Summary
Erick Montañez is a software engineer with nine years of experience who blends product strategy and hands-on development to deliver scalable, user-centered web experiences. He has progressed from engineer to product and technical product roles—most recently joining Zillow—demonstrating an ability to move fluidly between high-level planning and implementation. His background at startups and fast-moving product teams (including a multi-role tenure at Cognota) gives him a knack for identifying user needs, prioritizing opportunities, and shipping delightful interfaces that drive business outcomes. Based in Mérida, Mexico, he pairs formal training in software engineering with practical experience across full-stack systems, and is known for translating strategic goals into robust technical designs. An understated strength is his habit of owning both product success metrics and the code that achieves them, ensuring features launch with measurable impact.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Software Engineering at Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán