Ray Nirola

Ray Nirola

Engineering leader and product builder

I build crisp software for ambitious products.

VP of Engineering at Roger AiSDR (YC S24). Previously led engineering at Cardlift, co-founded products, and helped teams ship dependable systems from zero to scale.

8+

Years

3

Lead roles

0-1

Builder

Focus

I care about the parts of product engineering that compound: clear systems, fast iteration, and teams that can keep shipping without drama.

  • Product-minded engineering leadership
  • Fast, reliable web systems
  • Small teams, high ownership

Experience

Selected work and roles.

C
Cardlift

Head of Engineering

February 2024 - January 2025

TravelArrow

Founding Engineer

June 2022 - January 2024

Replayed

Software Engineer

July 2023 - February 2024

K
Kuberlabs

Software Engineer & Co-Founder

July 2018 - July 2020