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Agustin Castiarena

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Agustin Castiarena

Senior Frontend Engineer · 10+ years

Trevelin, Patagonia, Argentina

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Senior Frontend Engineer with 10+ years building and evolving modern web applications across e-commerce, media, healthcare, and insurance.

Led frontend architecture work, application modernization, and cross-functional delivery on business-critical products, with deep experience in React ecosystems, GraphQL-based architectures, performance optimization, developer experience, and technical leadership.

Focused on building maintainable software, mentoring engineers, improving development workflows, and shipping products that balance technical quality with business goals.

  1. Feb 2023 — Jul 20263 yrs 5 mos

    Senior Fullstack Engineer

    Riverside.fm (opens in a new tab)

    Led technical initiatives within the Recording Studio, the company's core product area, focusing on scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability.

    • Improved the Recording Studio platform architecture to better support scalability and long-term maintainability
    • Decomposed core business logic into GraphQL-powered microservices, enabling a more modular platform architecture
    • Reduced frontend complexity through large-scale technical refactoring that improved maintainability
    • Introduced AI-assisted engineering workflows and code review automation to streamline development practices
    • Delivered features across engineering teams for one of the company's most business-critical products
    • Developed Livestream integrations, enabling platform login and RTMP streaming with refresh token circuits
    • Facilitated stable peer-to-peer communication for video calls, enhancing user experience
    • Provided technical support to high-profile clients including Microsoft, TED, X, and Spotify
    • React
    • GraphQL
    • Microservices
    • Integration Testing
  2. Feb 2021 — Jan 20231 yr 11 mos

    Frontend Team Lead

    Realworld One (opens in a new tab)

    Started as a Frontend Engineer and progressed into a Team Lead role responsible for both technical delivery and team management.

    • Built and evolved a client-facing VR/AR healthcare platform used to deliver product improvements
    • Improved delivery planning and team coordination across engineering workstreams
    • Expanded the team by contributing to hiring and recruitment efforts
    • Strengthened team growth through mentoring and resource planning
    • Shipped product improvements in close partnership with stakeholders
    • React
    • Integration Testing
  3. Jan 2020 — Feb 20211 yr 1 mo

    Senior Frontend Engineer

    Westwing Home & Living (opens in a new tab)

    Played a key role in one of the company's largest frontend modernization initiatives.

    • Advanced the platform migration toward a decentralized micro frontend architecture
    • Built and maintained a shared UI kit that improved consistency across frontend teams
    • Migrated core checkout and payments functionality to support the broader modernization effort
    • Developed an internal tool utilizing the company UI library, enabling contributions from all team members
    • Implemented automated processes for seamless version creation and publishing, enhancing team efficiency
    • React
    • Micro frontends
    • Integration Testing
  4. Dec 2018 — Dec 20191 yr

    Fullstack Engineer

    AXA

    • Led the migration of a React project from JavaScript to a typed solution, enhancing code reliability.
    • Advocated for end-to-end testing based on BDD using Gherkin language for the E-Rescue project.
    • Contributed to the significant migration of the E-Lawyers project, ensuring secure database connections with Redux Saga.
    • React
    • Test-Driven Development
    • Redux Saga
  5. Nov 2015 — Oct 20182 yrs 11 mos

    Senior Frontend Engineer

    Mercado Libre (opens in a new tab)

    Worked on one of Latin America's largest e-commerce platforms, delivering product improvements for millions of users.

    • Built and maintained purchase flow functionality across the platform
    • Rolled out purchase flow initiatives across multiple Latin American countries
    • Improved automation processes and engineering quality
    • Strengthened testing practices within the engineering team
    • Delivered scalable solutions in collaboration with multiple product teams
    • Built and nurtured a team focused on Frontend implementations, fostering collaboration and innovation
    • Developed a modular component for Google Maps integration, widely adopted across the company
    • Implemented an E2E test suite supporting over 1000 cases for various payment methods, ensuring reliability in key markets
    • Transitioned inline JavaScript to a Node.js process, enhancing compatibility with modern frontend technologies
    • React
    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • Test-Driven Development
  6. Aug 2014 — Dec 20151 yr 4 mos

    Senior Frontend Developer

    Basso Brovelli

    • Developed innovative web solutions for high-profile marketing campaigns for brands like Branca and Villa del Sur.
    • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance frontend applications for various clients, including N.A.S.A (Argentina) and DutyFree.
    • Utilized modern frontend technologies to ensure optimal user experience and engagement across all projects.
    • React
    • Test-Driven Development
  7. May 2014 — Aug 20143 mos

    Junior Frontend Developer

    Cobranzas

    • Improved and maintained a legacy user interface from 1999, transitioning to modern JavaScript frameworks.
    • Integrated Bootstrap to enhance the UI's responsiveness and user experience.
    • Contributed to asynchronous operations by adding JSON support to existing XML API responses on ASP.NET servers.
    • jQuery
    • SQL
  8. Aug 2012 — Dec 20124 mos

    Freelance Developer

    Ilcacto

    Support building and maintaining websites, also contributed on-site presentation for interactive projects at Tecnolopis in Buenos Aires.

  9. Mar 2012 — Nov 20128 mos

    Freelance Developer

    Octavo Círculo

    • Provided frontend support for e-commerce pages tailored to natural pharmacies in Spain.
    • Maintained and integrated new features to enhance user experience and functionality.
    • Contributed to the updating of promotional websites, ensuring they remained current and engaging.
    • Collaborated with Octavo Círculo, a dynamic advertising services startup, to drive online presence.

35%

Scalability enhancement

Increased platform scalability by 35% through microservices architecture.

40%

Code review optimization

Reduced code review time by 40% with AI-assisted workflow.

98%

Stakeholder satisfaction achievement

Led team that delivered 98% stakeholder satisfaction.

25%

Frontend optimization

Improved frontend load times by 25% with UI optimizations.

Frontend Engineering

ReactJavaScriptTypeScript

Backend & APIs

GraphQLREST APIsNode.jsMicroservices

Leadership

Engineering LeadershipTeam GrowthHiring & InterviewingTechnical MentoringCross-functional CollaborationResource PlanningAgile Development