Andrew Ruder

Andrew Ruder's work experience includes roles at several companies. Andrew is currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Papa since June 2022. Prior to that, they worked at ZipRecruiter from July 2017 to April 2022, where they held positions such as Staff Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, and Software Engineer. At ZipRecruiter, they were responsible for various tasks including general distributed system work, working with Kubernetes and Docker, maintaining monitoring/alerts, and conducting interviews.

Before joining ZipRecruiter, Andrew worked as a Firmware Engineer at Elecsys Corporation from December 2012 to January 2017. Their responsibilities included maintaining the design of Windows CE handheld devices. Prior to Elecsys Corporation, they worked as a Senior Electrical Engineer II at Raytheon Missile Systems from September 2008 to December 2012. In this role, they played a leading role in developing a datalink system, implemented various technologies, and developed hardware diagnostics frameworks.

Their earlier experience includes working as an Electrical Engineer II at L-3 Communications Integrated Systems from June 2006 to August 2008, where they designed and tested RF boards and digital circuitry. Andrew also served as a Student Systems Administrator at Kansas State University from 2004 to 2006. Andrew started their career as an Intern at Absoft in 2001.

Overall, Andrew Ruder has extensive experience in software and firmware engineering, distributed systems, hardware design, and system administration.

Andrew Ruder attended Kansas State University from 2002 to 2006, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering / RF.