Catalina Yáñez
Catalina Yáñez

Frontend / Product Engineer

Actively looking · Member since 30 Jul 2026
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Location
Santiago, Chile
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a Frontend and Product Engineer with over four years of experience building scalable web applications across e-commerce, fintech, and advertising environments.

I specialize in React, Next.js, TypeScript, system design, and modular architecture, with a strong focus on maintainable and high-performing frontend systems.

I have delivered high-impact features for millions of users, improved conversion and onboarding flows, and built customer-facing products across complex digital platforms.

I have led frontend technical direction, established UX best practices, and contributed to architectural decisions across cross-functional teams involving Product, Design, and backend engineering.

I am experienced with AI-assisted development workflows, observability platforms, BFF services, GraphQL, REST integrations, and cloud-based product environments.

I am fluent in English and currently work as a Semi Senior Frontend Engineer within Mercado Libre's Advertising ecosystem in Santiago, Chile.

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Analytics

Data Stores

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Experience

Career history

Semi Senior Frontend Engineer Mercado Libre

Work as a Product Engineer within the Advertising ecosystem, supporting products that reach millions of users across Mercado Libre and external platforms.

Build high-traffic frontend features using React, Next.js, Nordic, and GraphQL. Deliver internal marketing campaign experiences surfaced on key marketplace entry points, and collaborate with Product, Design, and backend teams using Figma, Golang, Node.js, and BFF services.

Use observability and monitoring platforms including Grafana, Datadog, and New Relic, along with Spec Driven Development and AI-assisted workflows using Cursor, Claude, GPT, and Spec Kit.

Software Engineer MAXXA

Led frontend technical direction and UX best practices across a technology organization of more than 20 people. Owned the end-to-end delivery of a new prepaid card product built from scratch.

Designed a secure React SPA architecture integrated with BFF and REST proxy services, reducing infrastructure complexity and operational cost. Implemented modular and hexagonal architecture patterns to improve maintainability and scalability.

Built and maintained user platforms, internal collections tools, landing pages, blog systems, and marketing automation channels across email and WhatsApp. Worked with React, TypeScript, Flask, AWS, PostgreSQL, and Metabase.

Frontend Developer Compara

Worked on the Conversion team, focusing on funnels, onboarding, checkout, and user acquisition flows.

Delivered a redesigned digital experience for Compara Colombia, improving usability and conversion. Developed customer-facing experiences using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.

Partnered with UX and UI teams and contributed to unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies.

Education

Learning history

University of Santiago of Chile

Computer Engineering

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