Rocio Belfiore

As Chief Research & Development Officer at BairesDev, Rocío heads all internal software development including ERPs, big data projects, and business intelligence algorithms. She manages specialized teams of developers, QAs, data analysts, and DevOps specialists that make part of the organization’s total workforce, which currently consists of over 3,500 engineers in 36 countries.

She taught herself C/C++ at the age of 13 for a programming contest and started working as a freelance web engineer at 16. With a bachelor’s degree in computer science, Rocio has been a tech advisor, math & programming contestant, and co-founder of a virtual reality startup. She enjoys hiking, trekking, and exploring new challenges and ideas.

In 2020, Rocío was recognized as “Female Executive of the Year” and “Excellence in Industry Woman of the Year” by the Women World Awards due to her excellent performance and multiple achievements as Chief R&D Officer. Her department’s consistent cooperation along with the conviction of various areas within BairesDev has contributed to becoming the largest and fastest-growing bootstrapped company on the planet.