Rodrigo Bustamante
Design Systems · Frontend Architecture

Rodrigo
Bustamante

I design and build frontend platforms and design systems, from airlines to copper mining.

9 years engineering50+ teams on the design systemMillionsof passengers reached10+ countries
Madrid, SpainOpen to remote work

Exempt from Spain's Labour Market Test

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Experience

Nine years of building for scale, from payment gateways to global platforms used by millions.

Vantaz Analytics

✦Supplier management platform for a copper miner, built from the ground up
Software Architect

Hangar Design System — LATAM Airlines

✦Design system and boilerplate used by 50+ teams across the company
Software Architect

Digital Marketing Engage — LATAM Airlines

✦Home page of the largest airline in Latin America
Senior Software EngineerJul 2023 — Sep 2024
Web UI Developer · GlobantAug 2020 — Jun 2023

Before 2020

  • Apr 2020 — Aug 2020

    Simple — Ripley.com · Subject Matter Expert

    Subject Matter Expert during the COVID-19 crisis

  • Feb 2020 — Apr 2020

    eCommerce Gateway — Coca-Cola / Embonor · Backend Developer

    Payment gateway for Chile and Peru

  • May 2019 — Feb 2020

    Simple — Ripley.com · FullStack Developer

    Core of online sales for one of Chile and Peru's largest retailers

  • 2018 — 2019

    INNSPIRAL · Technology Analyst

    30% faster time-to-market

  • 2015 — 2018

    Ormasoft, Análisis Ltda., Duoc UC · Software Engineer, Teaching Assistant

    Where the foundations were laid

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From Santiago to Madrid

Nine years building software in Santiago, then a move across the Atlantic in September 2025.

Santiago, Chile2015 — 2025

Madrid, Spain2025 — Present

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Writing

Notes on web performance, accessibility and building for scale.

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Let's talk.

Open to design system and frontend architecture roles. Email is the fastest way to reach me.

Madrid time (CET) · I usually reply within a day.