Summary
Paul Ruales is a product-focused full-stack engineer and repeat founder with nine years of experience building distributed systems, cross-chain infrastructure, and scalable cloud architectures from MVP to funded startups. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has led engineering teams, raised pre-seed capital, and shipped a distributed cross-chain execution engine while also founding a consulting firm that guided companies on AWS, scaling, and product-market fit. His background spans research-grade ML and biomedical engineering work to production services at Amazon and high-performance cross-chain monitoring, reflecting a blend of rigorous academic training (MS CS) and pragmatic product delivery. Paul’s not-obvious strength is bridging deep technical systems work—C++, distributed execution, and cross-chain tooling—with hands-on product instincts that prioritize end-user workflows for high-agency knowledge workers.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering Computer Science Minor, Bachelor’s Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering Computer Science Minor at University of Iowa
English, Spanish