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Manuel Garcia Genta

@ggmanolo

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Senior Frontend Engineer specializing in React/Next.js, product-focused and design-driven.

Argentina

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What I'm looking for

I seek remote roles where I can lead frontend strategy, collaborate with design, deliver high-quality UX, and mentor teams while improving performance and developer experience.

Senior Frontend Engineer with 11+ years of experience building production-ready web applications with a strong focus on product experience, visual quality, and scalable frontend architecture. Specialized in React and Next.js, combining deep technical expertise with a strong design sensibility.

Experienced working at the intersection of engineering and design, translating product vision into high-quality user experiences within fully remote, international teams. Led frontend migrations, established engineering standards, and owned end-to-end product delivery across marketing platforms and complex product surfaces.

Key areas of expertise include building applications from scratch, integrating headless CMS solutions through GraphQL, improving SEO and Core Web Vitals, and creating performant, maintainable, pixel-perfect interfaces. Strong advocate for clean architecture, type-safe data flows, and developer-first tooling that improves both quality and team velocity.

Collaborates closely with designers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver polished user experiences while modernizing frontend workflows and engineering practices.

Also experienced designing AI-augmented development workflows using coding assistants and project-scoped agent configurations to increase consistency, maintainability, and development speed across teams.

Seeking opportunities to contribute to frontend strategy, mentor engineers, and build exceptional digital products with high standards for UX and engineering quality.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Frontend Consultant/Freelance

Current

ggmanolo

May 2026 - Present (1 month)

Building modern frontend applications and interactive web experiences using React, Next.js, and TypeScript for international clients. Focused on scalable frontend architecture, UI/UX implementation, performance optimization, CMS integrations, and AI-assisted development workflows.

Remote Next.js React TypeScript Javascript (ES6)CMS GraphQL Playwright React Testing Library TailwindCSS Claude Code Codex Windsurf Cursor GitHub Copilot Agentic AI UX UI SEO Web Development Web Design Web Applications

Senior Fullstack Engineer

Epic Games

Mar 2025 - Apr 2026 (1 year 1 month)

Led the modernization of large-scale internal platform applications from Angular to React and Next.js, improving maintainability, performance, and long-term scalability. Designed and owned the UI/UX strategy, introducing type-safe data flows, modern component architecture, and frontend best practices.

React Next.js Angular Migration TypeScript Developer Experience UX Strategy Performance

Lead Frontend Engineer (Staff Level)

Innovus Labs

May 2024 - Mar 2025 (10 months)

Led the frontend discipline across the company, defining architecture standards, coding conventions, and technical direction. Architected and delivered the company's flagship product from greenfield to production, owning major technical decisions across the frontend stack. Served as the primary frontend technical decision-maker, aligning engineering execution with product goals and design vision.

React Next.js Frontend Architecture TypeScript UI UX Performance Optimization Component Libraries

Lead Frontend Engineer

Ditto

Mar 2023 - May 2024 (1 year 2 months)

Sole frontend engineer responsible for taking Ditto’s marketing website from concept to production. Built CMS-driven frontend systems using DatoCMS and GraphQL. Drove SEO and Core Web Vitals optimization across public surfaces, owning performance and Lighthouse quality. Worked closely with design to ensure pixel-perfect execution, brand consistency, and strong UX decisions.

Next.js React DatoCMS GraphQL SEO Performance Optimization

Frontend Developer

Basement Studio

Jun 2020 - Feb 2023 (2 years 8 months)

Developed React components and multiple Next.js websites, led frontend for an e‑commerce platform, and implemented complex GSAP animations for marketing sites to improve UX and engagement.

React Next.js JavaScript Responsive Design E commerce Marketing Performance

UX / Frontend Developer

Making Sense

Sep 2016 - May 2020 (3 years 8 months)

Built WordPress and JS websites for marketing, contributed React components to a VAS platform, and focused on usability, consistency, and cross‑browser reliability.

React WordPress JavaScript Usability Collaboration

Frontend Developer

Globant

Nov 2014 - Aug 2016 (1 year 9 months)

Developed reusable jQuery components for Intuit QuickBooks and maintained AngularJS applications for Deloitte, ensuring stability and feature delivery.

jQuery AngularJS

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

FASTAL Universidad (FASTA University)

Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering

2009 - 2019

Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering at FASTA University between 2009 and 2019, focusing on software and web development fundamentals.