Julián Benitez

Technical Lead · Hands-on Software Engineer

Buenos Aires, Argentinajulian@benitez.com.arjulian.benitez.argithub.com/elAgala

Hands-on technical lead working across frontend, backend, and production infrastructure. Turns product requirements into technical decisions, writes and reviews code, and guides distributed teams through implementation and delivery. Works with teams across Argentina, the US, and Europe.

Experience

AlixPartners

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Technical Lead / Software Engineer

  • Design and build client-facing and internal tools from the ground up, owning technical architecture while staying hands-on in implementation and code review.
  • Co-lead the Frontend Guild and develop a shared design-system library, defining reusable interface patterns and engineering standards across the organization.
  • Coordinate integrations between systems owned by different teams, aligning architecture and implementation so the applications work together.
  • Automate delivery and support workflows, mentor engineers through implementation and design decisions, and conduct technical interviews.

Software Engineer

  • Built product systems from the ground up across frontend applications, backend services, databases, and Azure infrastructure.

Agala Labs

Independent product engineering

Creator / Software Engineer

  • Build and operate Smaltt and Kervo: production software for dental-practice management and retail operations.
  • Design Nuxt applications and Go services with PostgreSQL, integrating payments, billing, messaging, and AI capabilities.
  • Own the path from implementation to production: Linux infrastructure, automated provisioning and deployment, observability, and secrets management.

Technical skills

Frontend
TypeScript, React / Next.js, Vue / Nuxt
Backend & Data
Go, C#, Node.js / NestJS, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Kafka, Redis
Platform & Delivery
Azure, Linux, Docker, Ansible, OpenTofu, CI/CD
Observability
Prometheus, Grafana

Education

Computer Engineering — in progress

UADE

Computer Engineering coursework

Universidad de Buenos Aires · Five semesters completed

Languages

Spanish: Native · English: Professional working proficiency