ABOUT

Ailin is a Frontend Software Engineer who goes well beyond writing code. She owns architecture, drives technical strategy, and ships product.
She approaches every engineering decision like a product decision, pairing deep technical know-how with the judgment to know what to build, how to build it, and when to push back.

EXPERIENCE

Crombie

Frontend Engineer | Oct 2025 – Present

Owned frontend decisions for a file management SaaS, turning business requirements into shipped features across 4 product versions with full context of backend, infrastructure, and product strategy. Designed an adaptive upload system for users on unstable networks: session persistence, cross-tab sync, 50GB file and folder uploads, and partial failure recovery to prevent data loss. Integrated PDF processing workflows, bulk operations, and optimistic UI updates, making the core file management experience a lot smoother.

Crombie

Frontend Engineer | Sep 2024 – Oct 2025

Drove platform improvements for PUMA.com, improving the user experience at scale. Shipped a React 18 upgrade improving page performance, WCAG accessibility expanding product reach, and GA4 event tracking giving the team real data to drive better product decisions. Accelerated team shipping speed with 17% faster CI/CD builds and 8% less deployment risk.

Crombie

Digital Experience Frontend Developer | Jul 2023 – Sep 2024

Shipped cross-platform web experiences with CMS and e-commerce integrations, keeping the user experience consistent across desktop and mobile. Managed multiple concurrent client projects, balancing scope, timeline, and quality across constantly evolving requirements.

Zenvia

Frontend Engineer | Oct 2021 – Jul 2023

Contributed to a company-wide product redesign, building design system components that standardized the UI across all user-facing features. Integrated Segment and FullStory analytics to pinpoint user friction points, driving UX improvements that moved the NPS needle.

Tag Latam - TA Group Holdings

React Developer | Apr 2021 – Sept 2021

Delivered a React Native iPad product for CVS Pharmacy, improving the in-store experience and day-to-day operations for a major US healthcare retailer. Scoped user stories and prioritized features within an Agile team, operating under HIPAA compliance requirements for data.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Frontend

TypeScript, React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Redux Toolkit

Backend

Node.js, Express.js, Nginx, REST APIs, GraphQL

Cloud & DevOps

AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD

Databases

PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Prisma

Testing

Cypress, Jest, React Testing Library

Tools

Git, Figma, Postman

CERTIFICATIONS

  • GCP: Google Cloud Digital Leader
  • AWS: Generative AI Practitioner
  • Hugging Face: Agents Course
  • DataCamp: Introduction to LLMs in Python
  • Kaggle: 5-Day Gen AI Intensive Course
  • IBM: Generative AI Prompt Engineering
  • EF Set: Official English Certificate C2 Proficient
  • Mastercard: Dynamic Yield Technical Certification
  • Meta: Principles of UX/UI Design

ARTICLES

CONTACT

LOCATION

Madrid, Spain

A. Nakaganeku

Ailin Nakaganeku - Frontend Software Engineer

Frontend SoftwareEngineer