Jesus Rubio is a seasoned back-end developer with 13 years of experience building reliable, secure server-side systems from research labs to startups, currently working at Trebellar in A Coruña. He has a strong open-source footprint, contributing backend fixes and security-focused tests to notable projects like Strapi, Qiskit and the ESLint security plugin. His background spans cloud integrations, WebRTC mobile work and automation of testing infrastructure, reflecting comfort across both backend services and platform interoperability. Previously at IBM Research and several startups, he pairs production-quality engineering with an eye for security and developer experience. An interesting detail: he has blended academic teaching and community mentorship into his career, having taught WebRTC and co-mentored for Debian’s Google Summer of Code.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Universidad de A Coruna
The OWASP NodeGoat project provides an environment to learn how OWASP Top 10 security risks apply to web applications developed using Node.js and how to effectively address them.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:13 commits, 4 PRs, 17 comments in 4 months
Contributions summary:Jesus primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the NodeGoat application. Their work included adding a Grunt task for dependency vulnerability checking, fixing database connection issues, and improving database reset scripts. The user also made minor configurations changes and updated dependencies, demonstrating a focus on maintaining and improving the application's stability and security. Additionally, the user addressed session management and user authentication issues.
🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:10 commits, 9 PRs, 27 comments in 1 year
Contributions summary:Jesus contributed to the Strapi CMS by implementing and modifying backend functionalities. Their work includes fixing the "delete" method for the Cloudinary upload plugin and configuring the X-Powered-By header. Furthermore, they focused on settings within the Strapi admin interface, allowing users to control the "Powered By" header from the admin panel and styling this new functionality.
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