Summary
Ronalds Sovas is a Product Development Lead with 11 years of hands-on experience building and migrating backend systems across Python, Golang, PHP and Node.js, and strong operational skills with Docker and Debian. He currently architects a distributed, Python-based control platform for mineral processing that integrates AI processors, DDS messaging and secure parameter management for real-time industrial automation. His background includes splitting large monoliths into microservices for cryptocurrency exchanges and insurance platforms, plus deep Laravel and Symfony experience from long-term PHP work. Ronalds combines high-level system design with day-to-day development and testing (Jest, Cypress, PHPUnit), and frequently bridges DevOps and engineering to deliver production-ready containers and CI. Based in Latvia, he pairs a technical career with an academic foundation in history, an uncommon mix that sharpens his systems-level thinking and stakeholder communication. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex domain requirements into pragmatic, auditable architectures that enable AI-driven optimisation.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Rīgas 3. vidusskola
Bachelor's degree History, Bachelor's degree History at Latvijas Universitate
Latvian, English, Russian