Rodrigo Bustamante

Software Architect from Chile 🇨🇱, currently based in Madrid, Spain 🇪🇸. I develop web and mobile applications, ensuring performance and accessibility. Lego builder 🧱, cat lover 🐈 and enthusiastic traveler 🛩️.

Psychedelic Astronaut

Experience

  1. LATAM Airlines

    Software Architect
    • Led the architecture and evolution of LATAM Airlines' Design System, establishing shared UI foundations adopted by 50+ teams across all digital platforms of Latin America's largest airline
    • Designed and implemented a cross-platform design token system and theming strategy for React and React Native
    • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI), cloud infrastructure on GCP (Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Armor) and IaC with Terraform. Developed supporting tooling and automation scripts in Python
    • Created MCP servers and AI-powered tooling using Python to improve team and agent productivity
    • Optimized component performance and accessibility, enforcing WCAG compliance across critical user flows
    • Mentored engineers across multiple squads on design system adoption and frontend best practices

    React · React Native · Next.js · TypeScript · TailwindCSS · Storybook · GCP · Terraform · Docker · GitLab CI · Python · Redis

    Senior Software Engineer
    • Owned frontend performance, SEO and accessibility for LATAM Airlines' home page — one of the highest-traffic pages in Latin American aviation
    • Integrated personalization tools to deliver tailored content experiences to millions of passengers
    • Developed features for the promotions backoffice, enabling marketing analysts to manage campaigns autonomously
    • Contributed to micro-frontend architecture decisions and established frontend best practices
    • Promoted to Software Architect in October 2024

    React · Next.js · Node.js · TypeScript · Jest · Testing Library · Storybook · Vite

    Website

  2. Globant (client: LATAM Airlines)

    Web UI Developer Senior
    • Led frontend development for the home page of Latin America's largest airline, serving millions of monthly users across 10+ countries
    • Architected and maintained multiple micro-frontends using React and Next.js (SSR), improving Core Web Vitals
    • Built BFF APIs with Node.js and Express integrating personalization and promotions services
    • Mentored mid-level engineers and contributed to code review culture

    React · Next.js · Node.js · TypeScript · Redux · Styled Components · Zustand

    Web UI Developer SSr Adv
    • Developed new features for LATAM Airlines' home page and promotional backoffice
    • Built micro-frontend modules with React and Next.js via federated architecture
    • Implemented Redis caching strategies to optimize API response times
    • Set up and maintained Jenkins pipelines for CI/CD

    React · Next.js · Node.js · Redux · Styled Components · Zustand

    Website

  3. Acid Labs Chile

    Software Engineer
    • Developed core modules of Ripley.com's e-commerce platform including home page, product catalog and campaign admin panel
    • Built a payment gateway for Coca-Cola Embonor (Chile & Peru) with Node.js, deployed on AWS EKS with Kubernetes
    • Acted as subject matter expert during COVID-19, onboarding new engineers under accelerated timelines

    React · Node.js · Express · Redis · MySQL · GitLab CI · AWS EKS · Kubernetes

    Website

  4. INNSPIRAL

    Technology Analyst
    • Built full-stack web applications for enterprise clients: innovation portfolio platform (GPI) and employee sentiment tool (Thermometer)
    • Developed UI mockup for Chilena Consolidada Seguros Vida to validate personalized insurance hypothesis
    • Owned full delivery lifecycle: requirements, database modeling, API development, GCP deployment and stakeholder demos

    React · Node.js · Express · MySQL · GCP · Cloudflare · GitLab CI

    Website