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Esteban Escobar Jaramillo

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, Antioquia

Skills

  • 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)
Esteban Escobar Jaramillo