Reuben Balik
Co-Founder, CTO at The New Money Company (YC W24)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolReuben Balik is a seasoned software leader and CTO with 11 years of experience building IoT infrastructure and connectivity platforms. As Co-Founder and CTO of The New Money Company (YC W24) and former Senior Staff Engineer and Engineering Lead at Hologram, he has deep expertise in scaling carrier-grade IoT services from device firmware to cloud orchestration. Based in Chicago, he blends hands-on engineering with product-driven leadership, having progressed from embedded and network-focused roles at Bytemobile and Citrix to startup executive responsibilities. Known for turning complex connectivity and systems problems into reliable, production-ready infrastructure, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a background in computer engineering from UIUC to every project.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors, Computer Engineering, Bachelors, Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignNorthside College Prep HS
Github Skills (100)
python10
sms10
ber10
php-library10
connected10
modem10
sdk10
xer10
database-migration10
arduino-ide10
stripe-api10
database-migrations10
python-sdk10
ppp10
der10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
rbalik/dotfiles
Dec 2014 - Aug 2019
Contributions:8 commits, 4 pushes in 4 years 8 months
hologram-io/hologram-tools
Jul 2016 - Dec 2019
The client-side tools you need to help build your next cellular-connected product
Contributions:17 commits, 3 PRs, 14 pushes in 3 years 5 months
client-sideconnectedneedangularcellular
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