Maximilian Ruf
Software Engineering Manager | Quantum Physics PhD
- Role
- Software Lead (Google X Moonshot) at SandboxAQ
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Maximilian Ruf
I build and scale teams to transform deep-tech R&D into market-ready products with real-world impact. My focus is on creating a clear vision that aligns unmet user needs, technical feasibility, and business goals, empowering my team to execute with clarity, purpose, and technical excellence.At SandboxAQ, an enterprise SaaS company spun out of Alphabet Inc. in 2022, I lead the software team for our medical devices. I am accountable for the team\'s delivery, the product\'s direction as it pertains to software, operational health, and for managing the team\'s budget and vendors. I am excited by building and leading teams all the way from the initial deep-tech de-risking and prototyping, to building out the scalability, reliability, and feature completeness of a deep-tech product in the market.Core Competencies- Engineering Management & Team Leadership- Product Strategy & Roadmapping- Medical Devices (MedTech)- Budget Management & Vendor Relations- Software Architecture & System Design- Cloud Computing (AWS)- Quantum Technology (PhD in networking quantum computers)
Experience
Software Lead (Google X Moonshot)
Jan 2025 — Present
Lead a distributed team of 10+ FTEs, contractors, and vendors to deliver the end-to-end software for our medical devices. My responsibilities span from the firmware and software running on our medical devices in hospitals, over owning the core cloud processing and storage data platform infrastructure, to web-app-based results delivery to physicians. My role primarily focuses on defining the product vision and technical roadmap, aligning stakeholders through documentation, and driving engineering execution (including team management).
Education
Delft University of Technology
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Quantum networks
2017 — 2021
Harvard Business School Online
Certificate of Specialization: Strategy (Disruptive Strategy, Strategy Execution, Business Strategy)
McGill University
MSc in Physics
2014 — 2016
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
BSc in Physics
2011 — 2014
Heinrich-Schliemann-Gymnasium Fürth
Abitur
2002 — 2011
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