Hola, I'm Manu

Tech Lead at Pleo, partnering closely with product, design, and stakeholders to turn problem spaces into shipped product. I drive discovery, align technical strategy with user needs, and contribute to our monorepo platform by building scalable abstractions and tooling that reduce friction and allow teams to deliver quickly without compromising quality.

Develop features that improve user onboarding, increasing early-stage engagement and retention rates. Work across teams to enhance the new user journey, making it smoother and more valuable from the start, leading to an increase and improvement in adoption metrics.

Led the third-generation data visualization project, optimizing performance, reducing load times, and enhancing user interaction and insights. As part of a design system, designing APIs and keeping consistency were core abilities. Beyond technical contributions, I also made substantial impacts by mentoring team members, providing guidance on work processes, and enhancing our iterative development approach.

Defined roadmaps, cultivating partnerships, and conceptualizing innovative abstract features. Backlog refinement and prioritization, data-driven decision-making, and shaping product strategies. Leveraged a holistic approach to drive our product's evolution helping clients to become more transactional.

Developed a highly versatile component utilized across multiple marketplaces. Led a migration to innovate with SDK and bring more customization by using Grid, CSS variables, and further theming capabilities. Connected the gap between engineers and managers, contributing as an enabler in the product development process.

Created the foundations and main features of every web aspect of the platform. From the PWA customer entry point to the reliable infrastructure with WebSocket, that handled the ordering. Established and led a groundbreaking platform designed to facilitate the digital transformation and rapid acceleration of store ordering systems. Contributed to the overall product vision and strategy, focusing on having lean processes and quicker market fit.

Participated in a migration project that encompassed both business and technical aspects. Delivered a new development ecosystem that would be utilized throughout the entire organization. Contributed to the decision-making process regarding the selection, migration, introduction, and implementation of a new monorepo set-up.

Worked at Backbase, where I contributed to integrating and implementing the UI of the company products with the different Bank core systems. Worked as a Web Developer for an e-commerce hybrid Mobile Application called The Children's Place, based in the US.

Led the development of multiple hybrid apps and web apps, now distributed in different stores. Collaborated with different stakeholders.

Led the development of complex single page application. Collaborated in most technical and non-technical discussions related to the end product. Performed multiple refactors on the Application regarding performance, design, and scalability.

Designed and developed multiple RESTful APIs within the Apigee Platform. Participated in issue diagnostics and resolution, deployment management, and customer service orientation.

Involved in business process optimization, to improve activities such as sales, deliveries, payments, and inventory administration. Reviewed code for quality and adherence to standards. Applied and analyzed business requests to determine how best to create a successful resolution.