Uruguay / Costa Rica — Open to roles in the Americas (remote)
Michael Diego — Senior Frontend / Full Stack Engineer
13+ years building scalable, user-focused web applications. Specialized in React, Next.js, TypeScript with full-stack expertise in Node.js, GraphQL and relational databases. Pragmatic, product-driven, and focused on maintainability, performance, and end-user impact.
Skills
Featured Projects
Jump to experienceHUB Analytics – Financial Reporting Platform
2024–2025Consolidated distributed databases into a single optimized schema; shipped full-stack features; faster reports and fewer sync issues.
The Luupe – Marketing Website, Blog & Shared Library
2021–2023Full CMS with Sanity for marketing site/blog; shared types + component library reused with the app; improved SEO and developer velocity.
Ten-X – Real Estate Marketplace
2020–2021Frontend lead for critical workflows; built micro-frontend patterns, multiple micro-services for the auction system, and shared components like the bidding calculator to unify UX across apps.
Selected Experience
Full Stack Engineer (Contract)
- Consolidated distributed databases into a single optimized schema (TypeORM + PostgreSQL), fixing sync issues and improving query performance.
- Built and shipped full-stack features with React, Node.js, and TypeORM; improved reporting workflows and data exports.
- Modernized the frontend with reusable components and better state management (React Query).
Lead Software Engineer (Full-time)
- Led rebuild of the marketing site using Next.js + TypeScript; improved SEO, performance, and maintainability.
- Built a full CMS for marketing website and blog using Sanity; enabled editors to create and manage posts and pages.
- Established a shared types + component library to keep design parity between the app and marketing site.
- Reworked photo processing and asset library to support faster, more reliable media workflows.
Full Stack Engineer (Contract)
- Frontend lead for Ten-X using React and React Query; built and maintained micro-frontend patterns and shared UI primitives.
- Created multiple micro-services for the auction system, enabling modular, scalable architecture.
- Developed shared components across apps, such as the bidding calculator, to ensure consistent UX and reduce duplication.
- Improved perceived performance and optimized data-fetching strategies across critical workflows.
Lead Frontend Engineer (Contract)
- Migrated to Next.js with SSR to improve crawlability and speed; refactored UI for a11y and mobile.
- Partnered with product/marketing to ship user-facing features and cleaner navigation.
Full Stack Engineer (Self-employed)
- Built a mortgage loan calculator with accurate estimates and streamlined application flow.
- Developed React frontends with custom financial logic and form tooling.
Frontend Engineer (Contract)
- Developed restaurant discovery features using React, Next.js, and GraphQL; implemented SSR for SEO and speed.
- Helped scale the product pre-acquisition; collaborated on UX and frontend architecture.
Frontend Engineer (Contract)
- Built responsive dashboards and marketing pages for IoT initiatives with AT&T/Apple.
- Delivered enhancements for connected-device platforms; SCSS/React/Redux stack.
Software Engineer (Full-time)
- Built frontend features for educational software (AngularJS); emphasized clean components and responsive UI.
Frontend Engineer (Full-time)
- Developed frontend components with Durandal/Knockout; integrated Node.js + MongoDB features across projects.
About
I build modern, maintainable products with a pragmatic mindset—balancing clean code, performance, and business impact. I’ve led architecture in fast-moving teams, delivered end-to-end features, and mentored developers. Strengths: UI architecture, reusable components/design systems, SSR/SEO, data-fetching patterns, and incremental modernization.
Details
- Location: Uruguay / Costa Rica — Open to roles in the Americas (remote)
- Languages: Spanish (native), English (professional), Italian (advanced)
- Open to: Senior Frontend / Full Stack
- Education: Universidad ORT Uruguay (2011–2016)
Let’s build something great
Want a quick intro call or to see more code? I can share deeper case studies, repos, and implementation details on request.