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Juan R.

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Engineering Manager @ First Factory

Senior
Seniority
GMT-06:00, Heredia, Costa Rica
Location & Timezone
$125 - $125/hr
Average Hourly Rate
Spanish, English
Languages

Top skills

Java
Spring
TypeScript
AWS
React.js

About

Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience architecting and scaling backend, full-stack, and cloud systems (Java, Node.js, React, Vue.js). He excels at bridging technical architecture, business strategy, and people leadership—guiding high-performing teams to ship reliable, high-quality solutions efficiently. Juan aligns engineering execution with product goals to build scalable enterprise applications that drive business value.

Top skills

Verified by Pangea.ai due diligence

Top SkillsCurrent UsageSeniority
Java
20%10 years
Spring
20%10 years
TypeScript
20%6 years
AWS
20%6 years
React.js
20%8 years

All skills

Roles and tools, to bring ideas to life and create meaningful experiences

Web Apps
CRM
Enterprise Software
API

Professional experience

Explore a curated selection of projects highlighting Juan R.'s expertise and experience. Each project aims to showcase challenges, solutions, and the final outcome, along with the tools and technologies used.

Internal Portal and Client Portal project preview
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ROC Capital
Internal Portal and Client Portal — Engineering Manager
Architected and developed scalable frontend UI and backend services for an enterprise client portal, ensuring seamless integration with existing core infrastructure and third-party identity verification/authentication providers. Gathered business requirements to translate complex needs into technical roadmaps, architectural blueprints, and key milestones. Provided precise effort estimations to drive efficient Agile sprint planning and resource allocation. Collaborated closely with Product Managers, UX designers, and business stakeholders to align technical implementations directly with product goals and end-user requirements. Delivered 24/7 incident response and troubleshooting for production issues to minimize downtime. Conducted continuous monitoring, debugging, and performance tuning to maximize application responsiveness.
Web Apps
Enterprise Software
Architecture
Integrations
Business & Expert Solutions
+17

Payroll project preview
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CloudPay
Payroll — Senior Software Engineer
Enforced rigorous code review standards to maintain architectural integrity, code consistency, and security best practices across all deliverables. Facilitated technical discussions with client-side stakeholders, guiding solution design, resolving delivery blockers, and maintaining predictable Agile sprint velocity.
Web Apps
Enterprise Software
HR Platforms
Integrations
FinTech
+20

Report Center project preview
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CloudPay
Report Center — Senior Software Engineer
Engineered a custom, lightweight microservice translating REST API metadata parameters into optimized MongoDB queries. Reduced database abstraction overhead and enabled dynamic data filtering for complex analytical workloads. Implemented an enterprise-grade microservice leveraging Git integration as an automated version control engine for Report Center metadata. Guaranteed auditability, template history tracking, and seamless configuration rollbacks. Implemented progressive enhancements and bug fixes across Vue.js frontend interfaces, improving application load performance, visual consistency, and overall usability for end users. Applied clean code principles, scalable microservice patterns, and efficient database indexing to maintain low latency and high availability across data-intensive reporting workflows.
Web Apps
Enterprise Software
HR Platforms
Marketplaces
Architecture
+22

Preferred tools

View the preferred tools and apps used by Juan R. to assess compatibility and alignment.

Bitbucket
Bitbucket
Git
Git
Jira
Jira
Firebase
Firebase
G Suite
G Suite
Github
Github
Gitlab
Gitlab
Slack
Slack

Career highlights

Discover Juan R.’s professional journey, including employment history, certifications, and educational background.

Engineering Manager
Engineering Manager
First Factory2022 - pressent
Hands-on Engineering Manager with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React, Vue, AWS, and MongoDB. Led cross-functional teams to build client portals, payroll platforms, and dynamic microservice engines. Combines strategic client communication and technical roadmap planning with code reviews, system optimization, and production support.
Freelance
Freelance2023 - 2023
Full-Stack Engineer specializing in MEVN stack (MongoDB, Express, Vue 3, Node). Built financial web apps featuring GraphQL/REST APIs, Pinia state management, and Mongoose ORM. Engineered multi-currency transaction tracking, real-time exchange rates, secure authentication, interactive income/expense dashboards, and responsive dark-mode UIs.
Internal Project
Internal Project
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica2014 - 2022
Full-Stack Developer skilled in translating client requirements into scalable system architectures. Engineered web applications across payroll, employee management, and reporting modules. Expert in complex SQL procedures, front/backend integration, and continuous process optimization, delivering rapid troubleshooting under high-pressure scenarios.
Internal Project
Internal Project
Etipres S.A.2013 - 2014
Maintained and modernized legacy applications while engineering custom software solutions. Planned, developed, and tested a web-based document management platform alongside a specialized desktop application for automated print label design—integrating direct hardware communication with commercial weighing scales for real-time industrial printing.

Testimonials

Director of Engineering @ First Factory

First Factory

Verified Testimonial

Juan manages from inside the work, not from a distance. That is a deliberate choice on his part, and it is why his developers trust his judgment: with a background across Java, React and Python, he knows what they are actually dealing with day to day. He also does not stop learning, which keeps him useful to them as the work changes.

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