My story
15+ years building for the web. Three of them on the design side. It changed what I notice when I build.
From early agency work in Málaga and Madrid to product teams in Berlin and Munich — different problems, the same care. Functional and meaningful aren't a tradeoff. They're the brief.
Experience
FrontendJan 2026 – Present · Munich (hybrid)
Frontend Engineer @ Travian Games
- Adapted quickly to Travian: Legends' large legacy-and-modern codebase, a global live multiplayer game, shipping to production from early on.
- Profiled and fixed unnecessary re-renders in the game inventory, a frequently accessed view.
- Built frontend for a mission-based rewards and village boost system, working closely with design, backend and QA to deliver on a compressed timeline.
DesignMar 2022 – Dec 2025 · Munich (hybrid)
Product Designer @ Zooplus
- Improved the Savings Plan UX, leading to a 10% boost in purchases and stronger retention.
- Interviewed stakeholders across product teams to create a visual ownership map, linked to team wiki pages, widely referenced for navigating a large org.
FrontendMay 2020 – Feb 2022 · Munich (remote)
Frontend Engineer @ Zooplus
- Built and A/B tested Checkout Funnel features during the migration toward React and micro-frontends, pairing with design to improve conversion and usability.
Design & CodeNov 2019 – May 2020 · Munich
UI Designer & Frontend Engineer @ Flyla
- Redesigned and shipped UI for the web app, owning both the design and the frontend implementation.
- Won 1st prize at the IATA AIR Hackathon (Seattle, 2020), with a concept grounded in an interview with a Munich airport worker.
FrontendOct 2014 – Sep 2018 · Berlin
Frontend Engineer @ Pantaflix & Twago
- Built and maintained frontend for client-facing products and internal CMS platforms.
- Interviewed frontend candidates as the team scaled up.
Design & CodeJul 2009 – Sep 2014 · Madrid & Málaga
UI Designer & Full Stack Developer @ Dreamsite & Uniagro
- Designed and built 20+ corporate websites using jQuery and PHP, leading the shift to Responsive Design and SASS.
Learning
Education
- UX Academy @ Designlab8 months · 2020–2021
- Software Development @ IES Pedro Espinosa2 years · 2007–2009
Courses
- AI for UX Design @ Designlab4 weeks · 2025
- Data-Driven Design @ Designlab6 weeks · 2024
- Design Systems @ NNGroup7 hours · 2022
Skills
Tech
HTMLCSS/SASSJavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsGraphQLWebpackJestGit
Tools
VS CodeFigmaClaude CodePerplexityMaze
Design
UI DesignInteraction DesignPrototypingDesign Systems
Research
Usability TestingStakeholder InterviewsJourney MappingBenchmarking
Personal
Languages
- SpanishNative
- EnglishC1
- GermanB2
Interests
TravelReadingBikingHikingExploringPhotography