Summary
Diego Pérez is a software engineer with 8 years of experience building user-focused web applications, currently contributing at Howdy.com from Medellín, Colombia. He has led frontend teams and shipped scalable, maintainable fintech and healthcare solutions at Loka, emphasizing patient-centered design and data-driven UX improvements. Experienced across the stack, he has delivered high-quality React/TypeScript apps and worked with Node.js, Next.js, GraphQL and AWS for production-grade systems serving large audiences. A self-taught developer who began mentoring students early in his career, Diego is passionate about growing programming skills in others and brings that educator mindset to team leadership. His background includes freelance work across fashion and e-commerce, giving him a pragmatic sense for product-market fit and cross-cultural collaboration. Colleagues describe him as a practical problem-solver who balances accessibility, reliability and scalability in every project.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Web Developer, Web Developer at Self-taught
High School Degree Natural Sciences, High School Degree Natural Sciences at Andrés Eloy Blanco
Italian, Spanish, English, Turkish