Experience
12+
Years shipping web and mobile products across full-stack, leadership, and automation roles.
Santiago Molina (@santi020k)
Calm systems. Clear delivery.
Engineering leader and full-stack architect helping teams modernize systems, automate delivery, and improve developer experience.
AvailableAvailable for tech lead, staff-level full-stack, and engineering leadership roles
Team led
14
Largest cross-functional team I have led across product, design, frontend, and backend.
Cycle Time
-75%
Reduced release lead times by optimizing CI/CD pipelines and automating quality gates.
Community
100+
Typical attendance for ReactJS Colombia meetups, workshops, and talks.
Work Experience
Professional roles.
Client and product work where architecture, delivery systems, and team leadership mattered.
Active
Senior Front End Developer
Smith Commerce
Rebuilt Marcone's storefront into a faster, more accessible headless experience while giving teams room to ship independently.
Impact
- Lighthouse score improved from 35 to 98
- Time to Interactive dropped by 75%
Stack
Next.jsReact.jsTypeScriptTurborepoTailwind CSS
More selected work
3 more- Void.GGTechnical LeadLed architecture and delivery for a fast-moving esports platform across web, mobile, and backend systems, improving performance, release speed, and team velocity.CompletedFeb 2023 - May 2025
- X GamesSenior Full Stack EngineerBuilt and scaled the official X Games digital platform — a high-traffic sports media site serving millions of fans — with real-time live streaming, geo-based access control, and a programmatic ad infrastructure powered by Google Ad Manager.CompletedJan 2025 - Jul 2025
- Optic PowerSenior Full Stack EngineerShipped across gaming, SaaS, and martech products in parallel, improving API performance by 40% while supporting launches for Team Liquid, NurtureBoss, and Stardust.gg.CompletedJul 2021 - Feb 2023
Side Projects
Built for the love of it.
Open source, community work, and experiments with a little more room to explore.
Active
Creator
Lumen UI
Built a multi-framework design system with 123 accessible primitives for Astro, React, and Web Components, plus Figma, agent, MCP, and registry workflows.
Impact
- Ships 123 accessible primitives across Astro, React, and Web Components
- Shares tokens, contracts, styles, and interaction patterns without forcing one runtime
Stack
AstroReact.jsWeb ComponentsTypeScriptCSS
More selected projects
3 more- Astro DoctorCreatorBuilt a deterministic Astro health-check toolkit with a CLI, ESLint plugin, editor extension, GitHub Action, docs site, and installable agent skills.ActiveJan 2026 - Present
- eslint-config-basicCreatorBuilt a DX-first ESLint toolkit for JavaScript and TypeScript teams that want stronger defaults, less setup friction, and cleaner reviews.ActiveMar 2024 - Present
- Santi020k ThemeCreatorBuilt one calm violet theme system for VS Code-compatible editors, Chrome, six terminal formats, Starship, Shiki, websites, and reusable design tokens.ActiveApr 2026 - Present
Writing
Thoughts on building and leading.
Articles on architecture, automation, and engineering decisions.
Expanding Santi020k Theme from editor to terminal
How a VS Code palette became a generated terminal system with six application formats, three Starship styles, managed shells, validation, and Homebrew releases.
Jul 15, 2026
Shipping macOS tools with a personal Homebrew tap
How I separated product code from distribution metadata and turned signed terminal releases into familiar Homebrew install and upgrade commands.
Jul 12, 2026
Designing ESLint Packages Teams Actually Adopt
What separates ESLint configurations that spread across a codebase from ones that get removed after the first sprint.
Jul 10, 2026
Lumen UI: One system, three frameworks
How I built 123 accessible primitives for Astro, React, and Web Components while sharing tokens and behavior without forcing one runtime model.
Jul 4, 2026
Beyond the code
Speaking & Community.
Co-organizing ReactJS Colombia and speaking on DX, automation, and engineering leadership at local and regional events.
ReactJS Colombia
Co-organizer
Building the local React community through meetups, workshops, and knowledge sharing.
Technical Talks
Speaker
Sharing practical insights on DX, architecture, and engineering leadership.