Solutions Architect & Senior Software Engineer

Rodrigo
Bustamante

I architect scalable frontend systems and design systems for global brands — with nine years of engineering behind me, building platforms used by millions.

9 years engineering 50+ teams on the design system Millions of passengers reached 10+ countries
Madrid, Spain Remote-friendly
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Rodrigo Bustamante
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Experience

A decade of building for scale — from payment rails to global platforms used by millions.

Hangar Design System — LATAM Airlines

✦ Boilerplate code shipped to 50+ teams across the company
Software Architect
  • Led design and development of cross-functional UI solutions for LATAM Airlines, creating boilerplate code for 50+ teams across different areas of the company, focusing on performance, accessibility, and best practices.
  • Developed and maintained components for React and React Native projects, providing support across all business areas.
  • Designed and built CI/CD pipelines, application deployment workflows, and created MCPs and Skills for use by teams and agents.
  • Automated processes and built data collection and metrics tools to support decision-making.
React React Native Next.js TypeScript GCP Terraform Cloud GitLab CI Docker Redis Storybook

Digital Marketing Engage — LATAM Airlines

✦ Home page of the largest airline in Latin America
Senior Software Engineer
  • Developed new functionalities for the home page of the largest airline in Latin America.
  • Implemented new features for the backoffice used to load promotions displayed on the home page and offer landings.
  • Built microfrontends in React/Next.js and BFF APIs with Node.js and Express, using Redis as in-memory database and Jenkins for CI/CD.
  • Worked in 2-week Scrum sprints managed via Jira.
React Next.js TypeScript Node.js Express Redis Jenkins Micro-frontends

Digital Marketing Engage — LATAM Airlines

✦ Microfrontends and BFFs for global operations
Web UI Developer — Senior / SSr Adv
  • Developed new functionalities for the home page and promotions backoffice of the largest airline in Latin America.
  • Built microfrontends in React/Next.js and BFF APIs with Node.js and Express for real-time promotions management.
  • Used Redis as in-memory database and Jenkins for integration and continuous delivery.
  • Worked in 2-week Scrum sprints managed via Jira.
React Next.js TypeScript Node.js Express Redis Jenkins Micro-frontends

Simple — Ripley.com

✦ Subject Matter Expert during COVID-19 crisis
Subject Matter Expert
  • Took the role of Subject Matter Expert, helping new team members design, develop, implement, and deploy new features during the COVID-19 crisis context.
  • Led technical decisions and maintained system stability under increased e-commerce demand during the pandemic.
  • Stack: React microfrontends, Node.js/Express APIs, Redis, imgix as image CDN, Heroku deployment, and GitLab CI/CD.
React Node.js Express Redis imgix Heroku GitLab CI

eCommerce Gateway — Coca-Cola / Embonor

✦ Payment gateway for Chile and Peru
Backend Developer
  • Developed a Node.js/Express payment gateway for CocaCola Embonor covering Chile and Peru, using MySQL to persist transaction records.
  • Deployed on AWS EKS using Kubernetes as container orchestration, with GitLab CI/CD for continuous integration and delivery.
  • Integrated Kiphu as SaaS for digital payments.
Node.js Express MySQL AWS EKS Kubernetes GitLab CI Kiphu

Simple — Ripley.com

✦ Core of online sales for one of Chile and Peru's largest retailers
FullStack Developer
  • Developed the main page, product catalogs, product tabs, and campaign administration panel (for analysts to create campaigns), among other modules.
  • Worked side by side with the marketing and technology departments, integrating vendor technologies and performing requirements analysis.
  • Stack: React microfrontends, Node.js/Express APIs, Redis, imgix as image CDN, Heroku deployment, and GitLab CI/CD.
React Node.js Express Redis imgix Heroku GitLab CI

INNSPIRAL

✦ 30% faster time-to-market
Technology Analyst Jun 2018 — May 2019
  • Developed and deployed end-to-end innovation platforms for corporate clients, owning the full lifecycle from database modeling to cloud deployment.
  • Reduced time-to-market for internal pilot projects by 30%.
Node.js React SQL Cloud

Earlier roles

✦ Where the foundations were laid
Software Engineer — Ormasoft Feb 2018 — May 2018
  • Architected a unified medical-records system for the Chilean healthcare sector using Aurelia, D3.js for clinical visualization and HTML5 Canvas for high-performance rendering.
Software Engineer Intern — Análisis Ltda. Sep 2017 — Dec 2017
  • Built specialized accounting software for CasaIdeas with Angular and Node.js/Express, implementing complex PL/SQL queries for accurate financial reporting.
Teaching Assistant — Duoc UC Mar 2015 — Dec 2017
  • Mentored undergraduates in Programming Fundamentals and Database Design through workshops and hands-on guidance.
Angular Aurelia D3.js Node.js SQL
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Skills

The tools and disciplines I reach for.

Frontend
React Next.js TypeScript JavaScript (ES6+) Async JS Web Workers Webpack
Architecture
Design Systems Micro-frontends System Design SOLID TDD CI/CD
Cloud & Infrastructure
Google Cloud (GCP) GitLab CI Docker Redis MySQL Node.js
Visualization & Tools
D3.js HTML Canvas Google Maps API Lottie Python React Native
Testing
Jest Cypress
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Education & beyond

Foundations and the details recruiters ask about.

Education
Duoc UC
IT Engineering
Santiago, Chile · 2014 — 2017
Graduated with Distinction. Winner of the CITT Annual Competition 2017.
Details
Industries
Retail, payments, healthcare, corporate innovation and aviation.
Languages
English (B2, professional working). Spanish (native).
Work authorization
Chilean citizen. Exempt from Spain's Labour Market Test by bilateral treaty.
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Writing

Notes on web performance, accessibility and building for scale.

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Let's talk.

Open to Solutions Architect and Staff Engineering roles. The fastest way to reach me is email.

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