I'm Israel Ortiz Cortés, a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead with 15+ years of building scalable web applications and leading engineering teams. I specialize in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture, delivering high-performance SaaS platforms in fintech and enterprise environments. I place a strong emphasis on accessibility (WCAG 2.1), performance optimization, and delightful user experiences. I work as a full-stack developer with React ecosystem, Node.js, and cloud infrastructure (AWS). I thrive on cross-functional collaboration, establishing engineering standards, and implementing CI/CD pipelines. I'm passionate about translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and mentoring teams in agile environments.

Israel Ortiz Cortés

I'm Israel Ortiz Cortés, a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead with 15+ years of building scalable web applications and leading engineering teams. I specialize in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture, delivering high-performance SaaS platforms in fintech and enterprise environments. I place a strong emphasis on accessibility (WCAG 2.1), performance optimization, and delightful user experiences. I work as a full-stack developer with React ecosystem, Node.js, and cloud infrastructure (AWS). I thrive on cross-functional collaboration, establishing engineering standards, and implementing CI/CD pipelines. I'm passionate about translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and mentoring teams in agile environments.

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I’m Israel Ortiz Cortés, a Senior Software Engineer and Tech Lead with 15+ years of building scalable web applications and leading engineering teams. I specialize in React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture, delivering high-performance SaaS platforms in fintech and enterprise environments. I place a strong emphasis on accessibility (WCAG 2.1), performance optimization, and delightful user experiences.
I work as a full-stack developer with React ecosystem, Node.js, and cloud infrastructure (AWS). I thrive on cross-functional collaboration, establishing engineering standards, and implementing CI/CD pipelines. I’m passionate about translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and mentoring teams in agile environments.

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Work Experience

Tech Lead at AllSign
February 1, 2025 - November 6, 2025
Lead technology strategy and product development for a SaaS platform delivering digital signatures and document automation. Architect frontend using SvelteKit and Next.js with TypeScript, drive component-driven design, state management, and responsive systems. Manage a 5+ member engineering team, set engineering standards, and ensure NOM-151 compliance for digital signatures. Implement a comprehensive testing strategy (Jest, Cypress, Pytest) and achieve high code quality. Architect backend with FastAPI microservices, Redis caching, multi-cloud storage (AWS S3, GCP Storage), a PDF processing pipeline (PyMuPDF, PyPDF2), and observability with Logfire. Build Computer Vision/OCR pipelines using Google Vision API, Document AI, YOLO, and OpenCV for intelligent data extraction.
Software Development Engineer at Altruist
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025
Led frontend development for a fintech platform serving 10,000+ financial advisors, using React 18+, TypeScript, Next.js, and TanStack Query across multiple product teams. Delivered 15+ features including custom roles/permissions, co-branding UI, and multi-tenant onboarding flows. Implemented Docusign/Hellosign signatures, robust onboarding, and accessible UI (WCAG 2.1). Established testing (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright) and CI/CD via GitLab; improved performance and reliability with Datadog and Sentry; built a reusable component library to accelerate product velocity.
Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead at Techmake Electronics
March 1, 2021 - March 1, 2021
Led a 3-week bootcamp for 15+ developers; designed AWS infrastructure including Cognito, S3, AppSync, Lambda, and IoT Core; established Git/GitHub workflows, code reviews, and agile project management; introduced testing practices (unit/integration, TDD) to improve quality.
Full-Stack Software Engineer at Handypass.mx
June 1, 2020 - June 1, 2020
Developed SaaS event management platform for 50+ organizations; built interactive UIs with React, modern state management, and component-driven architecture; implemented two platform iterations: AWS serverless stack (Lambda, AppSync GraphQL, Amplify, Cognito) and Firebase (Cloud Functions, Firestore, Auth, Hosting); designed REST APIs with Express.js and secure auth.
Senior Software Engineer at CeroUno
December 1, 2019 - December 1, 2019
Led a 3-week bootcamp, mentoring 15 developers; delivered training in Angular, Firebase integration; established DevOps and code review practices; improved velocity and code quality.
Software Engineer & Team Lead at Colectivo Hygge
August 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018
Co-founded a software consultancy delivering 20+ web applications for fintech, e-commerce, and SaaS sectors. Architected full-stack React/Node apps; implemented Docker-based DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 60% and improving reliability.
Software Engineer at ITerabit
February 1, 2015 - February 1, 2015
Led a development team of 4 engineers across enterprise projects; built a pixel-perfect, responsive UI and integrated with backend APIs. Worked across PHP, MODX, and Node.js to deliver scalable applications for 15+ clients.
Technical Speaker & Community Leader at Javascript Monterrey (Volunteer)
January 1, 2017 - November 6, 2025
Volunteer speaker and community organizer; delivered talks on Docker, DevOps, and CI/CD; led live coding demonstrations and fostered local developer community engagement.

Education

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Qualifications

NOM-151 compliance for digital signatures in Mexico
January 11, 2030 - November 6, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services