Summary
Justin Ricaurte is a seasoned software leader, founder, and consultant with 15 years of experience building and scaling mission-driven products, from founding AI startups to architecting rapid e-commerce growth ($10M to $300M ARR in 4.5 years). He blends hands-on engineering (Ruby/Rails, Python, JavaScript) with technical strategy and people leadership, having managed and mentored teams of up to 12 engineers while splitting monoliths into microservices and stabilizing systems for audit-ready financial integrations. Justin enjoys applying generative AI and software to domains like healthcare, space, finance, and agriculture, and he has practical experience shipping AI-driven crawling, analysis, and summarization systems. Based in San Francisco, he helps founders take products from idea to market and volunteers as a long-time judge for the University of Washington business plan competition—bringing a founder’s grit and a focus on measurable, positive impact.
15 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts at University of Washington