German Ruiz
Software Engineer
About
I'm a Software Engineer with more than 7 years of experience working as a full-stack web developer. I like to build apps from the ground up and I'm always eager to learn new technologies and find complex problems to solve.
Work Experience
Tech Lead
Full-stack developer with focus in Python and React projects, also doing research and POC/MVPs for possible customers. Determine time estimations, resources needed and arquitecture teck stack to use in different frontend projects (e-commerce, web portals).
Highlights
- Worked with a team developing a MVP of a Web Portal connecting with Cisco NSO using React.
- Worked with a team inside Altimetrik on a VR Demo using Unity Engine.
- Implemented a Python serverless function to run on AWS Lambda.
- Developed a Flask API Microservice to integrate with a customer's system as a linux container.
- Headless e-commerce development using Gatsby and GraphQL connecting to CMS/Ecommerce platforms.
Altimetrik Uruguay
Montevideo, UY
October 2015 – April 2020
Lead Software Developer
Worked in lots of projects within Salesforce Service Cloud. The main focus was to develop apps that connect the customers with Social Networks and Mobile Platforms. The two main projects were "LiveMessage" and "Surveys for SCS and LiveMessage". Both of these projects packages are listed in Salesforce AppExchange.
Highlights
- Worked on projects directly with Service Cloud teams and different product owners.
- Used Apex / Visualforce / Lightning Components.
- Used Heroku, Postgress, Redis and Apache Kafka to develop a middleware/API in Java.
- Integrations with Social Networks APIs (Twitter, Facebook, Google).
- Integrations with mobiles messenger apps (Wechat, Line, Telegram, Apple Business Chat).
- Developed a Salesforce package called "Surveys for SCS and LiveMessage".
- The package is used by companies like KLM, AirAsia, Shopee, Bank Of America and has generated more than 5M surveys by mid 2020.
- Integration with Reddit's API by developing a Django Rest API in Heroku.
- Developed a Salesforce package that allows users to interact with a Reddit account.
Altimetrik Uruguay
Montevideo, UY
October 2014 – October 2015
Salesforce Developer
Worked in a project for Hospital Housekeeping Systems (HHS) as a Salesforce developer. The customer used Salesforce.com internally to keep several business data and processes streamlined and automated. My team main tasks were to enhance their system functionalities.
Highlights
- Worked with the Salesforce CRM Platform.
- Used Apex and Visualforce Salesforce technologies.
Tata Consultancy Services
Montevideo, UY
June 2013 – October 2014
.Net Developer
Development and maintenance of web/desktop applications using the ASP.Net Framework for American Express.
Highlights
- Worked with ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC Frameworks.
- Used Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) to develop an internal TCS desktop application.
Contact
Education
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2008 2017
Facultad de Ingeniería (UdelaR)
Bachelor in Computer Science (BCS) - Ingeniero en Computación
Computer Engineering
Skills
Programming Languages
Python
Javascript / Typescript
Java / Apex
HTML & CSS
SQL
C#
C / C++
Ruby
Web Development
Django / Flask
Node / React (CRA, Gatsby)
ASP.NET MVC
Spark Java
Ruby on Rails
Cloud, Servers and Databases
Salesforce / Heroku / AWS Lambda / Netlify
Linux (Nginx / Apache)
PostgreSQL / MySQL / Microsoft SQL Server
Redis / Apache Kafka
Tools and Others
Git / Github
Visual Studio Code
npm / yarn / pip / maven
Docker
Virtual Box / VMWare
Agile / SCRUM
Publications
Optimización evolutiva del tráfico urbano y las emisiones vehiculares
Interests
Cybersecurity
OWASP
Ethical hacking
Cisco
HackerOne
PenTesting
Machine Learning and AI
AI and Robotics
Neural Networks
Deep Learning
PyTorch / TensorFlow
Decentralization Technologies
Internet and the Web
Blockchain
Privacy
Energy