Gabriel Madruga

Computer Engineer
madruga.dev
Senior engineer with over 10 years of experience, specializing in frontend development with strong full-stack capabilities. Passionate about creating meticulous user experiences and driving technical innovation. Strong communicator focused on effective team collaboration and risk management.
gabriel.madru@gmail.com
Montevideo, Uruguay

Work

Blackbird (via Neocoast)

Blackbird - Neocoast
Full Stack Developer
July 2024 - September 2024
Contributed to "jrdev", an innovative system leveraging LLMs to automate software development tasks, functioning as a virtual junior developer for solving GitHub issues and creating pull requests autonomously.

Kooth (via Neocoast)

Kooth - Neocoast
Full Stack Developer
May 2023 - June 2024
  • Led React Native development with Expo, implementing a fully accessible mobile app using Tamagui design system
  • Contributed to event-driven backend architecture using Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL

CALA

ca.la
Product Engineer
Mar 2022 - Mar 2023
  • Built dynamic canvas and animations in React Native for fashion design collaboration platform
  • Developed backend features using Node.js, TypeScript, Koa, and Knex

Mercado Libre

mercadolibre.com
Senior Software Engineer
Jan 2021 - Feb 2022
  • Developed acquisition flows for Mercado Pago iOS app across multiple Latin American markets
  • Enhanced microservices architecture and analytics capabilities using Node.js

Earlier Experience

  • Tech Lead at Acceleanation (2018-2021): Led Odoo development using Python and custom JS framework
  • Co-founder at Dronfies Labs (2016-2018): Developed drone control applications using React Native and DJI SDK
  • iOS Developer at Globant (2011-2016): Built applications for major clients including GAP, United Airlines, and eBay
  • ActionScript Developer at CodigoDelSur (2010-2011)

Education

Facultad de Ingeniería - Universidad de la República

fing.edu.uy
Degree in Computer Engineering
Finished in 2020
Comprehensive computer engineering program covering advanced mathematics, computer science fundamentals, machine learning, computational graphics, and natural language processing.