Summary
Ruti Wajnberg is a product-focused senior software developer and founder with a decade of experience building and launching web and mobile products, from MVPs to large re-architectures. She has led cross-functional teams at consultancies like thoughtbot and Smashing Boxes, driving complex projects such as GDPR compliance, multi-version Rails upgrades, native payments APIs, and migrations from Rails to React. Her background spans hands-on back-end engineering, product management, and client-facing leadership, which she pairs with a strong UX sensibility and data-driven decision making. Ruti also founded and runs Find the Thread Upholstery, translating her design instincts and craftsmanship into a small business operation. Comfortable mentoring apprentices and coordinating stakeholders, she is known for turning ambiguous requirements into elegant, testable solutions. Based in New York, she brings an unusual blend of technical depth, product strategy, and tactile creative practice.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Business, Entrepreneurship, MBA, Business, Entrepreneurship at The Interdisciplinary Center
B.A., History, Music, Italian, B.A., History, Music, Italian at New York University