Hi, I’m
Ricardo Gamarra
Senior Fullstack Software Engineer
La Plata,Buenos Aires
Summary
Specializing in Ruby on Rails, NodeJS, and React, I've honed my skills through hands-on experience and a dedication to continuous learning. Beyond my technical expertise, I believe in the power of collaboration and mentorship to drive success.
Overview
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Lpx Investor Reporting
Full-stack Software Engineer / Tech Leader
4 2023 - Current
Job overview
- Significantly contributed to LPx Investor Reporting, a software platform tailored for the alternative investment sector, transforming fund administration and investor relations through intuitive oversight and efficient processes
- Improved legacy code efficiency and organization
- Transitioned to a relational database for better data management
- Ensured code quality through reviews and interviews
- Designed robust systems and frontend mockups for LPx's platform
- Directed technical interviews for team expansion
- Crafted mockups for improved user experience and interface design alignment.
GOAT
Full-stack Software Engineer
01.2022 - 06.2023
Job overview
- As a key member of the Integrations Engineering team at Goat, a leading ecommerce platform for resellers specializing in haute couture, I contributed to the development of seamless integrations with popular platforms such as Shopify, Magento, and Ebay
- Led the successful migration of our Ruby on Rails architecture to Golang, utilizing microservices and GRPC for improved scalability and maintainability
- Designed and developed a full-fledged microservice from scratch, leveraging industry-standard tools and technologies
- Implemented robust testing strategies using Rspec, ensuring high-quality code and efficient debugging
- Utilized Bugsnag for error tracking and Grafana for monitoring and analytics, providing real-time insights into system performance
- Collaborated with the team to plan and prioritize tasks using JIRA, ensuring effective project management and delivery.
Learning Tapestry
Full-stack Software Engineer
06.2020 - 01.2022
Job overview
- Built education-related MVPs for several companies
- Worked with T3 Innovation Network, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, Viacom, Teach Like a Champion Online, and Nickelodeon
- I also did management work here
- Main Technologies used: Ruby On Rails, Heroku, AWS, CircleCI, React, Gatsby, Figma, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, RDF
- Designed Architecture for several projects
- Built backend and frontend alone and with small teams
- Wrote unit, integration, and e2e tests
- Integrated with different services
- Did code reviews
- Wrote new features
- Built new MVP products.
Troly.io
Full-stack Software Engineer
05.2019 - 06.2020
Job overview
- Platform to manage small and mid-size wineries and breweries, allowing them to manage customer data, track deliveries, control the stock, and more
- Main technologies used: Ruby on Rails, Heroku, React, Figma, PostgreSQL
- Switched to client-facing using Intercom and resolved urgent problems in production
- Proposed the use of containerization for the development
- Did code reviews and code refactoring
- Delivered new features
- Wrote unit and integration tests
- Covered code with tests.
Ministry of Economy - Buenos Aires Province
Web Consultant / Web Developer
12.2016 - 07.2019
Job overview
- Taxes management system to be used in more than 100 cities within Buenos Aires to improve citizens' experience on paying house and car taxes, and more
- Main Technologies used: Laravel, Php, Angular
- Did code refactoring
- Planned work for sprints with the team leaders
- Participated in discussions with team leaders, coordinators, and managers
- Did architecture definition
- Covered code with test Improved legacy code
- Did code SQL for the legacy engine (Oracle) and the new engine (Postgres).
B I Pharmaceuticals
Tech Leader
12.2017 - 05.2019
Job overview
- BI is a global pharmaceutical company that now includes animal health solutions
- They wanted a piece of software that allows users to identify places on the map to let users buy their products
- Main Technologies used: Ruby On Rails, Php, MySQL, React
- Did code reviews and code with test coverage
- Planned work for sprints with the scrum master
- Participated in discussions with managers
- Did technical interviews
- Did architecture definition
- Managed to deliver the project on time
- Installed it on several web pages of the same product for different countries.
OPSI
Full Stack Developer
02.2014 - 12.2016
Job overview
- Software development for different companies, including database design, software engineering, and analysis
- As a developer, I was responsible for everything related to a client
- From doing requirements engineering, picking the tech stack, performing iterative deliveries while building the solution, and finally taking ownership of maintenance.
Restosoft Systems
Freelance Developer
03.2015 - 10.2016
Job overview
- Billing system for restaurants with sales made in several places in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and México
- Implementation of corrective and evolutionary maintenance.
Education
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Analyst Programmer
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Master - Software Engineer
Skills
Backend Development
Frontend Development
Responsive Web Design
Object-Oriented Programming
API design and integration
Microservices Architecture
Code Review and Refactoring
Performance Optimization
Software Architecture
Test-driven development
Grantsobtained
- Bicentennial Scholarship 2012 - 2015, Presidency of Argentina
Workideals
I like to follow software design principles and apply it every time I can. In addition, I am always aware of the following software development principles:
→ S.O.L.I.D.
→ D.R.Y.
→ K.I.S.S.
→ Y.A.G.N.I.
References
- Sergio Bonfiglio, Director, Ministry of Economic of the Province of Bs As, +549(221)-429-4484 / 4509, sbonfi@ec.gba.gov.ar
- Fernando Gatti, Boss, Opsi, +549(221) 465-2523, fgatti@opsi.com
- José Blaho, Scrum Master, Boehringer Ingelheim, joseblaho@gmail.com
- Patricio Chiera, Manager, Boehringer Ingelheim, chiera@gmail.com
- Laura De Giusti, Teacher / Chief, National University of La Plata, +549(221) 427-7270, ldgiusti@lidi.info.unlp.edu.ar
- James Wilson, Lead, Troly.io, james@troly.io
- Steve Midgley, CEO, Learning Tapestry, steve@learningtapestry.com
- Joe Baird, Manager, Learning Tapestry, joe@learningtapestry.com
Timeline
Full-stack Software Engineer
GOAT
01.2022 - 06.2023
Full-stack Software Engineer
Learning Tapestry
06.2020 - 01.2022
Full-stack Software Engineer
Troly.io
05.2019 - 06.2020
Tech Leader
B I Pharmaceuticals
12.2017 - 05.2019
Web Consultant / Web Developer
Ministry of Economy - Buenos Aires Province
12.2016 - 07.2019
Freelance Developer
Restosoft Systems
03.2015 - 10.2016
Full Stack Developer
OPSI
02.2014 - 12.2016
Full-stack Software Engineer / Tech Leader
Lpx Investor Reporting
4 2023 - Current
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Analyst Programmer
12.2017
Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Master - Software Engineer