Mario Loria
About Mario Loria
Mario Loria is a Staff Site Reliability Engineer and Team Lead at Carta, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in Site Reliability Engineering, having previously held positions at StockX, Arroyo Networks, and Arbor Networks, among others.
Work at Carta
Mario Loria has served as Staff Site Reliability Engineer and Team Lead at Carta since 2020. In this role, he has been instrumental in revamping the recruiting strategy and OKR planning process for the Site Reliability Engineering team. He has led the implementation of Zero Trust Access and Kubernetes Infrastructure projects, enhancing the use of AWS EKS, Cilium, and Cloudflare Access. Loria also guided the creation of a seven-person SRE team, focusing on automation, scalability, and security. Additionally, he authored an internal Developer Experience paper that addresses Platform Engineering challenges and provides insights on team composition and long-term roadmap.
Previous Experience at StockX
Before joining Carta, Mario Loria worked at StockX as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer and Tech Lead from 2018 to 2020. During his tenure, he contributed to the stability and performance of the platform, leveraging his expertise in site reliability engineering to enhance operational efficiency.
Background in Entrepreneurship and Leadership
Mario Loria co-founded Arroyo Networks, where he served as COO from 2015 to 2017. His leadership experience extends to Arbor Networks, where he worked as a Lead DevOps Engineer from 2013 to 2015. In these roles, he developed skills in team management and operational strategy, which he later applied in his engineering roles.
Education and Expertise
Mario Loria studied at Michigan Technological University, earning a Bachelor of Science in Computer Networking and Systems Administration with a minor in Economics from 2009 to 2013. His academic background laid the foundation for his expertise in site reliability engineering and cloud computing.
Involvement with CNCF and Teaching
Since 2018, Mario Loria has been a CNCF Ambassador, promoting cloud-native technologies and best practices. He also served as a Course Instructor for Cloud Computing at Great Learning in 2021, where he shared his knowledge with students in a remote setting.