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full-stack engineer & technical lead, packaged as a terminal. one monospace family, one phosphor-green signal, zero decoration that doesn't earn its place. type it, ship it.

$ whoamirenato balcázar // technical lead
$ cat ./stackspring-boot · angular · kotlin · docker · k8s
$ uptime5 yrs · 100k+ users served · 10k+ a11y users
$ pwd~/ecuador
$ echo $CONTACTrenatojobal@gmail.com
$ contact →download cvview projects
$ cat ~/face.pngascii
ascii portrait of renato
renato@portfolio:~$ cat about.md

● strategic engineer · treats every system as infrastructure

about me.

// $ cat bio.txt

i'm a full-stack engineer with 5 years building scalable backend services, web platforms, and mobile apps. i specialize in spring boot, angular, and kotlin.

currently technical lead at zaga labs — architecting microservices and angular apps for us-based enterprise clients. previously at globant, leading work that reached 100,000+ users.

one project i'm especially proud of: lazarillo — a full-stack accessibility platform helping 10,000+ visually impaired users navigate their world.

5
years experience
100k+
users served
5
team members led
100%
remote work
renato@portfolio:~$ ls -la ./signals

the work that shows up in retros · 6 highlights loaded

career signals.

01// technical

technical leadership

tech lead at zaga labs for us-based clients — mentoring devs, owning the architecture call.

02// high-impact

high-impact work

systems serving 100k+ users with 99.9% uptime; perf gains around ~40%.

03// full-stack

full-stack range

mobile (android, kmp), backend (spring boot), frontend (angular), devops (docker, k8s).

04// modern

modern architecture

microservices, clean architecture, SOLID — moving monoliths to scalable systems.

05// social

social impact

built lazarillo — a11y navigation for 10,000+ visually-impaired users.

06// proven

proven results

duplication −60% · api perf +40% · deploy time −50% across recent engagements.

view full experience →
renato@portfolio:~$ cat ./stack/*

comprehensive skills across the full technology stack

technical expertise.

▤
01
// server

backend development

Expert· 5 yrs

Building scalable backend microservices with Spring Boot serving 100K+ users

key skills
KotlinSpring BootSpring SecuritySpring Data JPAPostgreSQLRedis+4
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02
// code

frontend development

Advanced· 4 yrs

Building responsive web applications with Angular and TypeScript

key skills
AngularTypeScriptRxJSHTML5/CSS3JavaScriptAngular Material+3
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03
// mobile

mobile development

Expert· 5 yrs

Building native and cross-platform mobile applications with Kotlin and KMP

key skills
KotlinKotlin MultiplatformAndroid SDKJetpack ComposeMVVMClean Architecture+4
☁
04
// cloud

devops & infrastructure

Advanced· 3 yrs

Implementing CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration for scalable deployments

key skills
DockerKubernetesGitLab CIGitHub ActionsAWSLinux+2
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05
// blueprint

architecture & design

Expert· 4 yrs

Designing scalable, maintainable systems with clean architecture principles

key skills
MicroservicesClean ArchitectureDesign PatternsSOLID PrinciplesDDDSystem Design+2
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06
// team

leadership & soft skills

Advanced· 3 yrs

Leading technical teams and mentoring developers to achieve excellence

key skills
Technical LeadershipMentorshipCode ReviewCommunicationAgile/ScrumProblem Solving+2
✓
07
// check

testing & quality assurance

Expert· 5 yrs

Implementing comprehensive testing strategies for reliable software delivery

key skills
JUnitMockitoEspressoTDDIntegration TestingTest Automation+2
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