# Rick Gomez > Software Engineer Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/rickgomez Enjoying the life of building creative and constructive software solutions. Diving deeper into test driven developed microservice architecture in Go. Improving existing software platforms and learning new patterns of development. Software Engineering has changed my life and I am so captivated by this awesome profession. ## Work Experience ### Full Stack Engineer @ PatientIQ Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Software Engineer @ Principal Financial Group Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Des Moines Metropolitan Area • Leadership role in developing unique application and architectural solutions that integrate Node.js, MongoDB, and React to work with existing systems and various deployment strategies. • Incorporated new build and deployment solutions with Jenkins, Heroku, and Azure Web Services. • Developed a custom web application and CLI tool that creates and deploys web applications based on user-specified data. ### Software Engineer @ ICS Advanced Technologies Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 • Developed features and fixed bugs on a suite of Rails applications, such as revamping a frontend solution for onboarding new clients’ internet connections. • Refactored Rails apps: incorporated modular and readability strategies, re-organized database migrations, updated Docker builds. • Built SQL-based reporting on profit trends and resource allocation. • Created on-site device monitoring utilizing a Raspberry Pi. • Assisted in development of payment microservice developed in Go that utilized the Stripe API. Introduced emulated server mocks and wrote tests that satisfied the team’s coverage goals. ### Executive Director @ Uplift Web Collective Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Central Valley, California • Assisted and mentored aspiring technologists with scholarships and group projects. • Organized community events/projects that promote technology in the Central Valley, California. ### Instructor and Technology Consultant @ Geekwise Academy Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Fresno, California • Customized curriculum with experimental teaching methods for intermediate JavaScript and Angular classes. • Consultation and project based lesson planning at an entrepreneur-based high school. ### Web Developer @ Edit LLC, creator of Buildicus and Montage Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Fresno, California Area • Custom web solutions for small businesses. • Major project involved integration of the Angular framework on a WordPress backend. ### Online Webmaster @ Wilshire Academy Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Busan, Korea • Organized a pilot study program which utilized various online learning tools and techniques. • Introduced blogging platform, assigned blog posts, and facilitated online and offline discussions. • Incorporated an online gamified point system and TOEFL-based testing instruments. ### English Instructor @ Exodus Language School Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea • Created customized lesson plans and presented them in a technology-based classroom for elementary and middle school students. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Cognitive Science UC Irvine Jan 2005 – Jan 2008 ### Tesol Certification in Second Language Learning, Linguistics Catholic University of Daegu Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rickagz --- Source: https://flows.cv/rickgomez JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rickgomez/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-20