Summary
Rúben Freitas is a Staff Engineer based in London with 10 years of experience delivering robust payments and PayTech platforms across iGaming and fintech. He has progressed from hands-on Java full‑stack development to technical leadership, driving migrations to Docker and Kubernetes, performance-driven sizing, and company-wide delivery improvements. At Gamesys and Curve he modernised legacy payment stacks, improved monitoring and RG/AML processes, and led cross-team technical guidance—skills he now applies at Bally’s Interactive. Known for mentoring engineers and owning complex integrations under tight deadlines, he blends deep backend expertise (Java, Spring) with practical DevOps experience. Outside work his GitHub bio hints at diverse interests—photography, science and mapping—which inform a curious, analytical approach to engineering problems.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc) Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MSc) Computer Engineering at Universidade do Minho
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Computer Engineering at Universidade da Madeira
Portuguese, English, Spanish, Norwegian