Summary
Sergio Rus is a senior engineer with 11 years of experience building full-stack web applications and leading engineering teams, currently at Spotify after a decade heading engineering at WhoSampled. He holds an MSc in Computer Engineering from the University of Seville and has deep hands-on experience across Python/Django, JavaScript front-ends, and web performance tooling from roles in research labs, startups, and teaching. Sergio has repeatedly bridged product and platform work—shipping features, refactoring legacy systems, integrating payments, and operating infrastructure—demonstrating both technical breadth and operational fluency. He also teaches advanced JavaScript and modern tooling, signaling a commitment to developer education and pragmatic best practices. Notably, his background includes building open-source research projects on graph databases and contributing to digital humanities platforms, a blend of data-driven engineering and user-focused design.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
University of Seville
English, Spanish