# Marcelo Candil

> Product Engineer from Uruguay with 8+ years of experience. Takes software products from idea to production, with a focus on frontend (React, Next.js, TypeScript) and AI integration (LLMs, MCP, agents).

Marcelo "Marce" Candil is a Product Engineer who builds products end to end: interface, backend and infrastructure. He is a Senior Software Engineer at Endava (since November 2021) and a Product Engineer at Outkeep (since October 2025), and previously worked at Globant (2019–2021). Through Endava and Globant he shipped product for Quantcast, Deluxe, Visva and Gala Games. He works remotely from Uruguay (UTC−3) in Spanish and English.

## Languages

- [English](https://www.marcecandil.dev/en)
- [Español](https://www.marcecandil.dev/es)

## Selected work

- [Endava corporate website](https://www.endava.com): Frontend architecture and implementation of Endava's global corporate site, launched in January 2025 on React, Tailwind and HubSpot CMS, with Playwright end-to-end tests and CI/CD.
- [Outkeep](https://outkeep.com): B2B marketing automation platform. Full-stack on Next.js, TypeScript and PostgreSQL: contact enrichment and automated engagement over high-volume tables.
- [Despidómetro](https://www.despidometro.com): His own product. A tracker of layoffs across Latin America with verified sources and a map by country and province. Next.js, PostgreSQL, Vercel.

## AI work

- MCP integration for HubSpot: query and create HubSpot pages in natural language from an LLM, through tool-calling.
- AI code review bot for GitLab merge requests.
- The AI chat on this site, built on the OpenAI API, which answers questions about his experience.

## Experience

- [Experience](https://www.marcecandil.dev/en#experience): Product Engineer at Outkeep (Oct 2025–present). Senior Software Engineer at Endava (Nov 2021–present): Endava corporate website (2023–present), Deluxe data platform (2022–2023), Visva web and desktop chat (2022), Gala Games gaming platform (2022). Software Engineer at Globant (Mar 2019–Nov 2021): Quantcast adtech projects.

## Stack

- Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vue/Nuxt, Tailwind CSS, micro-frontends (Module Federation)
- Backend: Node.js, PostgreSQL
- Testing: Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Vitest, Testing Library
- Delivery: Docker, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions
- AI: OpenAI API, Model Context Protocol (MCP), agentic tool-calling, prompt engineering

## Services

- [From idea to production](https://www.marcecandil.dev/en#services): From discovery to deploy, owning interface, backend and infrastructure.
- [Product with AI](https://www.marcecandil.dev/en#services): LLM features, MCP integrations and tool-using agents, shipped to production.
- [Frontend at scale](https://www.marcecandil.dev/en#services): React and Next.js, micro-frontends, Figma to production, with accessibility and testing.

## Recommendations

- [Testimonials](https://www.marcecandil.dev/en#testimonials): Five LinkedIn recommendations, from Kim Guedin (Head of Marketing Operations, Endava), Barbara Prats Pannunzio (UX/UI Designer, Endava), Ihara Alvez (Software Developer, Endava), and his direct managers at Quantcast, Vishnu Krishnaprasad and Alfonso Esteves. Recurring themes: quality that reaches production, being a good teammate, leading and mentoring, and raising risks early.

## Contact & Profiles

- Website: [www.marcecandil.dev](https://www.marcecandil.dev)
- Email: [marcecandil@gmail.com](mailto:marcecandil@gmail.com)
- LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/marcelocandil](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelocandil/)
- GitHub: [github.com/marcecandil](https://github.com/marcecandil)
- X: [@MCandil_](https://x.com/MCandil_)
- Location: Uruguay (remote, UTC−3)
- Spoken languages: native Spanish, English B2

## Technical

- [FAQ](https://www.marcecandil.dev/en#faq): Short direct answers about who he is, where he has worked, his stack and his AI experience.
- [Sitemap](https://www.marcecandil.dev/sitemap.xml)
- [Robots](https://www.marcecandil.dev/robots.txt)