Gonzalo Manrique
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Maldonado, Maldonado Department, Uruguay
Toptal member since July 8, 2021
Gonzalo is a tech lover and front-end software engineer with over six years of web application development experience. He's been working with React for the last five years on various projects for large US companies. Gonzalo loves learning, constantly challenges himself to grow, and brings strategic vision and leadership to his work. He is committed and passionate about working with teams whose vision aligns with his values.
Portfolio
Experience
- Ubuntu Linux - 8 years
- JavaScript - 7 years
- CSS - 6 years
- React - 5 years
- Jest - 4 years
- Redux - 3 years
- Cypress - 3 years
- TypeScript - 3 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Slack, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), JavaScript, Git
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on is a tip distribution system that manages millions of US dollars per year for a casino.
Work Experience
Full-stack Web Developer
Autonomous Vehicles Company
- Helped maintain and enhance an internal application used by other engineers to quickly understand and visualize their changes' impact on the Autonomous Vehicle software.
- Conducted extensive code reviews providing meaningful feedback that sometimes even prevented new bugs from reaching production by catching them as part of the review process.
- Updated and sped up the process of building an internal web app by setting up parallelization for some test steps that took too long to complete. This update reduced the build time by approximately 35%.
- Guided and supported an intern during their internship in the company while they developed their project.
Senior Web UI Software Engineer
Autodesk
- Planned and created user stories and implemented several features after a kick-off meeting and some mockups.
- Worked closely with the product owner and the UX team to ensure we were building a first-class product.
- Fixed complex Cypress bugs that were preventing our team from using and trusting the tool.
- Actively participated in architectural discussions with the lead front-end engineer.
Senior Web UI Software Engineer
Globant
- Improved a client's codebase by enforcing the use of linters and minimum coverage of automated testing.
- Became part of the gatekeepers' team, where we conducted interviews and participated in deciding which candidates to hire and their seniority levels.
- Mentored some junior web UI developers and helped them to define and work on their career paths.
- Participated as a tutor on React trainings dictated to other junior and mid-level employees.
React Front-end Software Engineer
Ticketmaster
- Worked on the integration of several payment methods on the billing page of the website.
- Implemented three different versions of a new billing page by using A/B testing before selecting the final version.
- Improved an old codebase by setting up static code analysis tools and enforced all contributors to comply with them by using git hooks.
Full-stack Engineer
Newtrino Software (Self-employed)
- Built a multi-platform app for Windows and Linux using Electron with an auto-update feature on new releases.
- Designed and created a fully relational database using MySQL.
- Implemented dynamic generation of PDF reports using PhantomJS and Handlebars.
Experience
Tip Distribution System for Casino Employees
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering
Universidad de la República - Uruguay
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Flexbox, Yup, jQuery, Formik, REST APIs, Node.js, Handlebars, PhantomJS
Tools
Slack, Git, NPM, Gulp, Jira, GitHub, NGINX, Sentry, Lerna
Languages
JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, HTML5, SCSS, SQL
Frameworks
Cypress, Redux, Jest, AngularJS, Angular Material, Express.js, Electron, Recoil
Paradigms
Refactoring, Scrum
Platforms
Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Ubuntu Linux, MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Buildkite
Storage
MySQL, Datadog, Redis
Other
Styled-components, HTTP, Code Review, Programming, Mentorship, Higher Order Components, Feature Planning, Interviewing, TypeORM, Website Performance, WebSockets, SVG, Cost Estimation, Google BigQuery
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