Roberto Huertas
Barcelona, Spain • [email protected]
I love software development. Especially programming languages.
Over the years, I've been mainly working as an individual contributor and, occasionally, as a tech lead, and I've been involved in many different projects both in the front end and the back end.
In 2017, I discovered the Rust programming language and I've been fascinated by it since then. To get in touch with others who shared my passion I started BcnRust, a Barcelona-based user group community, and later, in 2019 I became the main local organizer of the Barcelona Rustfest, the biggest physical edition so far with more than 1K attendees.
When COVID arrived, I decided to start a YouTube channel dedicated to the Rust programming language. Sharing knowledge is one of my main motivations and I enjoy it a lot, that’s why I also write blog posts related to software development both in my blog and other social media.
I’m always eager to learn, contribute to cool projects, and face interesting challenges.
I also think connecting with people is important in our business. You never know what kind of opportunities lie ahead. So, I’m always open to meeting new people, getting in touch with innovative ideas, and building something that can change our lives for the better.Experience
Datadog
Software Engineer • May, 2022 — Present
I work in the IDE Integration team, building a Visual Studio Code extension that helps developers monitor their applications and infrastructure directly from their IDE.
I also collaborate on the Datadog Static Analyzer tool, which assists developers in identifying potential issues in their code before deployment to production.
Tech stack: TypesScript, Rust, React, VS Code
Licensebat
Software Engineer • Apr, 2019 — Present
OSS tool and SaaS to help software companies ensure their current and future dependencies comply with their license policies. Built with Rust in order to leverage its awesome trifecta: Safety, Speed and Fearless Concurrency
Tech stack: Rust, Actix-web, SQLx, PostgreSQL, Redis, Shuttle, TypeScript, GitHub Actions
Koa Health
Software Engineer • Nov, 2020 — May, 2022
- Feb 2021 - May 2022: First member or the company's Core Team which was responsible for building tools and services to help our product teams succeed.
Tech stack: TypeScript, NodeJS, PostreSQL, Rust, SvelteJs, AWS, Dart, Flutter, NestJS, GitHub Actions - Nov 2020 - Feb 2021: After more than 2 years working in Telefonica Alpha, the company spun out and Koa Health was born. I kept working on Foundations, our flagship mobile app that helps teams build the skills they need to manage stress and become more resilient.
Tech stack: Flutter, Dart, Rust, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Serverless, TypeScript, NodeJS, JavaScript, GitHub Actions
Telefónica Innovación Alpha
Tech Lead & Software Engineer • May, 2018 — Nov, 2020
I was involved in many different projects and tasks related to our Health Moonshot which covered:
- Foundations mobile app & services (formerly Evermind)
- Work with sensors in mobile.
- Overview of several services written in Go (Notifications, CMA, Foundations Backend...)
- Helped to introduce Flutter into the company.
- Lull Tech Lead (sleep mobile app).
- Several CLI written in Rust to help our team to work better and faster.
- Support for several product teams (Mina, Remix...)
Valudio
Software Architect, Engineer & Trainer • Jul, 2016 — May, 2018
- Worked in several apps mainly dedicated to the healthcare sector, using many different technologies and playing several roles.
- Was involved in most of the company projects, from inception to final delivery, helping gathering requirements, meeting with customers when needed and driving the execution and delivery roadmaps.
- Offered Angular training for several companies.
Tokiota
Software Architect, Engineer & Consultant • Mar, 2015 — Jul, 2016
- Worked as a consultant in many different projects and companies. Focused on .NET, JavaScript and Mobile.
- Also worked as an internal trainer, helped in the recruitment and candidate assessment processes and worked in several requirement elicitation and project proposals elaboration.
- Played different development roles, from architecture to implementation.
Byrom
Lead Web Developer • Dec, 2007 — Mar, 2015
Led the web development team for several projects:
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Canada
- 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil
- 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Germany
- 2011 Invitation to Tender FIFA Women's World Cup Germany
- 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa
My tasks were related to development, team coordination, application design, UX design and documentation.
Netydea
Software Engineer • Sep, 2005 — Dec, 2007
Worked as a full stack developer using many different technologies and building mainly websites for local companies in Spain (mainly from the editorial industry).
It was my first formal job as a software engineer and I learnt a lot about the .NET framework, web development and databases. I was initially hired because I had some Scrum e-leaning experience from my time in Universitat de Barcelona Virtual.
Tech stack: VB.Net, ASP.NET, PHP, SQL Server, MySQL, ASP, JavaScript, IIS, CSSUniversitat de Barcelona Virtual
Multimedia Editor • 2004 — 2005
I started providing some multimedia courses using Flash and ActionScript, but I was eventually hired to work as editor due to my academic formation. Some of the tasks involved:
- Edition of several online courses
- Interviewing authors
- Content management
Education
Universitat de Barcelona
Ciencias de la Información, Licenciatura • 2000 - 2005
Comunicación Audiovisual: specialized in E-Learning & Web
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Grado en Ingeniería Informática • 2010 — On hold
Completed the first year but with the arrival of my two kids I stopped the classes and eventually do some of the courses from time to time.
Projects
Licensebat
Founder & Principal Developer • April, 2019 — Present
OSS tool and SaaS to help software companies ensure their current and future dependencies comply with their license policies. Built with Rust in order to leverage its awesome trifecta: Safety, Speed and Fearless Concurrency.
(https://licensebat.com)BcnRust
Organizer & Speaker • July, 2018 — Present
Just after discovering Rust, I felt the need to connect with others with the same interest and I created the first community in Barcelona around Rust. I've been organizing meetups and giving talks since then. This is currently the biggest active Rust community in Spain.
(https://www.youtube.com/@bcnrust)Rust en Español
Content creator • May, 2020 — Present
After the beginning of the pandemics, as it was not possible to phisically meet with the members of the Barcelona Rust meetup, I decided to set up a YouTube channel to share some of my Rust knowledge with the Spanish-speaking community.
(https://www.youtube.com/robertohuertasm)vscode-icons
OSS Author & Maintainer • Jun, 2016 — Present
First Visual Studio Code extension providing icons. +15M installations. +4K GitHub Stars.
(https://github.com/vscode-icons/vscode-icons)Outside Interests
- Music: I play the tenor saxophone, although I'm currently enjoying the Travel Sax 2
- Swimming and Calisthenics: I love swimming and I'm currently training calisthenics (still an amateur though :P)
- OSS contributor: I enjoy contributing to cool projects or creating my own. Usually related to Rust.
Additional Links
- Published Rust crates in crates.io. (https://crates.io/users/robertohuertasm?sort=downloads)
- Rust workshop: Full stack web app with Actix-web, SQLx, Postgres, Shuttle and Dioxus. (https://bcnrust.github.io/devbcn-workshop/)
- RustFest Barcelona 2019 - Main local organizer (https://barcelona.rustfest.eu/about/)
Social Links
- Github: https://github.com/robertohuertasm
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertohuertas
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/robertohuertasm
- Website: http://robertohuertas.com