Enrique Estrada

Senior Frontend Engineer & Technical Lead

React Ecosystem · Frontend Architecture · Technical Leadership · AI-Assisted Development · Enterprise Platforms

18+ years building high-traffic React platforms across gaming, fintech & enterprise — frontend architecture, design systems, and technical leadership.

18+

Years Experience

1M+

Monthly Users

~50%

Faster Delivery

40+

Major Projects

~50%

Delivery & Pace

12-month rebrand completed in 6 months

1M+

Platform Scale

High-traffic platforms supporting 1M+ monthly users

25

Leadership & People

Engineers led — mentoring and engineering standards

Multi-Industry

GamingSaaSHealthcareBankingEcommerce

Availability

Open to remote opportunities

Actively seeking remote roles · Based in Costa Rica · UTC-6 · Aligned with U.S. time zones

Fluent in English (C1) · Native Spanish

International remote collaboration — not relocation: U.S. (tourist visa) · Canada (eTA)

Career Highlights

Executive summary of transferable strengths in frontend architecture, technical leadership, and modern delivery — with verifiable project details in Work Experience below.

Clients & employers I've delivered for:

Enterprise & Platform Experience

CitiWells FargoAccentureExperianBetUSMyBookieBetAnything

Delivery & Business Value

  • Translate complex product requirements into maintainable frontend architecture across React, WordPress, and headless CMS ecosystems
  • Improve delivery predictability through reusable patterns, engineering standards, and practical workflow improvements
  • Bridge business priorities and technical execution in high-traffic, multi-stakeholder environments
  • Integrate performance, accessibility, and quality practices into production workflows without slowing delivery
  • Apply AI-assisted development thoughtfully to support faster iteration while preserving code review rigor

Leadership & Architecture

  • Lead and mentor engineers through architecture decisions, code reviews, and hands-on technical guidance
  • Own frontend architecture for component libraries, design systems, and headless CMS integrations
  • Coordinate cross-functional delivery across engineering, design, marketing, and product teams
  • Modernize legacy platforms into React-centric architectures with clearer ownership and maintainability
  • Establish engineering standards that improve team consistency, onboarding, and long-term platform health
  • Deliver enterprise web platforms across gaming, banking, ecommerce, and SaaS at scale
  • Provide frontend architecture leadership — from component libraries and design systems to headless CMS integrations

What I'm Looking For

  • Remote-only position (no relocation)
  • Senior Frontend Engineer or Frontend Tech Lead role
  • React / TypeScript stack — SaaS, Fintech, or Platform teams
  • Product company or agency with international remote culture
  • Available immediately for U.S. and Canada collaboration (tourist visa / eTA)
  • Open to async-first teams across U.S. time zones (based UTC-6, Costa Rica)

Technical Skills

Frontend Development

ReactTypeScriptNext.jsRemixJavaScriptAstroTailwind CSS

CMS & Platforms

WordPress · GutenbergHeadless CMSStrapi

Frontend Architecture

SSR · SSG · ISRComponent librariesDesign systemsScalable UI architectureMicro frontends

AI-Assisted Development

CursorClaudeChatGPTAI-assisted debuggingprototypingdocumentation workflows

Leadership & Collaboration

Technical leadershipTeam leadershipMentoringCross-functional collaborationAgile · ScrumTechnical reviews & planning

Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 · ADA · Section 508ARIAKeyboard navigationFocus management

Performance Optimization

Core Web VitalsCode splittingLazy loadingPerformance auditsBundle optimization

Backend Integration

GraphQLREST APIsLaravelNode.js

Testing

JestReact Testing LibraryCypressUnit & integration testing

State Management & Data

React Query · TanStack QueryReduxZustandContext APISWR

Languages

English — Professional fluency (C1)Spanish — Native

Work Experience

Trigal Media

AI-Assisted Product DevelopmentRAG IntegrationsFreelance / Part-time

Senior Web Developer Lead (Freelance / Part-time)

Currently available for full-time remote opportunities alongside this engagement.

Sep 2025 - Current9 mos

Role Overview

Freelance frontend technical lead for a Costa Rica–based startup focused on AI-powered MVPs across legal, healthcare, education, and SMB verticals. I provide architecture direction, code reviews, and hands-on development with React, Next.js, Astro, and TypeScript — supporting AI API and RAG integrations on a project basis.

Key Project — AI-Assisted Product Development

Clients needed practical MVPs with AI capabilities across legal, healthcare, education, and SMB use cases — with a small, junior-heavy team and tight cycles. I provide frontend architecture and hands-on delivery with React, Next.js, Astro, TypeScript, and RAG-based workflows, establishing reusable patterns and code review standards that support faster MVP delivery and maintainable AI-enabled product foundations.

