Gustavo Leon
Staff Software Engineer at Able
Lima, Lima, Peru
Summary
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Rockstar🎓
Top SchoolGustavo Leon is a Staff Software Engineer based in Lima, Peru with 15 years of experience building front-end focused developer tools and web applications. He co-founded CodePicnic and is the creator of notable open-source projects like gmaps.js, cevichejs.com, and domscope.com, demonstrating a knack for simplifying complex browser APIs. At Able he blends hands-on engineering with mentorship, driving architecture and example-driven documentation to help teams ship reliable UI features. His GitHub work on gmaps.js includes significant refactors and expanded examples that improved clarity and usability for map-based integrations. Trained in Computer Software Engineering and Systems Engineering, he combines formal engineering foundations with a pragmatic, demo-first approach to developer experience. Colleagues often note his ability to make mapping and DOM abstractions feel intuitive for other engineers.
15 years of coding experience
Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering at Universidad Privada del NorteGrado en Ingeniería, Computer Software Engineering, Software Engineer, Grado en Ingeniería, Computer Software Engineering, Software Engineer at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
English, Spanish
Github Skills (3)
html10
javascript10
css7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
hpneo/gmaps
Oct 2011 - Sep 2020
the easiest way to use Google Maps
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 340 commits, 24 PRs in 9 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Gustavo primarily focused on refactoring and improving the examples within the GMaps.js repository. Their contributions included renaming functions (e.g., `drawRoute` to `drawPolyline`), enhancing existing examples for better clarity, and adding new examples to showcase the library's features. They updated the basic, geolocation, markers, map events, routes, context menu, and polygon examples. Additionally, the user introduced a new example for rendering routes and added a demo for drawing polygons.
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hpneo/ceviche.js
Feb 2014 - Feb 2020
Contributions:241 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 6 years 1 month
cssjavascriptcondesarrollodesarrollo-web
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