Juan Estela
Head Engineer at Thoughtful
Bogota, Colombia
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Top SchoolJuan Estela is a Head Engineer based in Bogotá with 14 years of experience building rich, user-focused web applications and front-end systems for startups, agencies, and large platforms. He has progressed from freelance multimedia and design work to leading front-end architecture and teams at Booking.com and Encord, and now steers engineering at Thoughtful. Juan excels at translating complex visual interactions into efficient, production-ready interfaces for data-centric products and A/B-driven platforms. His background in mechatronics and industrial engineering gives him a systems-minded approach to UX and performance, often blending design sensibility with rigorous engineering. Colleagues describe him as a hands-on leader who scales teams and codebases while keeping a strong focus on measurable business outcomes.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Mechatronic Engineer Physics Electronics Programming Mechanics Systems Design, Mechatronic Engineer Physics Electronics Programming Mechanics Systems Design at Universidad Autonoma de OccidenteIndustrial Engineer Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineer Industrial Engineering at Universidad Icesi
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Github Skills (16)
google-chrome10
dom10
macos9
javascript9
html9
css9
contenteditable9
react7
css-selectors6
ajax6
cursor-position6
dom-events6
php6
jquery6
typeof6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
juancamiloestela/AppBurger
Nov 2012 - Aug 2014
Contributions:27 commits, 1 comment in 1 year 8 months
juancamiloestela/Elevator.js
Oct 2015 - Nov 2021
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
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