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juancamiloqhz/README.md

πŸ‘‹ Hi, I'm Juan Camilo

Senior Software Engineer | Former CTO & Co-Founder | React & React Native Expert

I'm a senior software engineer with 10 years of experience spanning freelance development, startup founding as CTO, and technical leadership. I specialize in building high-performance web and mobile applications with React, React Native, and TypeScript, while bringing strategic thinking and leadership from my CTO background.

Currently building cross-platform mobile apps with React Native + Supabase for clients while leading frontend engineering at YellowBird.

πŸš€ About Me

  • πŸ“± Currently building full-stack mobile apps with React Native + Supabase for clients
  • 🏒 Leading frontend engineering at YellowBird (React/TypeScript team)
  • πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’Ό Former CTO & Co-Founder of a real estate tech startup (built team from 0 to 10 engineers)
  • πŸ’» 10 years building web and mobile applications across multiple domains
  • 🎯 Expert in React (web & mobile), React Native, TypeScript, and full-stack architecture
  • πŸ—„οΈ Proficient with Supabase (PostgreSQL, Auth, Realtime, Storage)
  • πŸ‘₯ Experienced in building and leading engineering teams
  • 🌍 Remote work specialist & international collaborator
  • πŸ“š Passionate about mentoring engineers and building great products

πŸ’Ό Career Journey

graph LR
    A[Freelance Developer<br/>4 years] --> B[CTO & Co-Founder<br/>3 years]
    B --> C[Frontend Team Lead<br/>2.5 years]
    C --> D[Independent Mobile Dev<br/>Current]
    D --> E[Next Challenge]
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🎯 Freelance Developer (2015-2019)

Built full-stack applications for clients across multiple industries. Learned to be versatile, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and deliver consistently.

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’Ό CTO & Co-Founder (2019-2022)

Co-founded a real estate tech startup where I:

  • Built engineering team from ground up
  • Architected entire platform from concept to production
  • Made all technical decisions (stack, infrastructure, architecture)
  • Worked directly with investors and board on technical strategy
  • Learned to balance startup speed with engineering quality

πŸ’» Frontend Team Lead (2022-Present)

Leading frontend engineering at YellowBird:

  • Managing team of frontend engineers
  • Driving React/TypeScript technical excellence
  • Improved performance, established best practices, mentoring team members
  • Hands-on coding while providing technical leadership

πŸ“± Independent Mobile Developer (2023-Present)

Building full-stack mobile applications concurrently:

  • Creating cross-platform apps with React Native (Expo)
  • Architecting backends with Supabase (PostgreSQL, Auth, Realtime, Storage)
  • Delivering complete solutions from database design to mobile UI
  • Maintaining cutting-edge full-stack and mobile development skills

πŸ› οΈ Technical Skills

Expert Level

React Next.js React Native Expo Supabase TypeScript JavaScript HTML5 CSS3

Proficient

Node.js Git PostgreSQL AWS Docker

Specialties

  • πŸ—οΈ Frontend & Mobile Architecture
  • πŸ“± Cross-Platform Mobile Development (iOS + Android from single codebase)
  • πŸ—„οΈ Full-Stack Development (React Native + Supabase)
  • ⚑ Performance Optimization (Web & Mobile)
  • πŸ‘₯ Technical Leadership & Team Building
  • πŸ”§ Developer Experience & Tooling
  • 🌐 Responsive & Accessible Applications
  • πŸ§ͺ Testing & Quality Assurance

πŸŽ“ What Makes Me Different

Most senior engineers have deep technical skills. I bring that plus:

  • CTO Experience: Strategic thinking about technical decisions from a business perspective
  • Active Full-Stack: Not just past experience - currently building React Native + Supabase apps
  • Web + Mobile: React for web, React Native for mobile - complete cross-platform capability
  • Proven Leadership: Built engineering teams and culture from scratch
  • Full Context: Understand the entire stack from database to mobile UI
  • Battle-Tested: Navigated startups, scaling challenges, and leading teams through uncertainty

🌟 Key Strengths

const myStrengths = {
  technical: {
    frontend: ['React (Web & Native)', 'TypeScript', 'Performance Optimization'],
    mobile: ['React Native', 'Expo', 'Cross-Platform Development', 'iOS & Android'],
    backend: ['Supabase', 'PostgreSQL', 'Authentication', 'Real-time Systems'],
    architecture: ['System Design', 'Scalability', 'Full-Stack Architecture', 'Best Practices']
  },
  leadership: {
    teamBuilding: ['Hiring', 'Mentoring', 'Culture Building'],
    strategy: ['Technical Roadmap', 'Architecture Decisions', 'Build vs Buy'],
    communication: ['Stakeholder Management', 'Technical Presentations', 'Documentation']
  },
  mindset: {
    balance: 'Business needs + Technical excellence',
    ownership: 'Full responsibility for outcomes',
    growth: 'Continuous learning and team development',
    versatility: 'Web, Mobile, Backend - complete solutions'
  }
};

export default myStrengths;

πŸ“Š Experience Highlights

const experienceSummary = {
  yearsOfExperience: 10,
  currentFocus: ['React Native', 'React', 'TypeScript', 'Supabase'],
  currentRoles: {
    leadership: 'Frontend Team Lead @ YellowBird',
    independent: 'Building React Native + Supabase apps for clients'
  },
  highlights: {
    teamBuilt: 'X engineers (as CTO)',
    projectsDelivered: '50+ across freelance and full-time roles',
    techStack: {
      frontend: ['React', 'React Native', 'TypeScript', 'JavaScript'],
      backend: ['Supabase', 'PostgreSQL', 'Node.js'],
      mobile: ['Expo', 'iOS', 'Android']
    }
  },
  achievements: [
    'Built startup from 0 to production as CTO',
    'Leading frontend team at fast-growing startup',
    'Currently shipping mobile apps for clients',
    '10 years of continuous learning and growth'
  ]
};
export default experienceSummary;

Note: Most of my work is in private repositories (client work, YellowBird, startup). [Portfolio available upon request]

πŸ”­ What I'm Looking For

I'm currently exploring opportunities as a Senior Frontend Engineer, Senior Full-Stack Engineer, Senior React Native Developer, or Lead Engineer where I can contribute both technical excellence and strategic thinking.

With expertise across web (React), mobile (React Native), and backend (Supabase/PostgreSQL), I can deliver value across the full stack.

Ideal Environment:

  • 🌍 Remote-first company with strong engineering culture
  • πŸš€ Products that solve real problems (web, mobile, or both)
  • 🎯 Teams that value both shipping and quality
  • πŸ’‘ Opportunities to work across web and mobile platforms
  • πŸ“ˆ Growth potential and H1B sponsorship (future relocation to US)

πŸ“« Let's Connect


πŸ’‘ Fun Facts

  • 🎯 I've been coding since 2015 and still love it
  • πŸ—οΈ Built a startup from 0 to production with thousands of users as CTO
  • πŸ“± Currently building mobile apps - love that React Native lets me use React everywhere
  • πŸ—„οΈ Exploring modern backend approaches with Supabase (PostgreSQL + Auth + Realtime)
  • πŸ“š Always learning - recently diving deeper into Mobile Development and Web Performance
  • 🀝 Love mentoring engineers and seeing them grow
  • 🌎 Work with distributed teams across multiple time zones
  • πŸ’Ό Balancing full-time leadership with hands-on client work - best of both worlds

Open to opportunities | Available for consulting | Happy to mentor

"Great software is built by great teams. I love building both."

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