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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Nicolás Peñaloza

Software Engineer @ Globant — Next.js, React, Web Performance and AWS.

Currently in an AI Pod, shipping AI solutions to production

Portrait of Nicolás Peñaloza
portrait, 2026

01About

Software engineer on the core web development team of one of the world's largest airlines. I build libraries, internal tooling and cross-cutting solutions used by other teams, focused on architecture, performance and real adoption.

Since mid-2026 my team has been working as an AI Pod, researching and implementing AI solutions for concrete client needs. I have worked across very different stacks, from embedded systems and telemetry to web architecture at scale, which lets me adapt quickly to any new problem.

I give internal talks on Web Performance and GDPR to development teams, and I write the technical documentation they use to raise the quality of what they ship.

  • 2nd dan black belt, ITF taekwondo
  • Two computer science degrees, a third in progress

02Experience

  • Software Engineer

    Apr 2025 — present
    Globant

    Part of the core web development team of one of the world's largest airlines, building cross-cutting solutions that standardize logic and workflows across squads. Since July 2026 the team became an AI Pod: I research and implement AI solutions in a spec-driven workflow.

    • Web performance optimization in critical scenarios.
    • Custom libraries kept backward compatible across Next.js versions.
    • Consent Management Platform (CMP) solutions for international regulatory compliance.
    • Go-to reference on the account for performance optimization and diagnostics.
  • Senior Frontend Developer

    Jun 2024 — Apr 2025
    Hit Ocean

    Interfaces for a physical access control system used in office buildings, hotels and convention centers. I led the technical audit of the original system, surfacing critical issues that led to the project being migrated to our team, and carried out a full refactor of the legacy frontend.

  • Senior Fullstack Developer

    Jul 2023 — Jun 2024
    Innovus Software

    Web and mobile systems with offline support and real-time synchronization for environments with limited connectivity. Built an augmented reality API from scratch: person detection and recognition with MediaPipe, 3D rendering with Three.js and WebGL shaders for real-time compositing.

  • Frontend Web Developer

    Jun 2022 — Jul 2023
    Innovus Software

    User interfaces for several of the software factory's products, working alongside design and backend teams and contributing to reusable development patterns.

  • Fullstack Developer

    Apr 2020 — Jun 2022
    PaxaPos

    Design and implementation of web and mobile applications for service and sales management in the hospitality industry, across every product stage and in a high-volume operational environment.

  • Fullstack Developer

    Apr 2021 — Sep 2021
    Argentine Institute of Radio Astronomy

    Telemetry system for monitoring the radio telescope's control equipment: real-time logging of disk usage, temperatures and voltages, for early anomaly detection and preventive maintenance.

03Skills & languages

Frontend

  • React.js
  • Next.js
  • Angular
  • AngularJS
  • JSX
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML5
  • CSS
  • Tailwind
  • Bootstrap
  • MaterialUI
  • StencilJS
  • Micro Frontends
  • Module Federation
  • PWA
  • Frontend Development

Architecture & performance

  • Web Performance Optimization
  • Frontend Architecture
  • Software Architecture
  • Application Architecture
  • Design Patterns
  • Microservices
  • Consent Management Platform (CMP)
  • GDPR
  • AI Integration
  • Technical Documentation
  • Technical Mentoring

Backend & data

  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • Python
  • C#
  • C++
  • GraphQL
  • Protobuf
  • WebSockets
  • Meteor
  • Firebase
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Database Design

Mobile, 3D & vision

  • React Native
  • Ionic Framework
  • Capacitor
  • Apache Cordova
  • Three.js
  • WebGL
  • MediaPipe

Infrastructure & tooling

  • AWS
  • Docker
  • Git
  • npm
  • Shell Scripting
  • IT Infrastructure Management

Languages

  • Spanish
    Native or bilingual
  • English
    Professional working

04Education

  • UADE
    Computer Engineering
    August 2022 — July 2027
  • UADE
    Computer Science Analyst
    August 2022 — July 2026
  • University of Buenos Aires (UBA)
    Computer Engineering
    March 2021 — June 2022
  • EST Florentino Ameghino
    Computer Science Technician
    April 2015 — December 2021