# Franco Meriles

Sr Software Engineer — Salta, Argentina

> 10+ years building digital products end to end — from design to operation.

## Profile

Frontend with React and TypeScript, serverless backend with Node.js and AWS. Beyond the code: metrics-driven planning and prioritization, architecture decisions, code reviews, mentoring and product coordination — with end-to-end ownership. I use GenAI (Claude Code, Codex, MCP, RAGs, Skills, n8n) to accelerate development and build intelligent experiences.

## Experience

### Sr Software Engineer — Mercado Libre
*2020 — Present*

Shipping / FOS: the system that manages shipments across MELI's facilities in LATAM. React, TypeScript, Node.js.

### SSR Node.js & DX Developer — Naranja X
*2019 — 2020*

Golden API: standards, templates and libraries for building Node.js APIs. Serverless on AWS, DDD and Event-Driven.

### Sr Front End Developer — 25Watts
*2018 — 2019*

Custom sites with React and WordPress (Roots Sage 9). Mobile-first, usability and load speed.

### Front End Developer — UI/UX — Grupo Max
*2016 — 2018*

General web development across the company's sites and digital products.

### UI/UX Designer — Front End — Punto Dos
*2015 — 2017*

Interface design and front-end development at a creative studio.

## Community

### Mentorship

- **Mentor, Full Stack Web Development** — Mundos E — UNC · 2020 — 2021: Led the JavaScript and React module of the Full Stack diploma program.

### Talks

- **[Building Serverless Apps with LaconiaJS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaznD5CVgyo)** — BeerJS Córdoba (online) · Apr 2020: Serverless infrastructure: AWS Lambda, Serverless Framework and LaconiaJS — benefits and advantages over similar libraries.

## Award

**2nd Place** — Google Mobile Speed Hackathon

Google offices, Buenos Aires — Nov 2017. Speed Index of 4300 ms.

## Education

- BA in Design — Universidad Provincial de Córdoba (2016 — 2018) — Not completed
- Associate Degree in Interactive Design — La Metro, Design School (2013 — 2015)
- Associate Degree in Graphic Design — Tomas Cabrera Fine Arts School (2010 — 2012)

## Stack

- **Frontend:** React, TypeScript, Next.js, JavaScript, Tailwind, shadcn/ui
- **Backend:** Node.js, Express, APIs, Microservices
- **Cloud:** AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Serverless Framework
- **Architecture:** Domain-Driven Design, Event-Driven, OOP, Functional
- **GenAI:** Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Devin, Skills, MCP & RAGs, n8n

## Contact

fran.meriles@gmail.com

- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/francomeriles)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/FrancoMeriles)
- [Medium](https://medium.com/@franmeriles)

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