Ignacio Olaizola
Software Sr Expert at Mercado Libre
Uruguay
Summary
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Top SchoolIgnacio Olaizola is a seasoned software engineer with 11 years of experience, currently a Senior Expert at Mercado Libre where he helps define and lead frontend architecture for commerce and payments across Latin America. He is a JavaScript specialist proficient in React and Node, with deep roots in ASP.NET MVC, Knockout/Durandal earlier in his career, and a history of shipping front-end projects at scale. Ignacio blends hands-on development with technical leadership, having progressed from developer roles to Technical Leader overseeing Frontend Core initiatives. He co-founded a health-tech startup (ViperMed), giving him product-minded engineering and entrepreneurial experience beyond corporate environments. Based in Uruguay, he emphasizes democratizing commerce and payments in the region and continually sharpens his stack by building side projects that mix modern JS frontends with Node and WebAPI backends. Notably, his trajectory shows a rare continuity from CMS-driven PHP work to cutting-edge React/Node architectures, reflecting adaptability across eras of web development.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Santa RitaIngeniero de Sistemas Computer Software Engineering, Ingeniero de Sistemas Computer Software Engineering at Universidad ORT Uruguay
Spanish, English
Github Skills (23)
expressjs9
web-application7
mongodb7
autosuggest6
nodejs6
javascript6
react5
autocomplete5
typeahead4
image-viewer1
wai1
desktop1
preload1
react-components1
image-gallery1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
nacho2487/ebital-node-web
Jul 2016 - Jan 2023
Node JS Web Application
Contributions:26 commits, 58 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 8 months
expressjsnode-jsjs-webjavascriptexpress
nacho2487/innovo-angular-nodejs-app
Sep 2015 - Jun 2016
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
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