Summary
Ricardo Roque is a Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of professional experience and 4+ years focused on full-stack development in Series A–C startups, primarily within healthtech. He builds reliable products end-to-end using React, TypeScript, Python/Django, and modern CI/CD and observability tools, and has a track record of improving processes like onboarding flows, feature flagging, and structured logging. Ricardo excels in fast-paced cross-functional teams, shipping features that directly impact patient experience and operational efficiency, such as electronic signature workflows and priority triage systems. He migrated legacy JavaScript to TypeScript, introduced end-to-end testing with Cypress, and leverages GCP/AWS and container tooling to raise system reliability. Unusually for an engineer, his background includes optometry training, giving him a practical appreciation for clinical workflows that informs his healthtech product decisions. Based in Vancouver, WA, he combines startup grit with disciplined engineering practices to deliver measurable outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Optometry Program, Doctor of Optometry Program at University of California, Berkeley
Advanced Software Engineering Immersive, Advanced Software Engineering Immersive at Hack Reactor
English, Spanish