René Merino
Senior Engineer, Tech Lead at Happy Cog®
New York, New York, Other
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Top SchoolRené Merino is a Senior Engineer and Tech Lead based in New York with 11 years of experience building high-impact web applications across CraftCMS, WordPress, Laravel, React, Vue and Nuxt.js. At Happy Cog he leads multiple projects, mentors junior developers through code reviews, and delivers measurable client outcomes including improved CTR and conversions, often integrating payments via Stripe and search with Algolia. He brings a designer’s eye from an A.A.S. in Graphic Design & Illustration, enabling stronger collaboration with creative teams and a knack for translating visual requirements into robust technical solutions. Experienced in refactoring legacy systems and implementing CI/CD pipelines, he balances pragmatic engineering with modern workflows using GitHub Actions, Jenkins and CircleCI. René’s background includes work for the Wildlife Conservation Society and notable creatives, reflecting an ability to serve both mission-driven organizations and high-end creative clients. Outside core engineering, he’s active in cultivating team learning and cross-disciplinary collaboration, blending craft sensibility with scalable technical delivery.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
A.A.S Graphic Design Illustration, A.A.S Graphic Design Illustration at Kingsborough Community CollegeBoys and Girls High School
Spanish, English
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Github Skills (107)
cms10
dashboard10
postgresql10
rest-api10
collaboration10
javascript10
graphql-api10
directus10
no-code10
api10
rest10
sql10
settimeout10
data-visualization10
database10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
Alxmerino/DotFiles
Oct 2015 - Oct 2023
Contributions:77 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 1 month
Alxmerino/alxmerino.com
Dec 2022 - Jan 2025
Personal Portfolio
Contributions:9 PRs, 26 pushes, 9 branches in 2 years 2 months
cssjavascriptreactreactjs
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