Web engineering
Modern frontend systems backed by pragmatic full-stack experience across JavaScript, React, Ember, Node.js, and Java.
Software engineer
I turn complex problems into useful software.
I’m Jose Salguero, an engineer with many years of experience building web software. I combine deep technical craft with practical problem solving—and harness AI to make people more productive and technology more accessible.
Let’s talk01 / Perspective
Engineering is ultimately about helping people move forward.
My work sits where software architecture, user experience, and real business needs meet. I’ve built and evolved high-availability products, standalone web applications, design systems, integrations, delivery pipelines, and the tools teams rely on every day.
Today, I’m especially interested in applying AI with intent: reducing repetitive work, sharpening decisions, opening new ways to interact with software, and designing experiences that include more people—not fewer.
02 / What I bring
From first principles to production.
Architecture & scale
Clear technical direction for evolving monoliths, independent applications, reliable integrations, performance, and delivery.
AI, made practical
Thoughtful use of AI to amplify human capability, improve workflows, and create more accessible ways to use software.
Teams & products
Mentoring, cross-functional product thinking, and the communication needed to turn ambiguous needs into shipped outcomes.
03 / Experience
A career built across products, platforms, and people.
Software Engineer
Working on GlassJar’s development from scratch: building a clearer, simpler accounting platform for small businesses, bookkeepers, and firms.
Software Engineer
Brought Moby Plus to production and modernised the platform to current web standards, supporting an AI-powered reading assessment experience for K–8 learners and educators.
Senior Software Engineer
Architected the evolution from a Java/JSP monolith into independently tested and deployed web applications. Built integrations, internal tooling, design systems, and mentored developers.
Freelance Software Engineer
Full-stack web development and consulting spanning user interaction, performance, scalability, analytics, experimentation, and test automation.
Software Engineering & Technical Leadership
Worked on high-availability commerce across 40+ countries, government track-and-trace systems, search, recommendations, and enterprise platforms.
Mentor & Civic Technologist
Coached people from underrepresented backgrounds with Codebar and contributed technology supporting refugees and helpers in Berlin.
04 / Contact
Have a hard problem worth solving?
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contact@jasalguero.com