Summary
Shai Rubin is an enterprise software leader and founder with nine years of professional experience and a deep technical pedigree spanning compilers, programming languages, and high-performance distributed systems. As Co-Founder of Strudel and former Director of Software Development at OwnBackup, he built and scaled the Archiver product from a two-person prototype to an 18-engineer team and a significant revenue driver, authoring two patents in data modeling and optimization along the way. His background includes senior leadership roles at Citi Innovation Lab and Microsoft, where he defined engineering standards, CI/CD and DevOps practices, and introduced new technologies across large organizations. Technically fluent in C++, C, C#, ASM, Lua and more, he combines hands-on systems programming with strategic product and sales collaboration, often interfacing directly with customers to meet complex archiving needs. A PhD in computer science focused on formal languages and network security underpins his ability to bridge rigorous research-driven techniques with practical, production-grade engineering. Based in Israel, he brings a rare mix of academic depth, patent-backed innovation, and proven product delivery at scale.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
MA Computer Science, MA Computer Science at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
PhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison