Esteban Escobar Jaramillo
Medellin
Summary
Experienced Web & Mobile Tech Lead with over 8 years in developing and scaling impactful web and mobile applications. Expertise in React, React Native, TypeScript, Firebase, and CI/CD, combined with strong leadership in cross-platform development. Skilled in aligning technical strategies with business objectives and fostering collaboration between engineering teams and stakeholders.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Tech Lead - React Native
Gorilla Logic
02.2024 - Current
- Technical Lead for Hunter Douglas' Global Motorization Core web and mobile applications, serving as the architectural backbone for multiple brands and regions.
- Own the mobile architecture (React & React Native), defining scalable, maintainable and testable patterns aligned with long-term product strategy.
- Lead technical planning and roadmap execution, balancing delivery, quality and future scalability.
- Hands-on development of core features, performance optimizations and shared modules.
- Drive technical decision-making across state management, navigation, Bluetooth integrations, theming and white-label strategies.
- Mentor and coach engineers, conducting code reviews, architectural reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Actively collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and stakeholders in product discovery, estimation and prioritization meetings.
- Ensure high engineering standards through CI/CD pipelines, code quality practices and release processes.
Expert React Native Developer
SweatWorks
06.2023 - 12.2023
- Provided leadership in transforming client designs into high-quality and efficient code for mobile applications.
- Led a team of 5 developers (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, United States).
- Developed and organized the push notification system for the application, ensuring timely and effective communication with users.
- Orchestrated comprehensive refactoring to enhance the speed and loading times of the application.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues promptly.
- Mentored junior developers, facilitating their professional growth and development.
- Actively participated in team meetings and discussions to brainstorm solutions and share insights for project enhancement.
Senior Tech Lead - React Native
Ideaware
02.2022 - 06.2023
- Provided technical leadership for the implementation of push notifications, payment services and backend/server migration initiatives.
- Oversaw high-quality delivery from design mockups to production-ready React Native code, including PR reviews, technical feedback, 1:1s and retrospective meetings.
- Led the migration to GraphQL and TypeScript, significantly improving code quality and long-term maintainability.
- Mentored and coached team members, increasing overall team efficiency, delivery speed and engineering standards.
Senior React Native Developer
Ideaware
09.2020 - 02.2022
- Spearheaded collaborative efforts to ensure successful feature implementation.
- Leveraged expertise in front-end development, GraphQL, TypeScript and Redux to drive innovation and best practices, enabling smooth execution and on-time delivery.
- Transformed design mockups into high-quality React Native code, using Redux Toolkit to optimize performance and enhance the overall user experience.
- Created end-to-end and unit test cases for key application modules to improve quality and reliability.Mesh Communities
Next.js & React Native Developer - Freelancer
Trascender Global
Medellín
07.2020 - 09.2020
- Enhanced performance of the BuyNowStayLater mobile app by implementing Redux Sagas.
- Implemented animations to enhance user experience and engagement.
- Implemented lazy loading for modules to improve application loading times and overall performance.
- Implemented a modular structure for all the components and views inside the app.
- Implemented and configured the first functional demo app for web with Next.js with the navigation structure and basic features included.
React Frontend Developer
Julius2Grow
Medellín
12.2019 - 07.2020
- Actively participated in team meetings and technical discussions to propose solutions and contribute to continuous product improvement.Built user interfaces for the BIMBAU application, integrating frontend features with REST APIs.
- Implemented responsive design to ensure an optimal user experience across multiple devices and screen sizes.
- Collaborated closely with backend engineers to integrate frontend components with backend services.
- Optimized application performance through code refactoring and adoption of frontend best practices.
React Frontend Developer
Merwit e-commerce
09.2017 - 10.2019
- Developed user interface components using React, HTML and CSS.
- Troubleshot and fixed frontend issues to ensure stable and smooth application behavior.
- Collaborated with designers to implement UI/UX improvements based on user feedback.
- Contributed to the implementation of responsive design techniques to improve usability across different devices and screen sizes.
Education
BACHELOR - Software Engineering
INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO METROPOLITANO (ITM)
Medellín, AntioquiaSkills
- Scalable and modular React & React Native architectures
- React Native (RN CLI, Expo)
- React
- Redux, Redux Toolkit, Redux Saga, Context API
- JavaScript (ES6), TypeScript
- HTML, CSS, SASS
- GraphQL and REST APIs
- Real-time integrations (Streamio)
- Redis-based integrations
- Mobile performance optimization
- CI/CD for mobile and frontend projects
- Technical leadership and mobile/web architecture
- Technical roadmap planning
- Mentoring and coaching engineers
- Code reviews and architecture reviews
- White-label and multi-brand application platforms
Languages
- English, C1
- Spanish (Native)
Timeline
Senior Tech Lead - React Native
Gorilla Logic
02.2024 - Current
Expert React Native Developer
SweatWorks
06.2023 - 12.2023
Senior Tech Lead - React Native
Ideaware
02.2022 - 06.2023
Senior React Native Developer
Ideaware
09.2020 - 02.2022
Next.js & React Native Developer - Freelancer
Trascender Global
07.2020 - 09.2020
React Frontend Developer
Julius2Grow
12.2019 - 07.2020
React Frontend Developer
Merwit e-commerce
09.2017 - 10.2019
BACHELOR - Software Engineering
INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO METROPOLITANO (ITM)