvas 8-Bit Arcade CodePen
Trash Invaders Game
Trash Invaders

Space Invaders reimagined with vintage desktop trash icons & file system assets. Defend your desktop from invading system garbage.

Canvas Game Retro OS UI CodePen
Many LLMs
Many LLMs

Run many local models. One simple workspace. Local-first privacy, unified chat, OpenAI-compatible API. Zero-cloud by default.

AI / LLM Local Privacy TypeScript
Deepseek-cli
Deepseek-cli

Command-line AI coding assistant leveraging DeepSeek Coder models to accelerate terminal development workflows.

CLI Tool Python DeepSeek AI
Spark AR Art Series
Spark AR - Art Series

Practical guide using public domain resources to create interactive Augmented Reality experiences for museums and artists.

Augmented Reality Spark AR Creative Coding
Sayme Assistant
Sayme

AI chatbot assistant for travelers featuring real-time translation and computer vision image processing.

Chatbot AI Computer Vision Node.js
05 // KNOWLEDGE BASE

Guides & Community Resources.

Entrevistas de Programación

Guía completa para superar entrevistas técnicas.

Algoritmos y Estructuras 🧮

Estructuras de datos y resolución de problemas.

Programación con AI 🚀

Buenas prácticas para desarrollo con LLMs e IA.

English 4 Developers 2.0

Notion guide for mastering technical English.

Web Dev Master Notes

Curated learning roadmap for modern web.

High-Impact CV Template

Google Docs CV template for top tier tech applications.
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