Raul Bajales

Raul Bajales has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Their most recent position is as a Senior Software Engineer at Split, starting in March 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Bonzzu from January 2018 to April 2022 as a Software Engineering Manager / Lead Engineer, where they played a crucial role in building and managing teams in Argentina and Peru. Raul also collaborated with teams in Los Altos, California, and South Africa.

Before joining Bonzzu, Raul worked at Upwork as a Senior Software Architect from January 2015 to July 2016, focusing on the development of a new messaging tool. Raul used their expertise in Java stack and managed WebSockets with Atmosphere. Prior to Upwork, they served as a Software Architect at Security Scorecard from January 2014 to January 2015, where they implemented a domain-specific language in Groovy and developed a back-office web app using the MeanJS stack.

In 2013, Raul worked as a Lead Engineer at Despegar.com, where they initiated and managed an internal project for handling resources from third-party providers. Raul utilized Java, Scala, Jetty, SpringMVC, Hazelcast, and MongoDB for this project. Before Despegar.com, they worked as a Software Architect at Tactivos from October 2011 to January 2013, contributing to a cutting-edge project that focused on backend scalability and frontend rendering algorithms.

Raul also gained experience as a Software Engineer at Vostu, where they worked on the Vostu Gaming Network Platform, and at Playdom as a Software Engineer in the Three Melons Studio. Additionally, they served as a Lead Engineer at SONICO, where they worked on the OpenSocial Application Platform and 3rd party integrations. Raul's early career included a role as a Software Engineer at LinkedIn as a contractor from Globant, working on the Platform Development Team.

Overall, Raul Bajales has a well-rounded work experience with expertise in software engineering, architecture, team management, and backend development.

Raul Bajales completed their education in a chronological order as follows:

In 1997, they enrolled in the Universidad de Buenos Aires to pursue a degree in Computer Software Engineering. Raul completed their studies in this field in 1999, earning a Licentiate degree.

In 2000, Raul joined the Universidad Kennedy and studied Information Systems. Raul successfully completed the program in 2003, earning a degree as a Systems Analyst.

Apart from their formal education, Raul also obtained several certifications. In April 2023, they completed the "Level 1: Feature Flagging Foundations for Engineers" certification from Split. Similarly, in May 2023, they obtained certifications in "Level 1: Experimentation" and "Feature Delivery Foundations for Admins" from Split. In June 2023, Raul acquired the "Administering Split" certification from Split.

Additionally, Raul has pursued online courses on Coursera. Their certifications include "Design Thinking for Innovation," "Functional Program Design in Scala," "Functional Programming Principles in Scala," and "Parallel programming." However, the specific months and years of when they obtained these Coursera certifications are not provided.