Alejandro Clara

I think like a founder, build like an engineer. 8 years across startups, fintechs, and agencies in Uruguay and the US.

About

Most engineers stop at the PR.
I start at the problem.

8 years building production software across crypto exchanges, IoT platforms, insurtech, and SaaS. I've always owned decisions end-to-end, from architecture to code to team.

I've also co-founded two startups. Done user interviews. Killed features I built myself. Learned that shipping the right thing matters more than shipping perfect code. That changes how you approach every technical decision.

Currently leading engineering at Kaizen Softworks, owning a 22-service microservices platform for a US insurtech, while staying hands-on in the codebase.

Alejandro Clara

Work

ShowApp

2024–2026

Freelance Full-Stack Developer

Event discovery platform for Uruguay, on iOS and Android. Built the React Native app and Django backend iterating closely with the founding team.

1,000+ active users

React NativeDjangoPostgreSQL

Zalon

2024–2026

Co-founder & Full-Stack Engineer

SaaS scheduling platform for beauty and wellness professionals. Full product: Next.js frontend, Django backend, WhatsApp notifications, MercadoPago payments, Google Calendar sync.

Multiple paying customers

Next.jsDjangoWhatsApp APIMercadoPago

Renvic

2024

Co-founder & Full-Stack Engineer

Peer-to-peer vehicle rental startup. Built admin dashboard and mobile app, led user research that shaped the product roadmap.

Next.jsReact Native

Experience

Full CV ↓

Kaizen Softworks · Team Lead

Engineering ownership across a 22-service microservices platform for a US insurtech. Code reviews, CI/CD, frontend standards, and team growth.

2024 – Present

Kaizen Softworks · Software Developer

Full-stack in NestJS, GraphQL, and Next.js. Built 3 apps, architected 1 from scratch serving Reframe Financial.

2021 – 2024

Ripio · Software Developer

Core team for one of LatAm's largest crypto exchanges. Rust rewrite of trading logic and platform merger across 12+ engineers.

2020 – 2021

IPS · Software Engineer

IoT platform for a US laundromat chain. Django + React + hardware integration via MQTT. Led legacy PHP migration.

2018 – 2020

CLK · Software Developer

First engineering role in a fast-paced agency. 5+ client projects simultaneously.

2017 – 2018

Contact

Let's build
something.

Open to senior engineering roles, technical co-founder partnerships, and interesting freelance projects.