Germán Ruiz

Software Engineer

• Executed a major backend refactor of the microservices architecture using Node.js, Redis, and Kafka, optimizing data flow and queue management alongside PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch.
• Integrated Generative AI features using LLMs to automatically extract summaries, action items, and decision markers from call transcripts, directly enhancing product value.
• Developed full-stack features by connecting backend REST and GraphQL APIs with React components, streamlining data ingestion and processing for enterprise-level customers.
• Executed a full UI modernization for a core app, redesigning all components and views through a structured Design System to improve user engagement.
• Increased system reliability by creating DataDog and SumoLogic dashboards for real-time monitoring, speeding up Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and preventing downtime.
• Owned end-to-end delivery of features utilizing CI/CD pipelines within a full Kubernetes infrastructure.
• Mentored 2 engineering interns through code reviews and technical guidance, resulting in their successful promotions to full-time Junior Software Engineers.

Software Engineer Trainee

• Developed full-stack applications using Ruby on Rails and JavaScript, ensuring high code quality through strict application of Test-Driven Development (TDD) and SOLID principles.
• Worked in asynchronous collaboration tools within a remote-first, Agile/Scrum environment, consistently delivering features in two-week sprints.
• Engaged in intensive Pair Programming and peer code review sessions, focusing on improving collective technical problem-solving.

Full-Stack Engineer

• Led the modernization of a file-based legacy system for Secretaría de Salud, delivering a web application with a relational database and a full MVC architecture built from the ground up, improving data reliability and maintainability.