Reuben Doetsch
Co-Founder at LiveDwell
Los Angeles, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolReuben Doetsch is a seasoned technology founder and engineering leader focused on building scalable products, resilient teams, and delightful experiences at the intersection of travel, living, and healthcare. As co-founder of AvantStay, he is shaping the future of tech-enabled hospitality and group travel from Los Angeles, while also operating LiveDwell boutique co-living spaces in Brooklyn. His track record spans multiple startups: co-founding Remy (compliance automation) and leading Recombine’s engineering team from 2 to 10 engineers before its exit to Cooper in 2016, and building Sportaneous into a platform acquired by Greatist. He also mentors and invests in early-stage startups, and brings hands-on product and technology leadership to teams across startups and growth-stage ventures. In addition to product leadership, he contributes to open-source-style engineering—recent work on the Lift Framework in Scala includes removing deprecated code, refactoring, and adding MVCHelper, reflecting a strong foundation in software architecture and modern backend practices. Based in California, Reuben combines entrepreneurial grit with a deep technical toolkit spanning Scala, React/JS, and system design.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science & Philosophy, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science & Philosophy at Columbia University in the City of New YorkEvanston Township High School (ETHS)
English, German
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (20)
application-framework10
dead-code10
web-frameworks10
app-framework10
scala210
scala10
lift10
code-cleanup10
web-framework10
refactoring10
deprecated10
web-development9
javascripts8
javascript8
generics6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
lift/framework
Nov 2012 - May 2013
Lift Framework
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:23 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Reuben primarily contributed to the Lift Framework, focusing on the removal of deprecated methods and classes, refactoring of existing code, and adding new features. Their work included deleting outdated code, such as the `ParseDouble` class and various deprecated methods in Javascript related modules, cleaning up the codebase. Furthermore, the user added the `MVCHelper` to the package, showcasing a focus on maintaining and updating the framework's core functionality. The commits demonstrate a working knowledge of Scala and the Lift Framework's internal structure.
frameworkscalaliftjavareal-time
hjast/geodude
Apr 2013 - May 2013
Contributions:7 commits in 16 days
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