Alvaro Araoz, Frontend Developer & Creative Technologist

Who am I?

I am a Frontend Developer & Creative Technologist with over 15 years of experience in the digital space. My career has been defined by a builder's spirit: I don’t just deliver Figma files; I code and launch functional digital products.

I specialize in the intersection of UX/UI design and technical execution. I leverage modern AI-assisted workflows (vibecoding) to build robust frontend architectures, allowing me to develop at the speed of thought. I am used to taking ownership of projects, leading them from the first visual concept to the final deployment.

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Technical Skills and Product 📃

Bridging the gap between design and full-stack execution

Product & Visual Design: Figma, Penpot, Design Systems.
- Geospatial: OpenStreetMap (Map editing & custom integrations).
- Creative Suite: Affinity Suite, Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, Lightroom).

AI & Agentic Workflows:
Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Zoo Code (agentic workflows), Ollama Pro (cloud models), OpenCode Go (via API), Pencil (AI-driven UI prototyping), MCP (Model Context Protocol), Google Antigravity.

Development & Version Control:
- Stack: Laravel, React, Next.js, Vite, Node.js, APIs (JSON), MySQL/RDS.
- Git Ecosystem: Git, GitHub, GitLab, GitHub/GitLab Pages, Sourcetree.
- Tools: GitHub Copilot, Terminal, Vibecoding Workflows.

Infrastructure & Deployment: Dokploy (PaaS Management), Nginx, Cloudflare, Docker, VPS Management, AWS, Linux (Ubuntu), Jenkins.

Strategy & Operations: SEO/SEM, Google Analytics, Notion, ClickUp, Slack, Crowdin (Localization).

Work Experience 💻

My professional journey

· UI Designer & Developer, Entelgy — Nov 2024 - May 2026

Design and frontend code development of user-centric interfaces, applying strict usability criteria to ensure a seamless experience across each client's platforms.

Delivery of both UI design and functional frontend, optimized for integration with backend teams (Java and .NET).

Technical support and resolution of incidents related to interface implementation.

· DxP UX/UI Consultant, Jakala — Mar 2024 - May 2024

100% external UI design for the Finetwork redesign project including temporary updates to the public website and the app (until the redesign is delivered) as well as the redesign of the Finetwork public website.

· Mid UX Designer / UI Developer, Kimia Solutions — Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

Design and development of landing pages for a CPL project through Figma & VS Code + PhpStorm. Creation of forms through Jotform and integration through Javascript in the landing pages. Deployment via git and Jenkins.

· Web Design and Maintenance, Home Hunters — Jan 2022 - Mar 2024

Design and maintenance of the corporate website, as well as web analytics.

· Web Design, Xeerpa Marketing Solutions — May 2015 - Sep 2015

Internship in the web design and online marketing department.

· UX/UI Designer, I'M ALVARO (freelance) — 2010 - Currently on a part-time basis

Design of dynamic web pages - mainly WordPress, corporate, personal, landing pages, also static pages depending on the characteristics of the project, all with responsive designs. Development of Progressive Web Apps (PWA). Management of hosting and servers, and domain registration.

Education 👨‍🎓

My academic background

· Master in UX/UI Design — Nuclio Digital School — Oct. 2022 - Mar. 2023

· Master in Graphic Design — Aula Creactiva — Feb. 2016 - Jun. 2016

· Master in Community Manager and Online Marketing — CICE — Nov. 2014 - May. 2015

· Technician in Commerce — Centro de FP Virgen de la Luz — Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2013

Courses and other certifications 📃

My commitment to learning

· Foundations Lvl. 1 — Hotjar — Nov. 2023

· Digital Marketing Certified — HubSpot Academy — Jun. 2022

· Content Marketing Certified — HubSpot Academy — Jun. 2022

· Mobile App Development Course — Google Actívate — May. 2018

· Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ) — Google — May. 2015

Projects & Entrepreneurship 🚀

Full-stack product creation & ownership

· Founder & Creative Technologist, Hold My Pixel — 2024 - Current

Leading the end-to-end product lifecycle, from conceptual UX strategy to full-stack deployment.

  • Design-to-Code: Orchestrating the entire UX/UI workflow and translating it into functional code.
  • Multi-platform Development: Building and deploying web, iOS, and Android applications using AI-assisted development workflows.
  • Growth: Designing and executing data-driven online marketing campaigns.

· Digital Product Lead, Freefy — 2019 - Current

Driving the product evolution for a music streaming platform, balancing complex technical constraints with user-centric design.

  • Product Design: Defining the visual language and user journeys using Figma and Penpot.
  • Technical Execution: Hands-on development with Node.js, CSS, and HTML, managing cloud infrastructure on AWS (Amazon RDS).
  • Optimization: Leveraging Hotjar for behavioral analysis and Crowdin for global product localization.