Marcus Strauss is a Software Engineer with experience at prominent tech companies, including Amazon and Google, where work has been ongoing since October 2021. Prior to that, Marcus held a Software Engineer position at Leidos, focusing on developing graphical user interfaces in C++ and managing file operations. In early career development, Marcus contributed as a Web Developer for the iGEM Competition, creating a website for showcasing documentation related to a vaccine project. Marcus earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2020.