Software engineer with 10+ years of experience building backend-focused, full-stack systems across fintech, payments, and cloud infrastructure. I thrive in environments where security, reliability, and clean design matter.
Fun Facts
- Currently working on IAM platform stuff at DigitalOcean — roles, SSO, organizations, all the access control things
- Golang is my primary language — microservices, gRPC, Kafka, distributed systems
- I once built a trade engine in Go for a crypto exchange (BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH)
- I’ve integrated with Visa, Mastercard, Plaid, and Dwolla — payments are fun until they’re not
- Built a fintech startup from scratch in Mexico — architecture, backend, frontend, mobile app, the whole thing
- Also proficient in Node.js, TypeScript, React, Vue.js, and various databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- Currently getting familiar with Rust and GDScript — always up for learning new languages and paradigms
- BS in Computer Engineering from UPQ (Universidad Politecnica de Queretaro)
- Still love writing code by hand — even in the age of robots, btw
- From Mexico, btw
Check out my resume | Find me at rubenmeza.com or reach out at rmezar@gmail.com