About me

My name is Rubén, I'm 30 years old and was born in Pontevedra, Spain.

I have plenty of hobbies: arts, tech, videogames, board games, politics, etc. But I ended up working as a full stack Software Engineer.

For the last 2 years I have been studying to eventually become a indie videogame developer, which has been my dream for the last 10 years.

I also enjoy drawing, something that I have done since I was a child. Of course, I would love to make this a job, but videogames are more appealing to me now.

As I've written, I was born in Pontevedra, a quiet town where not much happens. I like that, but I have also wanted to look for a place that can give me something else.

I also lived in Ourense for 2 years and a half; a nice place, but pretty similar to Pontevedra.

During 5 months, in 2019, I also lived and studied in Mikkeli, Finland. There I found out I like to meet new places.

Years later, during 2023 and 2024, I migrated to Maynooth, Ireland, looking for new opportunities. I learnt a lot during my stay there, and would love to come back in the future.

Now, I am living in Vilagarcia de Arousa, but I am already thinking on my next destination (hopefully very far away). I miss getting to know new places and new people.

Professionally, my main goal is to be a successful videogame developer. Currently I am working on little projects to learn theory and best practices on C++ and videogame deveopment in general. I am very interested on design and keeping my code clean, efficient and flexible, so I focus on good practices and programming patterns.

Personally, the struggle that matters most to me is environmentalism. I grew up in the countryside and have always been connected to nature, so I am deeply concerned about protecting it.

I support other social causes, but I don't want to bore you :P