Hi! I’m José Manuel Lucas

I build scalable and efficient websites following best practices

I have extensive experience developing, maintaining, and optimizing web projects for companies and clients such as Freepik, PcComponentes, Series Yonkis, and Albert and Ferrán Adrià.

In recent years, I have worked as a technical leader, which has allowed me to acquire skills in communication, management, and team mentoring.

Technologies

I am passionate about functional and reactive programming, testing, and design systems. I prioritize keeping my knowledge up to date and applying best practices.

Although I usually work with frontend technologies, I consider myself a versatile professional, which allows me to have a comprehensive view of the development cycle.

Conferences

One of my passions is sharing knowledge and experiences with the community.
I believe that learning and teaching others is one of the best ways to grow.

This is why I actively participate in events and publish articles as a guest contributor in various media outlets.

Talk

Iniciación al desarrollo PHP con el Framework CodeIgniter

ADWE / Murcia

2011

Spanish

Talk

Una historia de testing efectivo en JavaScript

MurciaDev / Murcia

2019

Spanish

Experience

Nov 2020 - now

Frontend Solutions Architect Freepik

  • I have led the migration of Freepik to a modern stack, with a monorepo serving multiple apps based on Next.js and deployed on Google Cloud.
  • I am responsible for the Frontend guild (20 people), acting as a mentor and technical leader.
  • I promote good practices and standards across different teams.

Dec 2020 - Nov 2021

Frontend Tech Lead Mindcurv

  • Developed a product catalog that was later integrated into Autodesk Revit using Next.js, Material UI, and Zustand, and deployed the code on Azure.
  • Integrated Braintree into the payment solution of an online supermarket.

Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

Senior Frontend Developer Bag on Board

  • Developed a centralized component catalog serving different portals and applications.
  • Integrated the payment gateway, based on Stripe.

Feb 2018 - Mar 2020

Senior Frontend Developer Sewan

  • Participated in the development of a dashboard for communication companies using React, Styled Components, Redux, and GraphQL, with a customized SSR solution.
  • Participated in the development of a dashboard to manage SD-WANs.

Oct 2016 - Feb 2018

Lead Frontend Developer PcComponentes

  • Development and maintenance of an ecommerce using HTML5, CSS, Sass, JS, and PHP.
  • WPO, achieving first prize in a company event promoted by Google Spain.
  • Development and maintenance of various internal tools using Node.js

before Oct 2016

Frontend Developer Freelance

  • Participated in the development and maintenance of Series Yonkis, one of the most visited websites in Spain. Developed a live chat system using Socket.io optimized for high load.
  • Developed the website for a rap battle event, for a beverage with a red animal logo.
  • Designed and contributed to the programming of the Altert and Ferrán Adriá website.