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Ulises Rosas

Senior Full-Stack & Mobile Software Engineer

Senior full-stack and mobile software engineer with 10+ years designing, building, and shipping web, iOS, and Android products for U.S. and Latin American startups. Co-founder of a boutique software studio and hands on across the full SDLC, while leading distributed teams of up to 12. Proven record of cutting release and deployment times by 60–80% and production defects by 50% through CI/CD, automated QA, and error monitoring, and of integrating AI (OpenAI, Gemini, Deepseek via n8n) to lift engagement and retention. Deep expertise across TypeScript, React / React Native, Node.js, Flutter, and AWS serverless, spanning IoT, MQTT, geolocation, and clinical, logistics, and fitness domains.

Mexico · Remote (US business hours)Email

Full-stack and mobile engineer, co-founder of a software studio

Co-founder and CTO of Sahuaro Labs, a boutique remote studio delivering web and mobile products for U.S. and Latin American startups. I combine hands-on coding with leadership of distributed teams, integrating AI (OpenAI, Gemini, Deepseek via n8n) to boost engagement and retention, and bringing CI/CD discipline, automated QA, and error monitoring to every product I build.

10+years of experience
12people led on a team
60–80%reduction in release time
50%fewer production defects

Technical skills

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptDartKotlinC#JavaSQL

Frontend / Web

ReactNext.jsVue.jsAngularIonicHTML5CSS3SSRWeb Vitals

Mobile

React NativeFlutterAndroid (Native)iOSPush NotificationsBluetooth / BLEMQTTGeolocation

Backend

Node.jsASP.NETREST APIsMicroservicesMongoDBSQL Databases

Cloud & DevOps

AWS (Amplify, Cognito, DynamoDB, S3)DockerCI/CDGitHub ActionsServerlessSentry

AI & Automation

OpenAIGeminiDeepseekn8nAI AgentsVoice Agents

IoT & Hardware

BLE BeaconsRaspberry PiGPSIndoor Positioning Systems

Practice

Agile / ScrumCode ReviewAutomated QA & E2E TestingRelease ManagementTechnical ArchitectureTeam Leadership & Mentoring

Portfolio

Professional experience

Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer

Sahuaro Labs

2015 – Present

Co-founded a boutique remote software studio delivering full-stack, mobile, and web products for U.S. and LATAM startups. Hands-on engineer across the full SDLC while leading distributed, cross-functional teams.

  • Led delivery of 5 end-to-end client products, 4 on time and within budget and scope.
  • Shortened typical feature release cycles from 1–3 months to 3–4 weeks by introducing mentorship, code reviews, and shared architectures.
  • Cut production defects 50% and release cycle time 20% across 3 client products in 12 months, standardizing error tracking, CI/CD, and automated deployment tooling.
  • Increased client revenue and active users while lowering infrastructure costs through CI/CD, automated releases, and in-house analytics.
  • Improved user retention by building in-app messaging and supporting marketing campaign tooling.

Full-Stack Engineer

Maxprofitness (U.S.)

07/2020 – 03/2026

Fitness platform: web admin, push notification service, and iOS/Android app.

Stack: React Native, Typescript, Firebase, Node.js, n8n, Bluetooth, Sentry, CI/CD

  • Owned the iOS/Android app and Bluetooth device data capture end to end, from requirements to store release.
  • Reduced end-to-end release time from 8 weeks to 3 weeks across 14 releases in 12 months.
  • Grew monthly active users from 4,400 to 5,000 (+10%) with AI-personalized in-app recommendations.
  • Built a model-agnostic recommendation layer in n8n integrating Gemini 2.5, GPT-4.1-mini, and Deepseek.
  • Introduced Sentry plus stronger QA standards, driving error detection and resolution to near immediate.

Mobile Engineer

JoeCo (U.K.)

05/2024 – 03/2025

Companion app tied to a host device.

