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    Resume

    Santiago Molina

    Engineering Leader & Full-Stack Architect

    Engineering leader and full-stack architect helping teams modernize systems, automate delivery, and improve developer experience.

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    Medellín, Colombia · Remote worldwide

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    Experience

    Smith Commerce — Senior Front End Developer

    May 2025 – Present

    Rebuilt Marcone's storefront into a faster, more accessible headless experience while giving teams room to ship independently.

    Key Impact

    • Lighthouse score improved from 35 to 98
    • Time to Interactive dropped by 75%
    • 100% accessibility score on the rebuilt storefront
    Next.jsReact.jsTypeScriptTurborepoTailwind CSSRadix UILucide ReactStorybooktailwindcss-animateTanStack QueryZustandApollo Client+21 more

    X Games — Senior Full Stack Engineer

    Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

    Built 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.

    Key Impact

    • 56+ pull requests merged across two codebases
    • Real-time geo-based live stream access across global audiences
    • Full Google Ad Manager programmatic infrastructure shipped from scratch
    Next.jsReact.jsJavaScriptSCSSSanity CMSSanity StudioPortable TextFirebaseGoogle Ad ManagerGoogle Tag ManagerEmbla CarouselRadix UI+11 more

    Void.GG — Technical Lead

    Feb 2023 – May 2025

    Led architecture and delivery for a fast-moving esports platform across web, mobile, and backend systems, improving performance, release speed, and team velocity.

    Key Impact

    • 35% better system performance
    • 60% faster deployments
    • 95%+ sprint velocity
    React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptReact NativeNestJSNode.jsExpress.jsSoftware ArchitectureSystem DesignReduxJavaScriptRedux Toolkit+45 more

    Optic Power — Senior Full Stack Engineer

    Jul 2021 – Feb 2023

    Shipped across gaming, SaaS, and martech products in parallel, improving API performance by 40% while supporting launches for Team Liquid, NurtureBoss, and Stardust.gg.

    Key Impact

    • 40% better API performance
    • Multiple client launches in parallel
    • Shipped product work for Team Liquid, NurtureBoss, and Stardust.gg
    React.jsNext.jsTypeScriptNode.jsReduxRedux ToolkitRedux SagasMongoDBGraphQLPostgreSQLGCPAWS+43 more

    Projects & Community

    Lumen UI — Creator

    Jul 2026 – Present

    Built a multi-framework design system with 123 accessible primitives for Astro, React, and Web Components, plus Figma, agent, MCP, and registry workflows.

    Key Impact

    • Ships 123 accessible primitives across Astro, React, and Web Components
    • Shares tokens, contracts, styles, and interaction patterns without forcing one runtime
    • Includes Figma resources, an agent skill, MCP server, llms.txt, and a machine-readable registry
    AstroReact.jsWeb ComponentsTypeScriptCSSTailwind CSSAccessibilityDesign SystemsFigmaModel Context ProtocolAI-assisted DevelopmentVitest+6 more

    Dep Beacon — Creator

    Jun 2026 – Present

    Built and published a VS Code extension that brings npm dependency status, update targets, pnpm workspace catalog context, and OSV security signals into package manifests.

    Key Impact

    • Published for VS Code users through Visual Studio Marketplace and Open VSX
    • Shows inline dependency status, diagnostics, CodeLens update actions, and package-manager commands
    • Understands package.json, pnpm workspace catalogs, overrides, package extensions, and OSV vulnerability signals
    VS Code ExtensionTypeScriptNode.jsAstropnpmMonorepoCodeLensnpmOSV.devOpen VSXVisual Studio MarketplaceVitest+6 more

    Aaronmgz — Creator

    May 2026 – Present

    Built a growing family web platform with a nautical personal site, public message board, baby-shower experience, admin tools, and a shared Cloudflare API.

    Key Impact

    • Unified four public and private experiences behind one domain
    • Built shared contracts, content, database helpers, localization, media, and UI packages
    • Added migration, schema-drift, accessibility, end-to-end, and deployment checks
    AstroNext.jsReact.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSHonoCloudflare WorkersCloudflare D1Drizzle ORMZodTurborepopnpm+6 more

    Santi020k Theme — Creator

    Apr 2026 – Present

    Built one calm violet theme system for VS Code-compatible editors, Chrome, six terminal formats, Starship, Shiki, websites, and reusable design tokens.

    Key Impact

    • Published through the VS Code Marketplace, Open VSX, Chrome Web Store, npm, GitHub Releases, and Homebrew
    • Expanded the editor theme to 12 dark, light, high-contrast, bold, and italic variants
    • Carried one token system across editors, Chrome, Shiki, six terminal formats, Starship, shell integration, and four product sites
    Visual Studio CodeCursorWindsurfVSCodiumVS Code ExtensionChrome ExtensionChrome Web StoreShikiiTerm2GhosttyKittyWezTerm+20 more

    Skills & Expertise

    Languages

    Spanish (native), English (C1).

    Front-End

    React.js, Next.js, React Native, Astro, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Redux, TanStack Query, Radix UI.

    Back-End

    Node.js, Express.js, NestJS, REST, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, PHP, Ruby on Rails.

    DevOps & Architecture

    AWS, Docker, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, System Design, Microservices, Turborepo.