Javier Hernández is an engineering manager based in Barcelona with over a decade of hands-on experience evolving frontend platforms into production-grade, user-focused products. He has led teams at Booking.com, Preply and Rover.com, combining people management, agile delivery and technical stewardship across React, Node and design-system work. Known for shipping fast iterative features—especially in transport and payments experiences—he pairs practical engineering practices (TDD, code review, reusable component libraries) with a coach-first management style. He also co-organized a regional frontend meetup and has a background teaching web development, reflecting a commitment to developer community and mentorship. Notably, he has driven cross-functional experimentation and design system adoption at scale, helping engineers meet career goals while improving product velocity.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Ingenierie informatique Object-oriented programming programming in C systems administration operating sys, Ingenierie informatique Object-oriented programming programming in C systems administration operating sys at Polytech Montpellier
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