Leonardo Maldonado

Resume

Summary

Software engineer with 6+ years of experience building web applications and developer tools. Currently at Namecheap building Spaceship. Created 33 JavaScript Concepts, an open-source project with 63,000+ stars recognized by GitHub as a top project of 2018. Published 90+ technical articles with over 1 million views.

Experience

Software Engineer at Namecheap

Nov 2021 — Present

Built Spaceship's domain search platform from scratch as the sole front-end developer. Established the entire frontend architecture with React, TypeScript, and Zustand. Built Beast Mode bulk search for simultaneous multi-domain queries with advanced filtering. Integrated TanStack Query with query key factories and intelligent caching, reducing API calls by 60%. Optimized performance through code splitting and virtualized rendering, cutting bundle size by 40%. Refactored WebSocket processing with batched state updates, reducing re-renders by 80%. Built a multi-currency pricing engine supporting 30+ currencies across 500+ TLDs.

Technical Author at Progress / Telerik

May 2019 — Dec 2023

Wrote extensively about JavaScript, TypeScript, React, GraphQL, HTML/CSS, Node.js, and modern web development for the Telerik blog.

Technical Author at LogRocket

Feb 2020 — Feb 2022

Created content empowering developers to learn about JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, HTML/CSS, React, Node.js, and programming fundamentals.

Software Engineer at Popstand

Oct 2019 — Apr 2020

Built Taco Maps, a React Native food delivery app for Los Angeles taco restaurants. Architected the mobile application from the ground up with Redux, TypeScript, and Firebase. Implemented real-time order tracking, location services, and payment integration. Set up end-to-end testing with Detox across iOS and Android.

Software Engineer at Foton

Jan 2019 — Jul 2019

Delivered React and React Native applications across Brazilian banking projects. Built scalable frontend solutions with Redux, TypeScript, and Firebase, with comprehensive Detox testing for financial-grade reliability.

Open Source

33 JavaScript Concepts

Repository created in 2018 to help developers master JavaScript fundamentals. Recognized by GitHub as one of the top open-source projects of 2018. 63,000+ stars and translated into 20+ languages.

Skills

TypeScriptJavaScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsGraphQLPostgreSQLTailwind CSSReact NativeZustandTanStack QueryFirebaseBiomeGit

Languages

PortugueseNative
EnglishFluent
SpanishFluent

Education

Software Engineering