Summary
Ricardo Garcia is a Software Architect with 12 years of experience leading the design and delivery of cloud-native, microservices and big data platforms from Madrid. He combines hands-on engineering (Go, Java, Python, PHP, Kubernetes) with team-building skills to transform groups of developers into reliable, high-performance engineering teams and has driven banking-grade runtime architectures and database gateway initiatives. As an instructor in Big Data & ML architecture he brings practical expertise in Hadoop, Kafka, Elasticsearch and Google Cloud services, and has a track record of operationalizing hybrid and cloud solutions. Ricardo also contributes to open-source documentation—helping translate and polish the widely used CakePHP CookBook into Spanish—underscoring his attention to clarity and developer experience. Colleagues describe him as resourceful under pressure, adept at multitasking, and committed to balancing short-term delivery with long-term architectural vision.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineer, Computer Science, Computer Engineer, Computer Science at Universidad Simón Bolívar
Exchange student, IT and Business, Exchange student, IT and Business at Åbo Akademi University
Senior exchange student, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates, Senior exchange student, High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates at Athens Area High School
Master's degree, Web Engineering, Master's degree, Web Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Spanish, English