Summary
Rafael Ruiz is a senior microservices and IBM ODM analyst with eight years of experience building rule-driven Java services and CI/CD pipelines for clients in finance and public sector. Trained originally in video game design, he pivoted to web engineering after an Erasmus in Finland and holds a Master’s in Web Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. He has delivered production microservices that wrap IBM ODM rule engines, using Jenkins, Azure, GitHub and Scrum practices to drive reliable deployments. Notably, he combined QA experience—ranked in the top 3% on uTest—with hands-on Java development, giving him a strong testing mindset alongside systems design skills. Based in Cercedilla, Spain, Rafael blends curiosity from his game-development roots with pragmatic, enterprise-grade engineering.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Erasmus+ Student Desarrollo web, Erasmus+ Student Desarrollo web at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
Grado en Diseño y Desarrollo de Videojuegos Videojuegos y programación, Grado en Diseño y Desarrollo de Videojuegos Videojuegos y programación at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Máster en Ingeniería web, Máster en Ingeniería web at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid