jesus estrada
@jestrade
Senior software engineer specializing in web applications, leadership, and delivering measurable product outcomes.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior software engineer with over 14 years building web applications and leading engineering teams to deliver business outcomes. I specialize in JavaScript (React, Node.js), Ruby on Rails, and a wide range of relational and NoSQL databases.
At Handshake I led squads as Web Technical Leader, launched revenue-driving experiments like Handshake Plus (Stripe integration), improved observability with Datadog, and served as Incident Commander during on-call rotations. I focus on quality through code review, reducing technical debt, and modernizing platforms.
As a frontend lead at Zemoga and a technical lead at Gases del Caribe, I delivered design systems, e-commerce features, financial systems, biometric pilots, and other solutions that earned additional engagement and recognition. I also led cross-functional partnerships with Product, Analytics, and Marketing to analyze experiments and improve product performance.
I bring strong leadership, mentoring, and communication skills, with a proven track record of shipping measurable improvements, driving revenue, and improving team practices and documentation.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led web engineering efforts for Handshake Plus and core student/employer squads, launching experiments that significantly increased revenue and reducing tech debt by migrating legacy code and resolving n+1 query issues.
Senior Frontend Developer
Zemoga
Jun 2020 - Oct 2021 (1 year 4 months)
Delivered frontend solutions and shared design-system components for clients including Casper and Walmart, improving engagement and contributing to expanded staff-augmentation requests due to quality of work.
Web Technical Leader
Gases del Caribe
Jul 2018 - May 2020 (1 year 10 months)
Led implementation of a new financial system and pilot biometric authentication for loan requests, acting as DRI for financial projects and restoring team confidence through leadership.
Senior Software Engineer
Universidad del Norte
Jun 2009 - Jun 2018 (9 years)
Led development and project management for BI, Master Data Management, biometric identification, and centralized faculty/profile applications that received C-level recognition.
Freelance Web Developer
Freelancer
Provided remote web development services for clients in Colombia and the US, delivering full-stack solutions across JavaScript and Rails ecosystems.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universidad del Norte
Master of Science, Software Engineering and Computer Science
2007 - 2009
Completed a Master of Science in Software Engineering and Computer Science focused on advanced software engineering topics and research.
Universidad del Norte
Bachelor of Arts, Software Engineering
2001 - 2006
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Software Engineering with coursework and projects in web and database development.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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