Mario Rodríguez

Mario Rodríguez

Fullstack Software Engineer from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

AI Development Pilot • 10+ Years Experience

08:15 am CR time

Available For Work

Main Skills

ReactjsNextjsJavaScript / NodejsHTML Semantic Elements / Web AccessibilityTailwindAgile / ScrumGitHub/GitHub ActionsDevOps

Featured Projects

Tikipass

Creator / Full Stack Engineer
Live Product

Built and launched a production-ready event ticketing platform from zero to market. Features secure payment processing with GreenPay integration, scalable serverless architecture, and modern state management. Designed for high-traffic event scenarios with real-time inventory management.

Key Highlights

  • ✓End-to-end platform architecture and development
  • ✓Integrated secure payment gateway for Costa Rican market
  • ✓Serverless infrastructure for automatic scaling
Next.js, Zustand, tRPC, Drizzle ORM, Azure Functions, PostgreSQL

Luzmai

Creator / Full Stack Engineer
Live Product

Developed an AI-powered assistant that automates communication workflows via WhatsApp and Gmail. Leverages OpenAI GPT-4o for intelligent responses and context understanding. Deployed on Azure Functions for 99.9% uptime and seamless scaling.

Key Highlights

  • ✓Automated customer communication workflows
  • ✓Natural language processing with GPT-4o integration
  • ✓Serverless deployment for reliability and cost efficiency
Node.js, OpenAI GPT-4o, WhatsApp Business API, Gmail API, Azure Functions

Experience

2024 - 2025

Full Stack Engineer at Intel

Remote from San José, Costa Rica

Transformed a critical legacy Asset Management Tool used by thousands of users globally. Re-engineered the asynchronous asset transfer Node.js API and Jobs, reducing processing time by 99% (from 15+ minutes to under 10 seconds) with 100% accuracy. Automated the entire deployment pipeline using GitHub Actions and Docker, cutting release time from hours to minutes. Led the migration from Cloud Foundry to CaaS (Rancher) and integrated Dynatrace monitoring to ensure high reliability and scalability. Fully migrated features from AngularJS to React.js with Redux.

  • •99% reduction in asset processing time (15min → 10sec)
  • •Automated CI/CD pipeline reducing deployment time by 90%
  • •Led cloud migration to modern containerized infrastructure
2021 - 2024

Senior Frontend Engineer at Valuelabs

Remote from San José, Costa Rica

Delivered new features for BrightPlan (digital financial advisor) and Shutterfly (e-commerce platform). Improved performance of high-traffic components through strategic memoization, lazy loading, and code splitting. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless feature delivery and maintained high code quality standards. Technologies: React.js, Redux, Node.js.

  • •Enhanced component performance for high-traffic applications
  • •Delivered features for production financial and e-commerce platforms
  • •Maintained code quality through rigorous review processes
2019 - 2021

Senior Frontend Engineer at Build

Lindora, Costa Rica

Architected frontend foundations for multiple products including MyVillage, PriorityZones, and Tiege. Built React.js applications from scratch with emphasis on clean architecture, reusable component patterns, and maintainable codebases. Delivered rapid MVPs while balancing speed with long-term scalability. Established coding standards and best practices for the frontend team.

  • •Architected frontend foundations for 3+ production applications
  • •Established React.js patterns and coding standards
  • •Delivered MVPs with focus on maintainability and scalability

About me

Mario Rodríguez

Mario Rodríguez

Fullstack Software Engineer

10+ Years of Experience

I am a Fullstack Software Engineer specialized in building scalable products from concept to production. With 10+ years of experience and AI-assisted development expertise, I help businesses launch MVPs and scale digital products efficiently.

  • • Full-stack expertise: React.js, Next.js, Node.js, Azure serverless
  • • AI-assisted rapid development with Claude, Cursor, and OpenAI
  • • Product-minded engineer: from architecture to deployment
  • • Clean, modular, and self-documented codebases

Passions:

  • • Family time ❤
  • • Acoustic Soloist (Guitarist and Singer)
  • • Swimming

Recommendations

Hector Pizarro

Hector Pizarro

Web Developer

Mario is a reliable and professional developer, his input on our web app was critical along the 3 years he worked on Hyp3r. He has extensive experience with frontend technologies and an inquisitive mind always searching new technologies to learn and share. I had a great time leading him on my team and therefore has my full recommendation.

Alonzo Vargas

Alonzo Vargas

Builder | Solutions Seeker | Family Traveler

As a partner of Mario, I found a passionate developer that makes of the good practices his driver. His front-end skills make Mario a really valuable developer for a team. Always with a great attitude to help and collaborate, this guy represents what a good co-worker is.

Krystel Quesada

Krystel Quesada

Valuelabs - HR Business Partner

Mario is an exceptional senior professional who is an absolute joy to collaborate with. His unwavering dedication to his projects and his relentless pursuit of excellence in his deliverables truly set him apart. Working with Mario is both inspiring and enriching, and I highly recommend him for any team.

Let's Connect

Mario Rodríguez📍 San José, Costa Rica