Rafe Rosen is a Principal Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building high-impact Ruby-based systems that model complex domains and power workflows used by hundreds of thousands of users. He has a track record of driving measurable business outcomes—contributing to products that support billions in revenue, boost subscriber growth, and reduce support load by 90%—across startups and mission-driven organizations. A full-stack problem solver, Rafe blends backend, frontend, and DevOps expertise to deliver reliable, production-grade services (including near-perfect COVID reporting and large-scale housing placement workflows). He consults and ships quickly for early-stage companies as well as enterprise teams, often bootstrapping data products and robust export systems. Based in Brattleboro, Vermont, Rafe pairs a background in biology and wildlife tracking with a pragmatic engineering style—he’s also known on GitHub as a “Ruby Dad,” signaling both his Ruby focus and collaborative, mentoring approach.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship, Wildlife Tracking Apprenticeship at White Pine Programs
Bachelor of Arts - BA Biology, Bachelor of Arts - BA Biology at Oberlin College
Contributions:5 commits, 8 pushes, 2 branches in 6 months
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Rafe Rosen - Principal Software Engineer at Intapp