Key Achievements

  • Provide frontend architecture guidance on a freelance basis for AI-assisted MVPs across legal, healthcare, education, and SMB product initiatives
  • Support integration of AI APIs and RAG workflows into user-facing applications with maintainable, production-ready frontend patterns
  • Apply AI-assisted development workflows (Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT) during focused project engagements to accelerate debugging, prototyping, and documentation
  • Mentor junior developers during project engagements through code reviews, pairing, and practical frontend standards
  • Collaborate with product and design stakeholders on scoped frontend execution plans when projects are active

Stack

ReactNext.jsAstroTypeScriptWordPressLaravelAI APIsRAGAI-Assisted Development

Gambling Industry — BetUS / BetAnything

BetUSBetAnything

Senior Web Developer Lead

Aug 2021 - Aug 20254 yrs

Role Overview

Owned frontend architecture and technical leadership across BetUs and BetAnything properties over four years — spanning WordPress platforms, sports media sites, affiliate properties, and BetAnything.eu on React, Remix, and Strapi. Led cross-functional delivery with architecture standards, mentoring, and engineering decision-making across a multi-brand sportsbook environment.

Key Project — BetAnySports Platform Modernization

A multi-brand sportsbook environment needed frontend modernization across WordPress properties and a high-traffic BetAnything.eu platform, including a planned 12-month rebrand and migration. I owned BetAnything.eu architecture on React, Remix, and Strapi, delivered custom WordPress work across affiliate and media properties, and established Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress standards — completing the rebrand in 6 months (~50% faster) with improved Core Web Vitals and fewer production defects.

Key Achievements

  • Completed a planned 12-month platform rebrand and migration in 6 months — delivering in 50% of the planned timeline
  • Delivered 10+ custom WordPress themes and resolved complex implementations the team had previously been unable to ship
  • Improved team output and engineering consistency through architecture standards, hands-on training, and developer mentoring

Stack

ReactRemixTypeScriptWordPressPHPLaravelStrapiJestCypress

Accenture

CitiWells FargoSalesforce Marketing Cloud

Web Developer Senior Analyst

Jul 2020 - Jul 20211 yr

Role Overview

Supported enterprise marketing operations for major U.S. banking clients including Citi and Wells Fargo on a 15-person team — contributing frontend architecture decisions and compliance-sensitive email delivery through Salesforce Marketing Cloud.

Key Achievements

  • Supported enterprise email programs for Citi, Wells Fargo, and other U.S. banking clients through compliance-sensitive Salesforce Marketing Cloud operations
  • Built a Node.js component-driven email bundle that substantially increased team campaign output and reduced repetitive build work
  • Standardized campaign workflows to improve cross-client compatibility and QA turnaround across concurrent programs
  • Mentored junior developers and trained cross-department teams on Marketing Cloud workflows, supporting engineering standards and cross-functional collaboration

Stack

Salesforce Marketing CloudAMPscriptHTMLCSSJavaScriptNode.js

Career pause — personal development and relocation (Jan – Jun 2020)

Gambling Industry — JazzSports / MyBookie

JazzSportsMyBookie

Technical Lead Manager

Sep 2015 - Dec 20194 yrs 3 mos

Role Overview

Technical Lead Manager for 25 designers and developers across two teams at a high-traffic sportsbook and casino company — responsible for hiring, mentoring, frontend architecture ownership, and delivery across WordPress, PHP, .NET, and multi-brand marketing properties within the iGaming industry.

Key Achievements

  • Led 25 designers and developers across two teams, with responsibility for hiring, technical direction, code quality, and delivery schedules
  • Managed 40+ major projects across casino, sportsbook, email, and commercial brand properties
  • Reduced production delivery time by approximately 50% through clearer sprint planning, code review standards, and Agile workflow improvements
  • Contributed to client base growth through an SEO-focused WordPress strategy and more reliable delivery across sportsbook and casino properties
  • Mentored developers and trained UX/UI teams on HTML, responsive patterns, and front-end best practices

Stack

WordPressPHP.NETJavaScriptSEOEmail & banner production

Experian Marketing Services

Front End and Email Developer

Aug 2012 - Oct 20153 yrs 2 mos

Role Overview

Front-end and email developer on a 10-person enterprise marketing team — contributed to reusable template architecture, onboarding, and QA practices for high-volume HTML campaigns, landing pages, and forms on Experian's proprietary platform.

Key Achievements

  • Substantially increased campaign output through reusable templates, components, and standardized development workflows
  • Created a training program for new developers on proprietary campaign workflows, reducing onboarding time for incoming team members
  • Reduced rework by improving cross-client QA checks and brand-standard review before handoff
  • Supported high-volume email and web campaigns for beauty, retail, and enterprise clients (confidential)

Stack

HTMLCSSJavaScriptEmail DevelopmentA/B TestingCross-client QA

Portfolio

Additional work available on request — including SaaS, healthcare, and education projects (current client work under NDA).

BetAnySports

BetAnySports

React · Remix · Strapi

High-traffic sportsbook platform with headless CMS architecture.

Rebranded and migrated in 6 months (50% faster than planned). 1M+ monthly users.

Insiders

Insiders

WordPress

SEO-driven sports media publishing at scale.

SEO-driven sports media site. High-volume content publishing at scale.

Crypto Tutorials

Crypto Tutorials

React

Content marketing site with API-driven dynamic delivery.

Content marketing site with API-driven dynamic data delivery.

My Bookie

My Bookie

WordPress · PHP · JavaScript

Enterprise sportsbook frontend across multi-brand properties.

Enterprise sportsbook. 10+ custom WordPress themes delivered.