Ricky Raup
Founding Engineer at AfterQuery — a research lab investigating the boundaries of AI capabilities.
Previously building data infrastructure at Bloomberg.
University of Pennsylvania BSE & MSE in Computer Science. Based in NYC, originally from Philly.
Always chasing the next summit, trail, or starting line.
01. About
University of Pennsylvania
BSE & MSE, Computer Science
Minor in Mathematics
02. Experience
AFTERQUERY
Founding Engineer
NOV 2025 — PRESENT · 4 mos · YC W25
San Francisco, California
BLOOMBERG LP
Software Engineer
JUN 2024 — NOV 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos
Princeton, New Jersey
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Teaching Assistant
AUG 2022 — MAY 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HACK4IMPACT
Project Manager / Technical Lead
SEP 2020 — DEC 2023 · 3 yrs 4 mos
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
03. Projects
Coming soon.
04. Adventures
6
National Parks
12.7k
Peak Elevation (ft)
7+
Peaks Summited
National Parks
Rocky Mountain
Colorado · Oct 2025
Acadia
Maine · Sep 2025
Zion
Utah · Mar 2025
Yosemite
California · 2024
Shenandoah
Virginia · 2024
Mesa Verde
Colorado · 2011
Peaks Summited
Flattop Mountain
12,324 ft — Rocky Mountain NP, CO
Hallett Peak
12,713 ft — Rocky Mountain NP, CO
Round Bald · Jane Bald · Grassy Ridge Bald
5,800–6,189 ft — Roan Highlands, NC
Hawk Mountain
1,521 ft — Kittatinny Ridge, PA
Favorite Hikes
01
Panorama Trail
Yosemite National Park, CA
02
Hallett Peak Trail
Rocky Mountain NP, CO
03
Roan Highlands — Grassy Knobs
AT Section Hike — NC
05. Blog
Coming soon.