Andrés Ruiz
Software Developer
Andrés is a US-educated software engineer with ten years of experience tending to computers to solve human problems. He is proficient in Java, Python, Go, Elixir, JavaScript, Linux, and various databases. Andrés has been a part of large and small companies, which has helped him better understand the critical components necessary for software to be successful.
Portfolio
Availability
Preferred Environment
Vim Text Editor, JetBrains, Linux
The most amazing...
...project I've created and supported is a platform to track and better understand settings for buying inventory for Amazon Fresh.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
Spotify - Main
- Implemented a throttling ad delivery mechanism, bringing close to $250,000 in revenue for Q2/2022.
- Helped migrate multiple microservices to a Kubernetes cluster, saving developers close to 100 hours on ops-related tasks.
- Designed and implemented a feature that allowed customers to include multiple ads in a podcast, bringing close to $100,000 in revenue for Q2/2022.
Lead Full-stack Developer
Unidex
- Worked closely with a designer on a complete refactoring of the UI, which increased conversion rates by 15% and made our platform more attractive to investors.
- Designed and developed a system to create, manage, and execute leveraged transactions, which brought close to $1 million in revenue in 2021.
- Collaborated with a team of three developers to maintain and improve various aspects of the trading platform, specifically limit and market orders, increasing our user base from 100x in 1 year.
Software Engineer
Vercer
- Developed an app that helps traders visualize order book offerings for future trading in the energy sector.
- Helped write automated tests to verify the application was successfully calculating different statistics.
- Collaborated with traders and clearing houses to make sure our application adhered to the best standards.
Machine Learning Engineer
3D Hubs
- Developed the necessary infrastructure to move the machine learning pipeline to AWS.
- Contributed to the design and implementation of integrations with multiple external services for accounting (QuickBooks) and finance (Stripe).
- Designed and implemented automated refunds, which saved close to 10 hours a week for all our customer support representatives.
- Developed a 3D geometric search algorithm to find similar pairs of 3D models.
Sofware Engineer
Amazon
- Created and supported a platform to track and better understand the settings for buying inventory for Amazon Fresh.
- Developed an application to help allocate inventory to physical spaces in the most optimal way possible.
- Collaborated with an external team to design and implement tracking of inventory in a more granular fashion, which enabled the team to save close to 100 man/hours per month.
Experience
Marketing Automation Software
https://www.psmp2-0.comCeramic Pro Accounting Integration
SavingDeposits
https://gitlab.com/kazlu/savingdepositsTrip Planner
https://gitlab.com/afruizc/trip-plannerRelayServer
https://gitlab.com/afruizc/relayServerSkills
Languages
Go, Python 3, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, Java 9, Elixir, C++, Java, ECMAScript (ES6), Elm
Libraries/APIs
QuickBooks API, Stripe, React, Stripe API, Vue, NumPy, Web3.js, Node.js
Paradigms
Test-driven Development (TDD), Scrum, UX Design
Tools
AWS SDK, JetBrains, Vim Text Editor
Platforms
Linux, Docker, MacOS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Kubernetes
Storage
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon DynamoDB
Frameworks
Django, Spring, AngularJS
Other
Intuit QuickBooks, Machine Learning, Amazon Kinesis, Software Development, Algorithms, Neural Networks
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Systems Management
National University of Colombia - Bogotá, Colombia