# Robert Mercado

> Staff Engineer at OpenTable

Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/robertmercado

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and JavaScript. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor's Degree focused in Computer Science and Autonomous Robotics from James Madison University.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ OpenTable
Jan 2024 – Present | Washington DC-Baltimore Area

### Senior Full Stack Engineer @ OpenTable
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | Washington DC-Baltimore Area

### Support Engineering Team Lead @ Remine
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020

### Support Software Engineer @ Remine
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### Software Engineer @ Accenture Federal Services
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Arlington, VA
* Primary responsibilities included research, design, and implementation of scalable
Java micro-services to process large volumes of data daily for a client payment
system.
* Shouldered duties as one of the primary developers for an R&D effort and performed the
bulk of the development for the system.
* Collaborated closely with leads and other team members to create suitable designs to
meet a fickle client's expectations on a tight schedule.
* Acted as a reliable source of support, guidance, and knowledge for other developers
and functional team members despite my relatively junior status.
* Scrutinized client requests and business requirement documents to identify logical holes and potential edge case issues.
* Assisted in the initial production deployment of a major system for a federal client.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Northrop Grumman Corporation
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Fairfax, VA
* Primary responsibilities included development, testing, and debugging of various
interfacing components.
* Developed IDENT1 interim solution module (Perl) to ensure development progress.
* Performed white-box, operational and integration testing of IDENT1 software.
* Identified and implemented solutions to root cause issues afflicting IDENT1 scripts and web-interface GUIs (Perl, Java, JSP, Javascript).

### Computer Technician @ Software Productivity Strategists, Inc. (SPS)
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Alexandria, VA
* Primary responsibilities included resolving LAN networking and software failures and malfunctions.
* Provided Alexandria Public Schools assistance in completing computer based state-wide testing.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Trident Systems
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Fairfax, VA
* Primary responsibilities included testing, debugging, refactoring, and editing the
user's manual. 
* Tested and debugged GUI and functional issues for software deployment (C#). 
* Assured quality of software user manual for deployment.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science and Autonomous Robotics
James Madison University
Jan 2011 – Jan 2015


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/the-robert-mercado
- Website: https://robertmercado.dev

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Last updated: 2026-03-22