Agustín Ruatta Email & Phone Number

Argentina

Technical Lead and Head of Product at Rooftop, a platform that connects developers with clients.Over the past two years, I have led the creation and development of Rooftop's platform from the ground up, driving its growth to exceed 7,500 monthly active users (October 2024). In my role as Technical Lead, I have guided and overseen all key technical implementations, while as Head of Product, I have managed every stage of the product cycle—from problem identification to discovery, development, and performance measurement.Key achievements:- Built and grew the platform from its inception to significant monthly active usage. Quickly adapted the technical team to support the product's rapid growth.In the technical area, I have managed a modern and scalable stack, working with technologies such as:- Node.js, Nest.js, Next.js, PostgreSQL, SQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, React.js, TypeORM.- Docker, AWS, Amazon S3, Keystone.js.- System design and architecture, unit, integration, and E2E testing with Jest.As Head of Product, I have led the complete product lifecycle, using advanced tools and practices such as:- PostHog, Metabase, data analytics, product discovery, and product design.- Focus on key metrics to guide impactful product decisions.Additionally, I am part of Rooftop's strategic team, making key executive-level decisions to ensure the company's long-term success.

Head Manager at Rooftop Academy, the Rooftop community space for developer training and professional growth. In charge of strategic vision, planification, training monitoring, communication and broadcasting enhancement, process improvements, learning improvement and interaction with different areas like sales, support, community and product development.

San Francisco, Córdoba

University Teacher. Currently teaching frontend web development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Vue.js, with Git and GitHub as control version systems. Using flipped classroom as methodology.In the past, I taught backend with Laravel as MVC framework, but it was replaced due to increase of use of JavaScript stack.Technologies used:- Git- GitHub- Model-View-Controller (MVC)- Laravel- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)- Algorithms- JavaScript- MySQL- HTML- Teaching- Vue.js

With several years of experience, I offer consulting and mentoring services in the technology sector. I specialize in two key areas:- Consulting for companies: I assist organizations in making strategic technical decisions, guiding them through problem analysis, exploring alternatives, and defining feasible solutions. My approach is to work closely with clients to design efficient action plans that align technology with business objectives.- Mentoring for developers: I work with software professionals to enhance their technical skills and advance their careers. Whether they are starting out or looking to refine their expertise, I provide personalized guidance and ongoing support for their professional growth.My clients range from large companies to senior developers seeking to deepen their knowledge and skills.My profile on Codementor reflects the quality of the services I provide, with a 5/5 rating: https://www.codementor.io/@agustinruatta

Backend developer at Silicon Development, a software factory. Worked on an investment platform (CrowdEngine), which allows clients to make customizable investment portals, in order to get funds for their projects following USA regulatory laws.Focused on overall system improvement and new features. Started as backend developer, but ended as tech leader.Technologies used:- Docker- PostgreSQL- GNU/Linux- Git- Heroku- Integration Testing- GitHub- RSpec- Model-View-Controller (MVC)- Ruby- Scrum- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)- Ruby on Rails- JavaScript- Web Application Security- Redis- Test Driven Development (TDD)- Unit Testing- Integration Testing- HTML

Full Stack Developer in Workana, leader freelancer marketplace in LatinAmerica. - Used technologies: PHP, MySQL, Redis, ElasticSearch, Vue.js, Git, GitHub, Unit and Integration Testing, Web Frameworks, Docker, GNU/Linux, Queues, Jenkins, Kibana, Amazon S3.- Responsibilities: - Backend leader: due to my experience and knowledge, I was in charge of big backend changes, advisement and leadership. - Payment processor integrations, like MercadoPago, PayPal, Billplz, etc. - Withdraw processors integration, like Transpay, Iugu, Payoneer, etc. - Optimization: make Workana faster and guarantee that even with high amount of users everything works fine. - Information security: guarantee that all systems focus on defense in depth, reduce risk exposure and vulnerabilities management. - Search system maintenance and new features addition. - Backend related tasks, but also some frontend tasks.

San Francisco, Córdoba

Teacher in "111 mil" training, which aimed to train 111.000 developers. I taught 60 people desktop development, algorithms, Java and Swing, Git, GitHub, Hibernate as ORM and MySQL as database.Although I wanted to teach web in that moment (because desktop software was not used anymore), that was not allowed.Technologies used:- Java- Git- Hibernate- GitHub- Java Swing- Algorithms- MySQL- Teaching

I did the "Work and Travel" experience in the United States, working at a ski resort in Crested Butte.

San Francisco, Córdoba

Full Stack Developer at Coliseo Software, responsible for developing ERP software.I primarily focused on the .NET stack for backend development, but also worked on the frontend using jQuery and Knockout.js (an MVVM framework).Technologies used:- jQuery- Git- Integration Testing- GitHub- Model-View-Controller (MVC)- C#- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)- JavaScript- Unit Testing- HTML- Knockout.js- TypeScript

Freelancer developer. Developed three systems:- Jewelry administration system, a desktop software, which was made using Java, Swing, MariaDB and Hibernate as ORM.- Shipping platform, a quite big project. It was a web system, made with Ruby, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL and jQuery.- A linear optimization solver, which was used by students in order to learn linear programming in an easier and better way. It was a desktop software, with Java and JavaFX as main technologies.Of course unit and integration testing were used in all systems.Technologies used:- Java- jQuery- PostgreSQL- GNU/Linux- Git- JUnit- Integration Testing- JavaFX- Hibernate- GitHub- Model-View-Controller (MVC)- MariaDB- Ruby- Java Swing- Scrum- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)- Ruby on Rails- JavaScript- Web Application Security- Unit Testing- HTML

San Francisco, Córdoba, Argentina

In a university research group. We studied web systems security, and gave talks in order to increase awareness.