Nick Quaranto is the Director of Platform Engineering at Wistia, where he leads teams focused on application platforms, media infrastructure, and site reliability. A graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology, he is a prominent figure in the open-source community, renowned for creating RubyGems. org, the standard package manager for the Ruby language.
Outside of his tech career, Nick is deeply involved in community initiatives as the President of the Charles River Food Co-op, an organization he helped found. He is also an active indie game developer, working on a word game called wordtrak. com, and enjoys sailing on the Charles River in his spare time.
He started RubyGems. org, a foundational tool used by millions of developers in the Ruby ecosystem, and received a Ruby Hero award for his work.
Nick Quaranto
President at Charles River Food Co-op
Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
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Topics They Care About
Ruby Ecosystem
As the founder of RubyGems. org, he is a foundational figure in the Ruby community and continues to speak on its evolution and sustainability.
Platform Engineering
He directs the Platform Engineering group at Wistia, focusing on developer enablement, media delivery infrastructure, and site reliability to support product teams.
Food Cooperatives
He is the president and a founder of the Charles River Food Co-op, driven by a passion to create a community-owned grocery store.
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Work History
9-2021 - 11-2025
President at Charles River Food Co-op
9-2019
Director of Platform Engineering at Wistia
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from Rochester Institute of Technology
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Location : Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
Job Level : Mid-senior
Designation : President at Charles River Food Co-op
