Gustavo Laita
Verified Expert in Engineering
CSS3 Developer
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Toptal member since May 6, 2021
Gustavo is a senior product-oriented technologist with 18 years of experience across startups and enterprise environments. He started as a full-stack web developer and evolved into product and leadership roles, helping teams define priorities, align business and technology, and deliver clear solutions. Gustavo has led digital transformation initiatives in regulated industries, including finance and medtech, and has been freelancing since 2010, providing technical leadership and product guidance.
Portfolio
Experience
- Full-stack - 18 years
- PHP - 18 years
- JavaScript - 18 years
- CSS3 - 18 years
- HTML5 - 15 years
- Laravel - 10 years
- React - 8 years
- ECMAScript (ES6) - 5 years
Preferred Environment
Windows, MacOS, Figma, Visual Studio, PHP, React, Next.js, Laravel, CSS, Node.js
The most amazing...
...application I've developed is called N5 Now. It's a CRM for banks that takes information from all their different systems and integrates them into one tool.
Work Experience
Freelance Full-stack Developer
Self-employed
- Developed several comic-style pages for different movies and one car brand. The pages were built with small animations as the user scrolled down and played some sounds. The modern JavaScript framework was not present yet, so it was challenging.
- Maintained a clone of a creative portfolio platform targeted at architecture firms. I received the project semi-finished and in bad shape, but I managed to fix and organize the whole application.
- Migrated said application to React with Next.js and Laravel after a few years of maintenance. Collaborated with another PHP developer and coordinated work with him, a sysadmin, and a QA tester to build, test, and upload the application.
- Built a lot of smaller projects, including eCommerce, WordPress, and landing pages, and a teaching-oriented site.
Full-stack Tech Leader
Digbang
- Developed several apps, including a CRM that integrates all of the banks' systems into one, MercadoLibre competitor in Argentina, food delivery app used by restaurants and customers, and site that creates and stores trusts using blockchain.
- Kicked up almost every site in the company and worked on them from six months to a year by creating the main site skeleton and its most complex features. I've started every React project and most of the Laravel projects too.
- Onboarded and taught newcomers what they needed to work in the company, from PHP to React, helping them with minor things or big things, teaching them everything they need to know, sometimes working with them for months side by side on projects.
- Acted as a project manager when needed. I led some projects as the project manager and main developer, leading small teams of 5-7 people, organizing daily tasks, and communicating with our clients.
- Gave in-house lessons and presentations, trying to keep everyone up to date with the latest technologies and other cool new things. From time to time, I create different courses to give within the company, and anyone is free to join.
Experience
Post & BIM Network
Education
Coursework in Computer Science
Universidad de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, MobX, REST APIs, Node.js
Tools
PhpStorm, Visual Studio, Git, Figma, Photoshop CS6, Postman
Languages
CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, ECMAScript (ES6), HTML5, CSS, HTML, TypeScript
Frameworks
Laravel, Next.js, Bootstrap, Tailwind CSS, React Native
Paradigms
Responsive Web Design (RWD), Agile, Object-oriented Programming (OOP)
Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL, Databases
Platforms
Docker, Windows, MacOS
Other
Programming, Full-stack, Front-end, Web Development, API Integration, Back-end Development, Front-end Development, Full-stack Development, SaaS Design, Mobile First, Advisory, SaaS, APIs, User Interface (UI), Google SEO, AI Agents, AI Integration
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