Summary
Francisco Martínez is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently at GitHub in Barcelona after progressing from senior to staff roles. He began as a JavaScript frontend developer, evolved into Ruby backend work, and now operates comfortably as a full‑stack engineer with strong expertise in Ruby, JavaScript, and Elixir. His career spans fast‑moving startups and scale‑oriented teams—Factorial HR, Redbooth and others—where he moved from individual contributor to technical lead responsibilities. Known for a pragmatic “I break code for a living” approach, he balances exploratory tinkering with shipping reliable production systems. Based in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain, he combines deep backend knowledge with frontend sensitivity, enabling cross-disciplinary solutions that reduce handoffs. Peers describe him as adaptable and curious, quick to learn new languages and tools when solving tricky problems.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniero técnico en Telecomunicación Telemática, Ingeniero técnico en Telecomunicación Telemática at Universidad de Jaén
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