Rob W
Co-Founder at Rhebus, Inc.
San Francisco Bay Area United States
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Top SchoolRob W is a seasoned software leader and co-founder with 13 years of experience designing high-throughput systems and turning early-stage ideas into profitable products. Based in the Bay Area, he excels at architecture and cost-efficient engineering—examples include cutting streaming infrastructure costs from $4k/month to $50 and architecting a $0-cost Mongo caching layer that enabled 5x concurrent connections. He’s driven rapid user growth and monetization (grew a platform to 3k members in one month and boosted revenue by up to 300% through product innovation) while leading and scaling engineering teams across SaaS, FinTech, MedTech, and gaming. As a fractional CTO and AI advisor he blends hands-on system optimization with strategic AI/LLM integration and hiring guidance for startups. Known for pragmatic, measurable outcomes, he often focuses on simple architectural changes that unlock outsized reliability and performance gains.
13 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
n/a Liberal Arts, n/a Liberal Arts at California State University - East BayAssociate's degree General Studies, Associate's degree General Studies at Fresno City CollegeBachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at California State University, Fresno
English, German, Spanish, Japanese, French, Esperanto, Scottish Gaelic
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Github Skills (134)
javascript10
advertising10
nodejs10
linux9
browser9
bdd9
opengl9
engine9
api-testing9
js9
testing9
api-client9
test-framework9
windows9
react9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
JWambaugh/FirmamentGameEngine
Aug 2013 - Jul 2015
Firmament Game Engine
Contributions:108 commits, 38 pushes, 1 comment in 1 year 11 months
gamedevgame-developmentopenglenginegame-engine
RockYou-Ads/mockbin
Nov 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:21 PRs, 59 pushes, 15 branches in 1 year
http-requestsmock-servertestingmockingmock-test
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