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Hi, I’m Alex Abaroa, a frontend-focused software engineer based in Chula Vista, CA. With around 10 years of experience building scalable UI, design systems, and headless CMS solutions, I enjoy turning complex problems into polished, accessible user experiences. I thrive in cross-functional teams, love shipping reliable code, and continuously learn new frontend tech like React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver high-quality products for enterprise customers and digital signage projects.…Hi, I’m Alex Abaroa, a frontend-focused software engineer based in Chula Vista, CA. With around 10 years of experience building scalable UI, design systems, and headless CMS solutions, I enjoy turning complex problems into polished, accessible user experiences. I thrive in cross-functional teams, love shipping reliable code, and continuously learn new frontend tech like React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver high-quality products for enterprise customers and digital signage projects.

Alex Abaroa

Front-End Developer, Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Alex Abaroa, a frontend-focused software engineer based in Chula Vista, CA. With around 10 years of experience building scalable UI, design systems, and headless CMS solutions, I enjoy turning complex problems into polished, accessible user experiences. I thrive in cross-functional teams, love shipping reliable code, and continuously learn new frontend tech like React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver high-quality products for enterprise customers and digital signage projects.…Hi, I’m Alex Abaroa, a frontend-focused software engineer based in Chula Vista, CA. With around 10 years of experience building scalable UI, design systems, and headless CMS solutions, I enjoy turning complex problems into polished, accessible user experiences. I thrive in cross-functional teams, love shipping reliable code, and continuously learn new frontend tech like React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver high-quality products for enterprise customers and digital signage projects.

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Hi, I’m Alex Abaroa, a frontend-focused software engineer based in Chula Vista, CA. With around 10 years of experience building scalable UI, design systems, and headless CMS solutions, I enjoy turning complex problems into polished, accessible user experiences. I thrive in cross-functional teams, love shipping reliable code, and continuously learn new frontend tech like React, Next.js, and TypeScript to deliver high-quality products for enterprise customers and digital signage projects.

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Work Experience

Frontend Engineer at Upsun (Former Platform.sh)

June 1, 2021 - Present

Architected a Headless CMS solution (Gatsby/Strapi) to replace a legacy system, enabling non-technical teams to independently update sites and implemented i18n support. Engineered a scalable Design System built with React and Emotion, including theming support and Storybook documentation for component-centric development and cross-team alignment. Led performance and compliance audits (WCAG, GDPR) to ensure high-quality user experience. Led cross-brand technical migration from Platform.sh to Upsun; managed content porting, redirects, and SEO preservation to maintain brand equity and traffic during the transition.

UX Engineer II at Thermo Fisher Scientific

May 1, 2018 - May 1, 2021

Established foundational Design System architecture, delivering a unified CSS library used by Vanilla JS and React component libraries to standardize UI development. Automated design-to-code workflows by developing a design tokens pipeline on Jenkins (Node and Abstract SDK), significantly reducing manual styling handoffs. Deployed and maintained microservices using Java, Docker, and AWS.

Software Engineer at Samsung Electronics

October 1, 2015 - April 1, 2018

Spearheaded frontend development of data-intensive analytics dashboards and custom content management systems for digital signage solutions using AngularJS and vanilla JavaScript. Played a key role in iOS development for Samsung Frame TV and SmartThings apps.

Linux Engineer at Sonatafy Technology

September 1, 2014 - May 1, 2015

Spearheaded frontend development of data-intensive analytics dashboards and custom content management systems for digital signage solutions using AngularJS and vanilla JavaScript.