Gabriel Suárez Torres

Backend Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing and implementing scalable APIs, backend services, and data-driven systems in production SaaS environments. Specialized in Ruby on Rails backend architecture, API design, data modeling, and high-availability services. Proven track record building and scaling backend platforms used by enterprise clients, improving reliability, reducing technical debt, and delivering production-ready systems under tight timelines.

Experienced collaborating in distributed teams and mentoring engineers while maintaining strong engineering standards.

Senior Software Engineer at Solera Holdings (2025-08 – Present)

Led backend development for a greenfield MVP product, designing core services and API architecture used to launch the platform to market.

• Led backend development for a greenfield MVP product, designing core services and API architecture used to launch the platform to market.
• Designed and implemented backend services integrating third-party APIs and internal systems, ensuring secure and reliable data exchange.
• Architected scalable service layers to support future product expansion and integration with existing enterprise platforms.
• Mentored junior engineers from the internal bootcamp, guiding them on backend design principles, debugging strategies, and effective use of AI-assisted development tools.
• Contributed to continuous delivery pipelines and production deployments, maintaining system stability while shipping new features rapidly.

Software Engineer at Boldr Impact/Interfolio (2021-09 – 2025-08)

Designed, built, and maintained 15+ production Ruby on Rails APIs powering enterprise SaaS platforms used by universities.

• Designed, built, and maintained 15+ production Ruby on Rails APIs powering enterprise SaaS platforms used by universities.
• Implemented backend services responsible for data processing, authorization flows, and business logic across multiple internal systems.
• Investigated and resolved production incidents, improving system reliability and reducing customer-facing downtime.
• Refactored legacy code and eliminated technical debt, improving maintainability and reducing backlog across engineering teams.
• Collaborated cross-functionally with product and frontend teams to deliver new features while maintaining API stability and backward compatibility.

Backend Engineer (Project-based Contract) at Pentalog / Opportunity Education (2022-08 – 2023-02)

Extended the platform's core API layer, implementing new endpoints supporting additional SaaS functionality.

• Extended the platform's core API layer, implementing new endpoints supporting additional SaaS functionality.
• Designed backend features based on product requirements while ensuring consistency with existing service architecture.
• Addressed technical debt in legacy backend components, improving code quality and maintainability.
• Contributed to infrastructure planning for new backend capabilities, aligning implementation with long-term platform scalability.

Data Scientist Engineer - University Of Zulia