Gabriel Rueda
Málaga, ES
gab.rued@gmail.com
+34722721994
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Software Engineer with 7+ years of experience building distributed backend systems at scale in cloud-native environments. Specialized in C#/.NET, microservices, and event-driven architectures deployed on Kubernetes. Experienced in designing and optimizing high-throughput production systems handling high volumes of transactions, focusing on scalability, latency, and reliability. Strong background in backend architecture, system design, and incremental modernization of large enterprise platforms.

Experience

Software Engineer
October 2023
 — 
Present
The Workshop

Cloud-native gaming platform company specializing in high-throughput real-time systems.

  • Modernized a legacy .NET Framework game server to .NET 6+, enabling containerized deployment on Kubernetes and improving scalability and maintainability.
  • Optimized internal RTP calculation tooling, reducing execution time from 3 days to 9 hours through algorithmic improvements and refactoring.
  • Developed backend services supporting high-volume real-time gaming transactions (millions of events).
  • Led peer code reviews to enforce performance, testability, and clean design standards.
.NET Backend Developer
March 2022
 — 
October 2023
DEKRA

Global inspection and certification services company.

  • Migrated 15+ legacy WCF services to .NET Core, improving scalability, security, and maintainability.
  • Researched and prototyped new backend technologies for performance and system reliability improvements.
  • Built and supported CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
  • Supported enterprise-grade applications in regulated environments.
.NET Backend Developer
April 2019
 — 
March 2022
N5 Now

Fintech company building core banking and tailored solutions for the financial industry.

  • Developed backend services for financial onboarding systems handling secure account creation workflows.
  • Led the backend development of an onboarding platform for a leading Panamanian bank, enabling secure client registration and account creation at scale.
  • Worked in a microservices architecture with event-driven components.

Education

Universidad Yacambú
January 2012
 — 
January 2017
Bachelor's Degree in Electronic Engineering in Computing

    Languages

    Spanish:
    Native
    English:
    C1 - Professional Proficiency

    Skills

    Languages & Frameworks:
    C#, .NET Core, .NET 6+, JavaScript, Python
    Cloud & DevOps:
    Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD
    Architecture & Tools:
    Microservices, REST APIs, gRPC, Kafka, Elasticsearch
    Databases:
    SQL, NoSQL
    Software Engineering Practices:
    SOLID, Object-Oriented Programming, Testing, Data Structures and Algorithms, Agile, Scrum, Code Reviews