Alex Merced

Head of Developer Relations

Bridging the gap between complex data technologies and the developer community.

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Alex Merced, Head of Developer Relations at Dremio, wearing a Dremio beanie

About Me

Alex Merced is a seasoned technologist currently serving as the Head of Developer Relations at Dremio, where he was the 2025 Inaugural Winner of the CEO Award. He is the creator of DataLakehouseHub.com and a LinkedIn Learning Instructor.


With a rich background in full-stack engineering and technical education (having taught at General Assembly), Alex specializes in the Data Lakehouse ecosystem, Apache Iceberg, and Apache Polaris. He is an O'Reilly and Manning author, a podcast host (Datanation, Web Dev 101), and a prolific creator of technical content that empowers developers to master modern data infrastructure.

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Author

O'Reilly & Manning

Technical Expertise

Data & Infrastructure

  • Apache Iceberg
  • Apache Polaris
  • Data Lakehouse Architecture
  • Dremio
  • Docker & DataOps

Languages

  • JavaScript / TypeScript
  • Python
  • Rust
  • Go
  • SQL

Web & Frameworks

  • React, Vue, Svelte, Angular
  • Node.js (Express, Fastify)
  • Python (FastAPI, Flask, Django)

Featured Projects

Pangolin

Open-source Data Lakehouse Catalog written in Rust with Iceberg REST Catalog support.

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Apache Iceberg UI

A local desktop application for browsing and querying Iceberg Catalogs.

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DremioFrame

A specialized dataframe library for interacting with Dremio Cloud.

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SencilloDB

A lightweight, JSON-based JavaScript datastore.

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Iceframe

Dataframe like library and AI Agent for working with Apache Iceberg in Python.

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Dremio Python CLI

A Python CLI for Dremio Software and Cloud.

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Featured Books

Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide

Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide

Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide

Apache Polaris: The Definitive Guide

Architecting an Iceberg Lakehouse

Architecting an Iceberg Lakehouse

Listen to key insights on Datanation and Web Dev 101 podcasts.

Recognition & Credentials

Published author with O'Reilly and Manning, including Apache Iceberg: The Definitive Guide.

Technical Author

2025 Inaugural Winner of the Dremio CEO Award as Head of Developer Relations.

Dremio

LinkedIn Learning Instructor and creator of DataLakehouseHub, teaching data lakehouse and Apache Iceberg to a global developer community.

Educator & Creator