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Jonathan
Cruz Ayala.

Location

Costa Rica

Summary

Full Stack Developer and SaaS founder with 4+ years building mobile and web solutions. Specialized in Flutter, Node.js and TypeScript, with a focus on scalable architectures and modern development practices. I have led technical initiatives in international teams and founded ACDEMIC, an EdTech platform to modernize academic management across Latin America.

Experience

Jan 2024 — Present
Founder & Lead Developer

ACDEMIC (EdTech Startup, Costa Rica)
- Founded a SaaS platform for digitizing academic and administrative processes in schools.
- Designed a full-stack architecture (NestJS + Angular + PostgreSQL + Flutter).
- Integrated AI modules for automatic generation of evaluations, lesson plans, and academic reports.
- Built real-time attendance, exportable grades aligned with Costa Rica's Ministry of Education (MEP), and centralized student records.
- Lead product roadmap and technical development; currently in pre-launch phase.
Dec 2025 — May 2026
Flutter Developer

IDS — Walmart Account (Project-based Contract)
- Resolved high-impact production tickets on Walmart's Flutter mobile application, restoring core user flows and improving release stability for a high-traffic LATAM retail product.
- Integrated and maintained VTEX-based e-commerce features (catalog, cart, checkout) within the Flutter codebase.
- Built and executed automated UI/regression testing with SauceLabs across multiple device and OS matrices.
- Raised team-wide code quality through pull-request reviews and consistent application of Clean Architecture, SOLID, and DRY principles.
- Took ownership of complex, cross-team tickets in collaboration with QA, backend, and product.
2024 — Jul 2025
Full Stack Developer

PriceSmart (LATAM Project)
- Led the integration of payment methods RappiPay and Yappi in an internal Flutter app, deployed across Colombia.
- Developed REST APIs with Node.js (Express) connected to Flutter apps used in Panama and Colombia.
- Served as technical lead, ensuring code quality and timely delivery in a cross-functional team.
Jan 2023 — Jul 2025
Mobile Developer

CentauroSolutions
- Contributed to the mobile app redesign for Banco de Costa Rica (BCR) using Flutter and Dart.
- Developed a condominium management app integrated with AWS services for cloud storage.
- Participated in code reviews and CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps.
Jan 2021 — Dec 2022
Full Stack Developer

Compuservicios Gomez
- Built an e-commerce platform and an electronic invoicing system (spykacr) using React.js and Node.js.
- Developed an internal incident management mobile app with Flutter.
- Implemented MVC architecture and applied OOP principles for maintainable, reusable code.
- Delivered a private workshop management platform for automotive clients.
Feb 2020
Web Developer

Compuservicios Gomez
- Developed and maintained web applications using PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript.
- Designed responsive UI components and implemented server-side logic.

Technical skills

Languages

JavaScript
TypeScript
Dart
Python
Java
C#

Frameworks & tools

Flutter
Node.js
Express.js
NestJS
React.js
Angular

Databases

PostgreSQL
SQL Server
MySQL
MongoDB

Architecture & methodologies

Clean Architecture
SOLID
MVC
OOP
Agile/Scrum

Cloud & DevOps

Azure
AWS
Render
Git
REST APIs
CI/CD
SauceLabs

Education & languages

B.S. in Software Engineering

Spanish (native) · English B1

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Jonathan Cruz Ayala.

Summary

Experience

Founder & Lead Developer

Flutter Developer

Full Stack Developer

Mobile Developer

Full Stack Developer

Web Developer

Technical skills

Education & languages

Let's talk.

Jonathan
Cruz Ayala.