Stack: React Native, MQTT, GitHub Actions, E2E Testing, Sentry

  • Reduced crashes 50% and improved MQTT reliability 65%.
  • Handled high-throughput MQTT traffic (10–15 packets/sec) with background processing and queue-based delivery.
  • Built 3 automated tests plus 1 end-to-end suite, cutting total test time 40%.
  • Automated publishing with GitHub Actions, reducing release time from 1 hr to 15 min.
  • Shipped to the Apple App Store and Google Play; serves 50+ active users.

Full-Stack Engineer

Alerje (U.S.)

05/2022 – 12/2022

Patient tracking MVP for clinics and medical centers.

Stack: Next.js, AWS Amplify, Cognito, DynamoDB, S3, CI/CD, React, Serverless

  • Reduced deployment time from 25 min to 5 min by building CI/CD pipelines across dev, staging, and production.
  • Architected the AWS stack: Amplify, Cognito for auth, DynamoDB for data, S3 for media.
  • Raised automated test coverage from 40% to 90%, holding incidents at 15% with zero rollbacks.
  • Delivered an MVP handling 500 daily requests with Amplify auto scaling.
  • Served 100 concurrent users at launch, architected to scale toward 5,000+.

Frontend Engineer

BoncorMedical (U.S.)

05/2022 – 12/2022

Real-time patient vital signs monitor for a clinic (200+ rooms/staff).

Stack: Next.js, React, Node.js, Docker, GitHub Actions

  • Reduced page load times from 1.5s to 1s using Next.js SSR, lazy loading, and CDN-served static content.
  • Built the vital signs rendering components and push notification receiver for floor staff alerts.
  • Automated Docker + GitHub Actions pipelines, cutting deploys from 20 min to 5 min.
Show 6 earlier roles (2015–2020)

Full-Stack Engineer

Del Real (Mexico)

11/2020 – 06/2021

Logistics/transport app for 500 operators and admins.

Stack: React Native, Angular, ASP.NET, SQL

  • Trimmed release cycles from 5 to 4 weeks and shipped 5 versions, reaching 100% internal adoption.
  • Built a live operator map, periodic server-side location updates, and a delivery status module.
  • Engineered a background GPS service that refreshed the UI periodically to protect battery life.
  • Designed 3 automated functional tests covering 100% of the delivery flow.

Android Developer

Octane (U.S.)

01/2020 – 05/2020

Car-show discovery app (3,000 users, 3,500 vehicles, U.S. only).

Stack: Android (Native), Google Maps, Firebase

  • Reduced daily crashes from 10–15 to 4–9.
  • Redesigned the home screen and vehicle detail pages in Flutter.
  • Integrated Google Maps geolocation for event and vehicle discovery.
  • Implemented Firebase AdMob placements and a 1–5 star rating system.

Android Developer

Alerje (U.S.)

06/2019 – 10/2020

Food-allergy mobile app.

Stack: Android (Native), REST APIs

  • Decreased crashes 20% and improved performance 30%.
  • Added multi-language support via REST APIs.
  • Restored QR/barcode scanning and optimized recipe/ingredient search.

Full-Stack Engineer

Gasify (Mexico)

03/2019 – 06/2019

Real-time IoT device monitoring over MQTT.

Stack: Node.js, MQTT, Angular, Ionic

  • Led development of MQTT-based device-to-server communication, reducing data latency.
  • Built the backend messaging layer in Node.js to handle high-frequency MQTT traffic.
  • Delivered a real-time device status dashboard in Angular and Ionic.

Android Developer

Locally (U.S.)

11/2017 – 11/2018

Location & connectivity SDK for multiple product teams.

Stack: Android (Native), REST, Bluetooth, GPS

  • Built a reusable Android SDK for location and connectivity services.
  • Integrated REST-based GPS services for precise outdoor positioning.
  • Implemented Bluetooth proximity detection for indoor positioning.

Founding Project — Indoor-Marketing Platform (BLE Beacons)

Independent

2015 – 2018

BLE beacon indoor marketing app for in-store campaigns, owned from requirements to deployment.

Stack: Android, BLE Beacons, CI/CD

  • Engineered a BLE beacon indoor marketing application for in-store campaigns.
  • Established coding guidelines and code review practices adopted across projects.

Education

B.S. in Software Engineering — Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora (ITSON), Mexico (2011 – 2015)

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