Sergio Leonardo Benítez

Software Engineer

Bogotá, Colombia

About me

Software Engineer with more than 11 years of experience building and scaling web applications, platforms, and digital products. I am passionate about bridging the gap between product vision, user experience, and technical execution, transforming complex business challenges into scalable and maintainable solutions.

Throughout my career, I have contributed across the entire software development lifecycle, from translating product requirements and user experience designs into robust implementations to driving architectural decisions, improving engineering practices, and ensuring the long-term sustainability of systems. I enjoy collaborating across teams and disciplines, helping organizations balance speed, quality, and technical excellence.

Beyond writing code, I focus on creating leverage for engineering teams through technical leadership, mentoring, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement. I believe the best outcomes emerge when strong engineering principles, collaborative culture, and business objectives are aligned.

My goal is to build products that not only solve today's challenges but also provide a strong foundation for future growth, enabling teams to move faster, innovate confidently, and deliver meaningful value to users and businesses alike.

Work

Mercado Libre

Software Engineer

2025-02-13 - 2026-03-09

Frontend Software Engineer on Meli’s core platform, enabling 54K+ applications and 16K users through scalable micro-frontend architecture (Module Federation), delivering analytics, resource management, and traffic control services.
adidas

Software Engineer

2022-06-13 - 2024-07-05

Responsible for maintaining a micro-frontend platform at adidas, enabling a decoupled and frontend-agnostic architecture. Contributed to a personalization product across 6 markets, implemented order creation for more than 100 adiClub users in the U.S., and managed 4 critical REST APIs for purchase orders.
Endava

Lead Frontend Developer

2019-02-01 - 2022-06-10

Contributed to the development of a web application for intelligent construction project management in the U.S., partnering with a Nashville-based startup. Developed a mobile application for construction inspectors, improving visibility and tracking of project progress. Led an internal functional programming community of 12 members, fostering knowledge sharing and promoting adoption of Haskell.
Prodigious LATAM

Senior FrontEnd Developer

2018-03-06 - 2019-01-21

As a senior developer, I start to support my partners with front-end topics. I led a studio plan to teach front-end technologies to developers with back-end backgrounds. The plan trained 5 full-stack developers for the company. At the same time, I participated in a marketplace for outdoor products implement on Drupal. There, a UX concept based on soft animation was implemented for the client. These new visuals incremented in 30 seconds the user retainable on the web page.
Prodigious LATAM

FrontEnd Developer

2016-06-13 - 2018-02-02

In Prodigious I worked on a large automotive project with approximately 800 persons on it distributed globally. Here I collaborated in the implementation of a car configuration and a test drive scheduler built under the web components architecture..
Las Partes

Web Designer/Developer

2016-02-29 - 2016-06-11

In Las Partes, I worked designing and developing digital solutions for the automotive market. From the design area, I created paper prototypes to evaluate the user interactions. From the developing area, I worked for an e-commerce platform built on PHP with the CodeIgniter.
Software House Ltda.

Junior Developer

2014-01-06 - 2015-02-27

In Software House I worked developing features for a management school web platform built on Python/Django. Django requires knowledge of the architectural pattern Model Template View for implementing a user interface on computers. Software House was an official sponsor for the Django Bogotá meetup in 2015. There I had the chance to give a keynote about the task management tools for front-end technologies on Django.

Education

Konrad Lorenz

Video Game Development

2014-07-07 - 2014-12-12

Approved

Diploma in Video Game Development and Interactive Books, it is a high-level 120-hour course that will introduce you to the planning, design and development of your video game and the correct way to present the project to clients and investors.
Los Andes University

System Engineer

2009-01-12 - 2013-08-01

3.85

The objective of the undergraduate program is to take advantage of the opportunities offered by information and communication technologies to improve the quality of life, transforming organizations and society through engineers committed to innovation and quality in their professional practice.
Los Andes University

Design

2009-01-12 - 2013-08-01

3.85

The design option aims to bring students from other disciplines basic notations of Product Design and Communication Design, providing basic tools and methodologies in Design, to expand their professional knowledge through exercises to explore and develop their creativity
Los Andes University

Visual Computing

2009-01-12 - 2013-08-01

3.85

The visual computing option aims to provide students with knowledge and skills to address the current challenges of applying visual computing in an interdisciplinary environment.

Projects

Below are some of the projects I have worked on, showcasing my skills and expertise in various areas.

meli | Fury •

The Mercado libre OS created to provides developers with a unified and self-service environment to efficiently create, deploy, manage, and monitor applications.

+54K applications16K usersModule FederationReact
adidas | Locker Room

Interactive platform to customize adidas sporting goods

+6 marketsi18nReactEffect
adidas | Hype

adidas Hype is a page dedicated to the brand with the. three stripes. It contains news and stories about. adidas, its products and endorsers.

+1 million visitsi18n
Endava |built

Connect and simplify doing business in real estate.

43 of the top 100 U.S Banks15 of the top 25 U.S. Construcition Lenders
PDG | Johnson Outdors

We want people to get out and experience the great outdoors. We see it as our job to ensure that, from planning to unpacking, it's the best experience possible.

6 brands supported+500k USD net sale on 2018
PDG | Car Configurator

Style your car.

6 car brand supportedBackboneJSSass
PDG | Test Drive Scheduler

Book a test drive.

6 car brand supportedBackboneJSSass
Freelance | Carnes Supremo

E-commerce for a local meat store.

PHPWooCommerceWordpress
Freelance | Licamba

Website for the Liceo Campestre Bosque Andino, a local school in Sibaté.

PHPSEOWordpress
Freelance | Pruyecta

Website to schedule a meet with the architecture consultant Angel&Angel.

AstroJSNext.jsTailwindVercel

Diplomas

Skills

My skills scale from foundational concepts to total mastery. Basic (red pill) covers core facts and standard rules for handling simple tasks. Intermediate (yellow pill) blends theory with practical application, allowing me to work independently and troubleshoot routine problems. Advanced (green pill) represents deep expertise used to solve complex challenges, innovate solutions, and critique methodologies.

HTML
CSS
Tailwind
JavaScript
TypeScript
Node
Express
MySQL
Linux
Git
GitHub
React
React + TypeScript
React Router
React Query
TanStack
Next.js