Summary
Rafael Ruiz is a DevOps Engineer based in Amsterdam with 11 years of experience building and operating web and backend systems, primarily in Ruby on Rails and Java, and more recently exploring functional programming with Elixir. He combines hands-on DevOps and platform work at Nationale-Nederlanden with a long track record as a senior/full‑stack engineer at Advidi and FUGA, bringing practical expertise in Docker, CI/CD, Sidekiq/RabbitMQ, MySQL/Redis and deployment automation. Earlier roles in patent examination and power electronics give him a unique ability to translate complex technical domains into reliable software and documented processes. He holds advanced degrees in mechatronics and education, and his background in embedded systems and PLCs informs a pragmatic, systems‑level approach to engineering. Outside work he pursues music, gastronomical tourism and languages, reflecting curiosity that drives both learning new technologies and cross-disciplinary problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician, BSc Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician at Sheffield Hallam University
MSc (Hons) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering, MSc (Hons) Mechatronics Robotics and Automation Engineering at Universidad de Córdoba
Master of Education (M.Ed.) Teacher Training and Education Science, Master of Education (M.Ed.) Teacher Training and Education Science at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.
English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Polish