Rafik Robeal is a seasoned software engineering executive and CTO with 12+ years of experience building and scaling remote-first product organizations and resilient SaaS platforms. He combines deep systems and security expertise—from C/C++ and distributed file systems at Microsoft to Haskell-powered analytics and ETL at Freckle—with hands-on product delivery and Agile practice. Rafik has repeatedly grown engineering teams (5→40, 8→24), put career frameworks and DevOps/testing pipelines in place, and led SOC2-ready engineering operations. He also ships front-end polish in open-source projects, contributing modern UX improvements to the widely used MantisBT bug tracker. Comfortable moving between low-level systems and AI/ML initiatives, he built an in-store label-scanning ML utility at Tavour and helped turn a scarce Haskell talent pool into a strategic advantage. Based in Washington, D.C., he mentors startups and emphasizes continuous improvement and engineer development as core to lasting product success.
12 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
B. Sc., Computer & Systems Engineering, B. Sc., Computer & Systems Engineering at Ain Shams University
Contributions:1 review, 313 commits, 65 PRs in 6 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Rafik's contributions primarily focused on modernizing the MantisBT user interface. The user implemented changes to account preferences, print issue pages, and the overall design of the documentation pages and menu. The user also made changes to the Ace theme and implemented button bars in the navbar for better user experience. The user's work involved CSS and JavaScript.
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