Raúl Villares

Hello, world! Raúl here, from Spain. I'm a senior backend engineer with a strong focus on delivering business value.

I enjoy working on problems where understanding the domain matters as much as writing the code — especially when requirements are ambiguous, external systems are involved, and the interesting part is figuring out how everything should fit together. I'm currently working at Devengo on payments and financial infrastructure, building backend systems and integrations around instant payments, banking APIs and European payment schemes.

Throughout my career, I've also worked as a technical coach and team coordinator. Those experiences have shaped the way I approach software development: I care about good design, testing and maintainability, but also about understanding the product, communicating clearly and taking responsibility for making things work in the real world.

I like working across the boundaries between engineering, product, operations, clients and external providers. I'm a team player by nature, and often find myself doing the kind of glue work that helps people and systems work better together.