I am a senior software engineer and full stack developer with extensive experience across backend and frontend technologies. I have worked with JavaScript and PHP, leveraging frameworks like Laravel, Express, and React, and I am comfortable with Node.js, AWS, and modern cloud and containerized environments. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, maintainable web applications. I’m passionate about clean code, testing, and continuous improvement. I’ve led frontend optimizations, implemented data validation, and contributed to design systems and CMS integrations. I thrive in agile settings and value learning and knowledge sharing.

Raúl Acuña Céspedes

I am a senior software engineer and full stack developer with extensive experience across backend and frontend technologies. I have worked with JavaScript and PHP, leveraging frameworks like Laravel, Express, and React, and I am comfortable with Node.js, AWS, and modern cloud and containerized environments. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, maintainable web applications. I’m passionate about clean code, testing, and continuous improvement. I’ve led frontend optimizations, implemented data validation, and contributed to design systems and CMS integrations. I thrive in agile settings and value learning and knowledge sharing.

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I am a senior software engineer and full stack developer with extensive experience across backend and frontend technologies. I have worked with JavaScript and PHP, leveraging frameworks like Laravel, Express, and React, and I am comfortable with Node.js, AWS, and modern cloud and containerized environments. I enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, maintainable web applications.

I’m passionate about clean code, testing, and continuous improvement. I’ve led frontend optimizations, implemented data validation, and contributed to design systems and CMS integrations. I thrive in agile settings and value learning and knowledge sharing.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at BairesDev
November 1, 2024 - October 1, 2025
Developed and maintained scalable web applications using Next.js with a focus on performance, accessibility, and responsive design. Designed and implemented server-side and client-side features using TRPC, Prisma, and Zod for type-safe APIs and data validation. Integrated AWS services to optimize cloud infrastructure, including deployment, storage, and serverless functions. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to manage content workflows and CMS integration via Contentful. Built interactive front-end components and prototypes in Playground, improving UI/UX efficiency and team testing processes. Contributed to code quality improvements through code reviews, testing, and documentation. Participated in agile development cycles, ensuring timely delivery of features while maintaining high code standards. Technologies: Next.js, TRPC, Prisma, Zod, AWS, Contentful, Playground, TypeScript, JavaScript
FrontEnd Developer at ENCORA
July 1, 2022 - October 1, 2024
Project: Pinnacle Main tasks executed in the project: Create components in React; Create A/B testing pages in Adobe Target; Create Unit Tests; Create Storybook stories; Publish, update and maintain a library in npm. I was part of a team that managed dealership services and took care of everything including real-time billing. Technologies: React, Redux Toolkit, JavaScript, NodeJS, AWS, RTK Query, Adobe Target
FrontEnd Developer at ENCORA
December 1, 2021 - July 1, 2022
Project: Katchdata Main tasks executed in the project: Create components in React; optimize the front-end to reduce server load by creating a module that handled the browser storage using Redux and React hooks. Design and implementation of a validation engine that supports custom cross validation. Web front-end code for all Katch applications using various technologies. Technologies: React, NextJS, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, NodeJS.
FrontEnd Developer at ENCORA
October 1, 2020 - December 1, 2021
Riffyn Nexus, is a Process Data System. Project: Riffyn Main tasks executed in the project: Create components in React with TypeScript that replace Blaze templates; Create slices on Redux; Create React hooks that replace the Meteor logic; Create unit tests; Create stories on Storybook. Part of team to migrate Meteor logic and Blaze templates to React with TypeScript, optimizing the application. Technologies: React, TypeScript, JavaScript, MongoDB, Redux, GraphQL, Jest, Enzyme, Docker, Kubernetes.
Senior Full Stack Developer at RECLUTANTE
August 1, 2019 - October 1, 2020
RECLUTANTE is a firm specialized in Recruitment and Selection processes that provides creative and comprehensive solutions to any company. Thus, it has developed a web-based computer system to facilitate and accelerate the recruitment and selection process. Phase Two: Create components to render pages; Design and maintain the Database; Create the endpoints; Create the services and serializers that will give the structure of the response objects used in the client side. Code Unit testing. Led the complete process; launched the site for external users.
Web Developer at NearShore Code
February 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
NearShore Code Web Developer: Sports App development (Android) in React Native to rent and manage sports fields, with location-based suggestions, reports and payments. Also contributed to BoxBot (Laravel and Prismic) and other projects including migrating AWS sites to Digital Ocean, integrating a Microsoft Bot Framework with React and Azure Functions, and building the Nearshore Code corporate website.
Web Developer at RECLUTANTE
January 1, 2017 - December 1, 2017
Phase One: developed a recruitment social network from scratch, handling frontend and backend, implemented unit tests, and deployed on Google Cloud.
Web Developer at AssureSoft
February 1, 2016 - January 1, 2017
Projects included physiotherapists app and real estate management websites; contributed to security by preventing SQL injection, input sanitization, endpoint hardening and data analysis.
Web Developer at BioTech
January 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015
Biotech CRM and Cotizator web applications; responsibilities included building frontend and backend, implementing automated pdf generation and collaborating with leadership to design solutions.
Software Developer at NearShore Code
February 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019
Worked on multiple projects including a React Native sports field rental app with payments and reporting, BoxBot (Laravel and Prismic CMS), and Tangelo (AWS site migrations to Digital Ocean). Led feature development, code reviews, and deployment tasks.

Education

Electronics Engineering at Universidad Mayor de San Simón
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2003
Electronics Engineering at Universidad Mayor de San Simón
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2003

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment, Education, Computers & Electronics