Summary
Javier López-villalta is a Senior Frontend Developer with 12 years of experience blending psychology and engineering to build thoughtful, user-centered React applications. Currently at IriusRisk after staff and senior roles at RatedPower and RavenPack, he specializes in React, TypeScript, styled-components, and testing frameworks while often acting as a SCRUM master. His background in psychology and early career work in employment counselling and international youth projects gives him a distinctive edge in empathy-driven UX and cross-cultural team collaboration. Comfortable across the frontend stack—from design systems and Material UI to webpack and Node tooling—he consistently delivers robust, testable interfaces for complex domains. Based in Andalusia, Spain, he’s also an avid traveler and walker, which feeds his curiosity and pragmatic approach to problem solving.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Segundo Ciclo Psicología, Segundo Ciclo Psicología at Universidad de Granada
Primer Ciclo Psicología, Primer Ciclo Psicología at Universidad de Jaén
Técnico Superior en Desarrollo de Aplicaciones Web Programación informática, Técnico Superior en Desarrollo de Aplicaciones Web Programación informática at IES Las Fuentezuelas
Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Master of Science (MSc) Psychology, Master of Science (MSc) Psychology at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.
Spanish, English