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Frontend Engineer · React · Next.js · TypeScriptOpen to frontend roles

I build fast, accessible Next.js sites.

Frontend Engineer in Puebla, Mexico, with ~5 years shipping React, Next.js and TypeScript for US and LATAM teams. I focus on Core Web Vitals, accessible UI, and moving marketing sites to headless CMS without breaking SEO.

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  • −25%

    Page load time at Commerce

  • +30%

    Menu interaction after nav rebuild

  • 500+

    Employees using a PDF export I built

19.04° N · 98.20° WPuebla, México · Remote

Experience

Selected work, newest first.

Career timeline · Nov 2021 → now
CommerceSep 2023 – Present
Mentoring at IronhackMay 2023 – Present · Part-time
HeroGuestJan 2023 – Aug 2023
DivElementNov 2021 – Jan 2023

Commerce

Current
Software Engineer · formerly BigCommerceSep 2023 – Present · Full-time · Remote (Austin, TX)

Company website: performance, CMS migration and components marketing runs on its own.

  • −25% load timeCut page load times by 25% by optimizing Core Web Vitals; user engagement rose 15%.
  • +30% menu useRebuilt the navigation bar components and animations, increasing menu interaction by 30%.
  • −20% ticketsReworked cookie consent to meet privacy requirements, reducing related support requests by 20%.
  • CMS migrationPlanned, executed and validated the migration of the website's content from Craft CMS to Contentful, keeping data intact.
  • MakeswiftBuilt reusable visual components in Makeswift so marketing can create and update pages without engineering support.
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Core Web Vitals
  • Contentful
  • Makeswift

HeroGuest

Software EngineerJan 2023 – Aug 2023 · Full-time · Mexico City

Admin platform for training frontline staff in restaurants and retail.

  • −60% wait timeBuilt a PDF export endpoint used by 500+ employees, cutting document retrieval time by 60%.
  • +25% faster dataFixed 30+ bugs and optimized database queries, making data retrieval 25% faster.
  • −20% onboardingWrote the team's frontend and backend coding conventions, reducing onboarding time by 20%.
  • React
  • Node.js
  • SQL

DivElement

Full-stack DeveloperNov 2021 – Jan 2023 · Full-time · Remote (Austin, TX)

Full-stack work on a Next.js trading platform, a scheduling app and payments.

  • +20% performanceRewrote key components of a Next.js platform where 10,000+ players trade in-game items as NFTs, improving performance by 20%.
  • −40% admin workBuilt a teacher scheduling app for a music school, cutting manual admin work by 40%.
  • +30% volumeIntegrated 5+ payment methods into a corporate website; transaction volume grew 30% in six months.
  • Next.js
  • React
  • Payments

Skills

Technologies I've worked with, grouped by area.

Frontend

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Remix
  • Redux
  • Zustand
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Tailwind CSS
  • SCSS Modules
  • Web accessibility
  • Core Web Vitals

Testing & quality

  • Jest
  • Playwright
  • Storybook

Backend & data

  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Bun
  • GraphQL
  • REST
  • Prisma
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • MongoDB

CMS & platforms

  • Contentful
  • Hygraph
  • Makeswift
  • Craft CMS
  • Vercel
  • AWS
  • Fly.io
  • Netlify

Tools

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Jira
  • Asana
  • Figma

Frontend developer in Puebla, Mexico

I'm a Frontend Engineer based in Puebla, Mexico, and I've spent about five years building React and Next.js apps for US and LATAM companies. My recent work sits where marketing and engineering meet: fast sites, components marketing can use without engineering help, and a CMS migration that kept every piece of content intact. I'm open to frontend roles and freelance projects.

I care about the things users feel but rarely name: load time, keyboard support, a menu that just works. Teaching at Ironhack keeps me honest about explaining why code looks the way it does. Spanish is my native language and I work fluently in English.

I also offer online one-on-one programming mentoring. About mentoring →

Based in
Puebla, Mexico · Remote
Languages
Spanish (native) · English (fluent)
Education · 2017 – 2021
B.Eng. Mechatronics Engineering, Universidad del Valle de México
Education · 2021
Full-Stack Web Development Bootcamp, Ironhack, Mexico City

How I work

For teams and freelance clients, the same four steps every time.

  1. Measure first

    I start with Core Web Vitals and performance audits, so the work targets real problems.

  2. Plan with the team

    I agree on scope with product and design and plan changes in stages, like a CMS migration.

  3. Build reusable, accessible parts

    Components work with a keyboard and are covered by Jest, Playwright and Storybook.

  4. Ship and hand off

    I leave conventions and a CMS setup that lets marketing publish without engineering.

Writing

Short notes from the work and the classroom.

All posts →

Let's talk

Hiring a frontend developer or have a freelance React or Next.js project? Send me a message here or reach me on LinkedIn.

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