Juan Estela
Head Engineer at Thoughtful
Bogota, Colombia
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Top SchoolJuan Estela is a seasoned software leader and frontend engineer with 13+ years delivering scalable web solutions for agencies, startups, e-commerce, and the travel industry. He is currently Head Engineer at Thoughtful, steering architecture, team performance, and alignment across design, product, and tech. At Booking.com (2016–2022) he designed and implemented frontend systems used in A/B testing and partnered with Product Owners to empower cross-functional teams. He also held roles at Encord as Senior Front End Developer, delivering data-centric, highly visual UI for machine learning workflows, and led frontend work at Zagalabs and ZemoGA earlier in his career. Proficient across vanilla JavaScript to React and beyond, he prioritizes robust, future-proof solutions and enjoys tackling complex visualizations and IoT/ robotics interfacing challenges. Based in Bogota, Colombia, he blends an Industrial and Mechatronic engineering background with design and business acumen to turn complex requirements into practical, auditable delivery.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Industrial Engineer, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Engineer, Industrial Engineering at Universidad ICESIMechatronic Engineer, Physics, Electronics, Programming, Mechanics, Systems Design, Mechatronic Engineer, Physics, Electronics, Programming, Mechanics, Systems Design at Universidad Autonoma de Occidente
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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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