Manuel Leon

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Manuel Leon is a seasoned software engineering professional, currently serving as a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Meta since June 2025. Prior to this role, Manuel was the Chief Software Architect and Distinguished Engineer at Merlyn Mind, where responsibilities included overseeing software and AI systems, defining standards for development, operations, and security. Manuel's experience also includes positions as a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Eventbrite, and various senior roles at Amazon focusing on Kindle content delivery, AWS, and Alexa. Earlier in the career, Manuel served as Java Architect and Software Engineering Lead at the Applied Software Engineering Research Group, and as a web developer while self-employed. Manuel holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Software Engineering and Computer Science from Universidad de Sevilla.

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