Summary
Guillermo Rueda is a Principal Software Engineering Manager based in Seattle with over a decade of experience building and shipping user experiences for Windows that reach hundreds of millions of users. He blends hands-on full‑stack engineering (React, Redux, REST) with product and marketing leadership, having led features like News and interests, Widgets on Windows 11, Cortana integration, Modern File Explorer, and Modern Workplace experiences. Known for coaching and growing high‑performing teams, he emphasizes work–life balance, a learn‑it‑all mindset, and inclusion while navigating reorgs and cross‑team partnerships across Bing, OneDrive, and Office. Early in his career he combined test engineering and platform work—contributing to widely downloaded SDK samples and a patent—giving him deep quality and automation instincts. He holds engineering and computer science degrees from Universidad ICESI and Tecnológico de Monterrey and brings a rare mix of product marketing savvy and accessibility advocacy to platform UX.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master, Computer Science, Master, Computer Science at Tecnológico de Monterrey
Engineer, Telecommunications and Informatics, Engineer, Telecommunications and Informatics at Universidad ICESI
Spanish, English