Associate Software Engineer
ZeroFoxCurrent
Santiago, Chile
Hi, I'm Mauricio Cari Leal.I build high-performance software.
I am an Associate Software Engineer at ZeroFox and an MSc graduate from PUC Chile. I enjoy building efficient, scalable systems that make a difference for the people using them.
About Me
I'm a developer and researcher with a solid background in computer science. I enjoy solving technical problems, whether it's boosting performance, making sure things can scale, or automating processes.
My curiosity about technology and its impact on users has led me to work on projects with a diverse tech stack, including interactive maps, smart contracts, and modern web development.
Performance Scalability Automation Research
Professional Experience
Research Intern
National Institute of InformaticsSep 2024 - Mar 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Conducted research on real-time UAV flight conformance verification in Tokyo airspace using smart contracts.
Worked with a Java simulator for Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) to enhance resilience and scalability.
Software Engineer Intern
Nirvana InsuranceDec 2023 - Feb 2024
Santiago, Chile
Developed a scheduled task in Go to automatically calculate fleet scores in PostgreSQL upon new data availability, reducing fleet score retrieval times by 70%.
Designed a Quota Manager that dynamically sets and updates request limits for the usage of third-party APIs with variable per-request costs, reducing overspending by 80%.
Implemented a Quota Manager server with gRPC, Redis, and PostgreSQL that can register and update new quotas at runtime and handle up to 100 million concurrent requests from internal services monthly.
Read more about the experience in the Meet the Interns blog post.
My Projects
Agents Arena
Python TypeScript Go Docker gRPC
A platform for competitive programming where AI agents compete in contests with ICPC rules to solve algorithmic problems. The project tests agents in real-time problem-solving, considering reasoning time plus response speed.
UbiCate UC
Next.js Tailwind CSS Mapbox
A navigation web app to help university students locate classrooms on different university campuses. Led the development of the second version of the project to achieve a fast and reliable navigation experience. It reached 7,000 visits in its first month after launch and maintains 500 visits per month.
Codeforces Live Standings
TypeScript Next.js Tailwind CSS
A website to track Codeforces (the most popular competitive programming practice website) contest leaderboards with real-time updates. It is inspired by the overlays used in ICPC World Finals broadcasts.
Competitive Programming
I've participated in coding competitions since high school and later joined my university's competitive programming team. It has been an incredible experience, from coding camps in Chile, Argentina, and Brazil to international finals.
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Remote competitions
TCS CodeVita Season 10
#2 Worldwide
2022
Remote
After three qualification rounds, I was awarded 2nd place out of 30 participants in the Guinness World Record-holding competition for the largest computer programming contest with 100,000+ participants overall rounds.
Google Code Jam 2022
#483 in Round 3
2022
Remote
Achieved rank 483 in Round 3 among 1000 participants.
IEEExtreme 15.0 Programming Competition
#17 Worldwide
2021
Remote
Finished 17th out of 2,400 teams in the 24-hour contest, using C++ with team offByOneKenobi.