Summary
Runbai Ma is a software engineer with a decade of experience building web-scale applications using Ruby, JavaScript, and SQL, currently contributing to Rippling in New York. Her background spans startups and large cloud providers, including AWS and Greenhouse, where she focused on reliable, production-grade systems. She holds advanced computer science training from the University of Chicago and a cross-disciplinary foundation in Management Information Systems from Renmin University, blending technical depth with product-aware thinking. Colleagues describe her as a continuous learner who gravitates toward practical improvements and shipping clean, maintainable code. Comfortable across the full stack, she brings both startup agility and enterprise rigor to solve scaling and operational challenges. An unspoken strength is her pattern of moving between diverse teams and domains, which has sharpened her ability to quickly acquire domain knowledge and deliver impact.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer Science at Binghamton University
Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems, General, Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems, General at Renmin University of China
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of Chicago
English, Chinese