Miguel Malagon

Engineer building fast, reliable products—pairing a strong React/TypeScript and architecture background with daily AI-accelerated development in Cursor, Claude Code, and agent-style workflows.

Queretaro, MX

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About

Full-stack and frontend engineer with 10+ years shipping scalable, user-centric applications. I lean heavily on the modern AI dev stack: Cursor and Claude Code for end-to-end implementation, review, and refactors; agentic patterns and automation to cut boilerplate; and a disciplined loop so speed never trades off quality or security. I integrate LLM features where they add value—APIs, tool use, and thoughtful UX for AI surfaces—and I still care deeply about performance, accessibility, and code that teams can maintain.

AI technologies

Cursor
Claude Code
Anthropic API
OpenAI API
Vercel AI SDK
AI agents
MCP
RAG & embeddings
Tool calling

Work Experience

Zillow
Remote

2025 - Present

Software Development Engineer

Software engineer on Zillow’s search and discovery space: ship experiences that connect buyers and renters with the right homes and grow high-intent organic traffic. Work cross-functionally on AI-assisted search, ranking, and agent-facing workflows in production, balancing relevance, web performance, and a responsible approach to generative and retrieval systems.

OCCMundial
Hybrid

2019 - 2025

Senior Frontend Architect

Front-end owner for one of Mexico’s largest job marketplaces. Introduced Next.js 14 with hybrid rendering and fragment-level caching to speed large, SEO-critical pages. Migrated end-user and partner sign-in to OAuth2/OpenID using Ory Hydra so auth was consistent and auditable. Built and evolved product UI in React, TypeScript, GraphQL, and Tailwind CSS, raising performance budgets and code quality for the team.

Smart Thinking
Freelance

2020 - 2025

Software Engineer

Client-facing full-stack and mobile work: admin consoles, reporting, and appointment flows on Next.js and Chakra UI, React Native apps for on-the-go staff, and Node.js services behind them. Took features from API design through deployment with reusable component libraries and clear handoffs so clients could keep shipping after delivery.

Mienvio
Hybrid

2018 - 2019

Full Stack Developer

Improved the shipping and logistics product line with React and Laravel: clearer checkouts, tracking, and fewer support issues as volume grew. Tuned client-side performance on critical paths and used Firebase and AWS (auth, messaging, infrastructure) to keep the stack reliable and observable under load.

Mexdevs
Presential

2016 - 2018

Software Engineer

Agency delivery across ASP.NET, Laravel, Magento, and DNN. Led the Angular-to-React migration for a high-traffic property product, standardizing shared components and making releases predictable. Shipped e-commerce, CMS, and marketing sites end to end, from back-office content tools to the storefronts customers used.

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Presential

2013 - 2016

Leader of IT Department

Head of IT and internal product development: ran operations and owned roadmap for .NET and SQL Server systems that powered lending and back office. Pushed core modernization, safer data practices, and steadier release cadence so the business could scale without brittle monoliths or overnight deploys. Coached end users and set expectations for support and data integrity.

Education

Instituto Tecnológico de México, Campus Roque

2009 - 2013
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Skills

JavaScript
TypeScript
React
Next.js
Node.js
GraphQL
OAuth2/OpenID
TailwindCSS
Chakra UI
Jest/Cypress
Docker/Kubernetes

Languajes

English

Professional working proficiency

Spanish

Native or bilingual proficiency

Projects

OCCMundial Performance Upgrade

Improved job search speed with hybrid rendering and granular caching strategies using modern React features.

Next.js 14
Fragment Caching
Server Components

OCCMundial Authentication Migration

Modernized login flow using secure auth protocols and unified access across microfrontends.

OAuth2
OpenID
Express
Ory Hydra

SaaS for Appointments

Frontend for a SaaS tool for professionals to manage appointments and client data. Designed responsive UI and integrated subscriptions.

Next.js
Chakra UI
PostgreSQL
Stripe

Mobile Admin App

Created an admin mobile app for small businesses to track appointments and inventory on the go.

React Native
Expo
Tailwind