Summary
Ninh Bui is a seasoned software leader and founder based in Amsterdam, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Phusion B.V. since 2008. Under his leadership, Phusion Passenger and its enterprise version have become de facto standards for deploying Ruby web apps, with over 500k known sites using it, including brands like Pixar, Apple, The New York Times, Salesforce, and Amazon. He blends hands-on architecture with strategic product development and has shared expertise through tech talks at Google, Twitter, Airbnb, RailsConf USA, and RailsConf Brazil. His early career spans roles in interaction design and web development at MediaMonks and consultancy at PwC, reflecting a breadth of product and user-focused engineering. He earned a BSc and an MSc in Computer Science from the University of Twente and continues to contribute to the tech community, including writing on Medium. Based in the Netherlands with 17 years of experience, he brings entrepreneurial grit and deep technical depth to building scalable, enterprise-grade software.
17 years of coding experience
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science at University of Twente
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, 90, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Computer Science, 90 at Universiteit Twente
English, Dutch