# David Álvarez Rosa

> Curriculum Vitae

By David Álvarez Rosa, 24 January 2026. Canonical: https://david.alvarezrosa.com/about/

[^fn:1]Mathematician and engineer based in sunny Dublin, passionate about
low-latency, high-performance systems.

Works in algorithmic trading at Susquehanna and represents Ireland on
the ISO C++ committee.  Previously designed systems at Amazon serving
10M+ customers, developed semantic caching for LLMs at Sopra Steria, and
analyzed cybersecurity risk at Deloitte.

Holds a BSc in Mathematics, a BEng in Industrial Engineering, and an MSc
in Artificial Intelligence.


## Experience {#experience}

_Software Engineer @ Susquehanna_
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High-frequency options trading.  Low-latency market data and trading
signals.  Mentor.  Interviewer.

_Member @ ISO C++ Committee (WG21)_
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National expert.  Representing Ireland.

_Software Engineer II @ Amazon_
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Designed systems for 10M+ customers.  Contributed to 100+ repos.  Won
org hackathon.  Promoted in 18 months (top 5%).  Mentor.  On-call.
Interviewer.

_Machine Learning Engineer @ Sopra Steria_
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Researched, designed, and built a semantic cache for LLMs.

_Risk Analyst @ Deloitte_
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Quantitative analysis of cybersecurity risk for banks.

_Visiting Researcher @ Vector Institute (University of Toronto)_
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Research thesis on multimodal learning (10/10, A+) at recomprehension.com.

_Machine Learning Engineer @ BCN eMotorsport_
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LiDAR lead and computer vision for a fully autonomous car.


## Education {#education}

_MSc in Artificial Intelligence_
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Official study program focused on AI research and enabling PhD.

_MSc in Mathematics_<br />
Math-lover part-time student.  Dropout (joined Amazon).

_BSc in Mathematics_
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Rigorous and proof-oriented degree with a robust mathematical base.

_BEng in Industrial Engineering_
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Multidisciplinary and integrative vision of industrial engineering.


## Licenses &amp; certifications {#licenses-and-certifications}

Certificate in Advanced English (C1) --- Cambridge University<br />
Machine Learning --- Stanford University<br />
Deep Learning --- deeplearning.ai<br />
Blockchain &amp; Financial Technology --- Hong Kong University<br />
Nova Talent Member --- Nova


## Volunteering {#volunteering}

_Mathematics Tutor_<br />
Academic training for the Mathematical Olympiads.

_Food Bank Volunteer_<br />
Food collection at Banco de Alimentos.


## Honors &amp; awards {#honors-and-awards}

_Mathematical Olympiad_<br />
Silver in local (Pamplona), honors in national (Barcelona).

_Physics Olympiad_<br />
Gold in local (Pamplona), silver in national (Seville).

_Mobility Scholarship --- Cellex (CFIS)_
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Scholarship to carry out my research thesis at Toronto (€6k).

_Tuition and Housing Scholarship --- Cellex (CFIS)_<br />
University tuition and housing (€19k).

_General Scholarship --- Government of Spain_<br />
Full university tuition plus an annual stipend (€11k).


## Languages {#languages}

English --- Proficient<br />
Spanish --- Native<br />
Catalan --- Intermediate


## Contact {#contact}

You can reach me at david@alvarezrosa.com (preferred) or +34 647 133 930.

[^fn:1]: ![](https://david.alvarezrosa.com/images/portrait.png) **That's me!** March
    2022.
[^fn:2]: Jul 2024--Present · Dublin, Ireland
[^fn:3]: Jul 2026--Present · Ireland
[^fn:4]: Mar 2022--Aug 2024 · Madrid, Spain
[^fn:5]: Apr 2024--Jul 2024 · Remote
[^fn:6]: Sep 2021--Mar 2022 · Madrid, Spain
[^fn:7]: Sep 2020--Jun 2021 · Toronto, Canada
[^fn:8]: Sep 2019--Feb 2020 · Barcelona, Spain
[^fn:9]: GPA 9.00/10 · Honors in 6 subjects
[^fn:10]: GPA 8.12/10 (top 10%) · Honors in 9 subjects
[^fn:11]: GPA 8.03/10 (top 2%) · Honors in 14 subjects
[^fn:12]: Canceled due to Covid-19