Hi, I'm Rain Rues

Software Engineer
Community Builder
Problem Solver

Howdy, Im Rain (They/Them)

Web Developer and Critical Thinker

I am a leader. Regardless of my roll, I bring energy and encouragement to any team. I am curious and creative. I am constantly learning, identifying obstacles, and working on solutions. I am a convergent thinker. I love that though some problems are incredibly difficult, they are always, in the end, solvable. I love to code.

My Resume

1500
Hours coding
30+
Teachers and mentors
500
Bugs squashed
333
Problems solved

  • Rowland Hobbs, CEO and Founder of Stake Network Inc.

    "I can't recommend Rain enough. An important addition to our team not only for his problem-solving skills as an engineer, but also as a passionate advocate for our mission. He continues to out-perform each sprint, and offer insightful solutions to business problems in sprint meetings. Beyond the engineering work, he added to our team's activities leading our office outings and made sure they happen....hard to do in a fast-moving startup. He is easy to work with, and fun to chat to, and open to new ways of looking at a problem. In a short time, he built trust with everyone on the team."

  • Kevin Riebe, Entrepreneur, Finance Perfessional, Startup Advisor

    "Rain is a wonderful, hard-working and passionate person. I've had the pleasure of working with Rain in a fast-paced startup environment where his flexibility and thirst for knowledge is an enormous asset to the organization. Rain works extremely well in an agile sprint framework, delivering quality code in an efficient manner. Furthermore, Rain works with a smile, lifts morale through any challenge, and is a motivated self starter. As a team member and software engineer, Rain earns my highest recommendation."

  • Kane Albarron, Head of Experience Design, Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs

    "Rain took ownership of Stake’s web services within a month of joining the team. During that time, he familiarized himself with several new technology platforms and began comfortably working with our existing code, logic, and data structure. Rain’s ability to adapt in such a short time enabled us to start building new features right away. As a designer, I found working with Rain to be surprisingly collaborative. I appreciated his thoughtful questions and attention to the detail of the designs he was bringing to life. I find that many engineers often overlook detailed design decisions, but Rain often spotted ones I hadn’t even considered yet! Technical chops aside, Rain is a pure pleasure to be around. A great sense of humor, an infectious laugh, and a seemingly endless can-do attitude. I really enjoyed working with him during my time at Stake and beyond!"

  • Andrew Langston, Software Engineer at Persado

    "Rain is a sharp, inquisitive, and conscientious web developer. His curiosity and willingness to learn served him well as my student, and his interest in his own growth and performance were perhaps outclassed only by his interest in the success of his colleagues. He will undoubtedly be an asset in whatever role he chooses next, whether as an individual contributor or as a member of a team."

Web Development Portfolio

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Professional
Personal
Practice

My Skills

Semantic HTML5 87%

SASS/CSS 76%

JavaScript 52%

Ruby 62%

React 45%

RSpec 37%

Communication 93%

Rails 43%