Rafael Ayala
Software Engineer at 7-Eleven
El Paso, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRafael Ayala is a software engineer and MS candidate in Computer Software Engineering at UTEP with nine years of practical experience spanning internships, teaching assistantships, and operations roles. He has built automated testing frameworks at 7‑Eleven that cut manual testing by over 60 hours and improved system reliability, and has hands-on experience with AWS, React, mobile platforms, and computer vision. Rafael blends teaching and mentoring—having supported over 140 students in introductory CS courses—with production engineering, giving him a strong ability to translate technical solutions for non‑technical stakeholders. His background in both low‑level languages (C, Assembly) and high‑level web and ML tooling shows a versatility that helps bridge infrastructure, front-end, and data-driven projects. Raised in El Paso, he brings local roots and a pragmatic, user-focused approach to software that emphasizes measurable operational impact.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering, Master of Science - MS Computer Software Engineering at The University of Texas at El PasoHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Montwood High School
Github Skills (42)
twitter7
regularization7
microscopy7
stream6
astrodynamics6
twitter-api6
robust5
api5
nvidia5
coinbase5
r5
image-processing5
euler5
reproducible-research4
ctf4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AndreaRMICL/NutrienTrackeR
Jun 2018 - Jun 2023
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
Rafael-Ayala/openSkies
Nov 2020 - Aug 2022
Contributions:90 commits, 93 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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