Summary
Juan Rios is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building scalable, user-focused systems and currently shipping products at C2FO. With a BS in Human-Computer Interaction and ongoing PhD studies emphasizing UX research, he bridges rigorous HCI research with pragmatic engineering—often translating behavioral insights into more usable, accessible frontends and robust backend services. His hands-on work spans Go and cloud-native systems (GKE, Pub/Sub, Spanner) as well as TypeScript/Angular UIs, and he has driven high-impact initiatives like event-driven notification services and global analytics scaling that unlocked thousands of users and significant cost savings. Beyond product work, Juan contributes to community-led projects (e.g., Rebuild Black Business), mentors engineers, runs interviews, and blends research experience from CMU and NJIT into everyday engineering decisions.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Human Computer Interaction, Bachelor of Science - BS, Human Computer Interaction at New Jersey Institute of Technology
Spanish