# Gabriel Chagas Marques > Co-founder, Board Member at CareLuLu Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/gabrielchagasmarques My passion for innovating started when I got my first computer, back when IRC was popular. Instead of using available clients to access the network, I created my own for personal use and for my friends. Since then, I studied Computer Engineering at Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, one of Brazil's most prestigious technical universities. I also studied at Penn State University on a full-ride scholarship. I've worked for a number of companies, both in the US and in Brazil. My experience ranges from developing an intranet for a healthcare company and building entire distributed systems from scratch to founding my own startup, Econoferta. I was also a very early employee of the team that launched Groupon in Brazil. Since 2013, I co-founded CareLuLu, a VC-backed company that helps parents find the perfect daycare for their children. By simplifying the process of finding and selecting child care, our platform saves thousands of parents precious time for what truly matters: their kids. ## Work Experience ### Co-founder, Board Member @ CareLuLu Jan 2021 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Co-founder, CTO @ CareLuLu Jan 2013 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area • Helped the company raise over $1.7M from top VCs such as Khosla Ventures, 500 Startups, and CrunchFund. • Collaborated with co-founders to design, strategize, and lead the company from zero revenue to profitability. • Hire and train developers and manage the engineering team. • Manage end-to-end product development (from business need and product/project management to development, testing, and deployment). • Design core components and systems of a marketplace that helps thousands of parents find daycares and preschools every day. • Set up and maintain AWS infrastructure and CI/CD. ### Staff Software Engineer, TLM @ Google Jan 2022 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States ### Software Engineer, Tech Lead @ Dropbox Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Co-founder, CTO @ Econoferta Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Salvador • Developed a coupon website that helped thousands of customers get deals at restaurants, salons, spas, etc. • Collaborated with co-founders to design, strategize, and lead the company to $100k in revenue in less than one year. ### Business Intelligence @ Groupon Brasil Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | São Paulo, Brazil • Helped develop the business intelligence team and tools to maximize Groupon’s revenue by providing leads to the sales team, deciding the best deals to promote on the site, and what time of the day would be best to promote each kind of deal. ### Software Engineer @ Environmental Building Strategies Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco • Developed the company’s main website and LEED certification pre-check to assess clients more efficiently. ### Software Engineer @ Groupon Brasil Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Sao Paulo • Helped launch Groupon in Brazil as one of the first 10 employees. • Developed a crawling platform to collect real-time data on main competitors' deal performances. That data led to the development of a business intelligence department. ### Teacher Assistant @ Poliedro Sistema de Ensino Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | São José dos Campos, Brazil • Assisted high school students focused on Med/Law school with mathematics and physics exercises. • Assisted high school students in preparing for ITA's exam. ### Teacher Assistant @ Colégio Objetivo Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 • Assisted high school students focused on Med/Law school with mathematics and physics exercises. • Assisted high school students in preparing for ITA's exam. ### Software Engineer @ Optu Soluções e Sistemas Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Jacareí, Brazil • Joined the team that was developing an intranet for a Health Care Company and improved the platform's usability by converting most of the frontend functionality to AJAX. • Helped with the maintenance of legacy C++ software for a Toll company. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA ### Computer Engineering Penn State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gabrielchagasmarques - Portfolio: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001134481640 --- Source: https://flows.cv/gabrielchagasmarques JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/gabrielchagasmarques/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31