Jake Ortega
Senior Frontend Engineer | Angular and DevOps
Profile
Senior Frontend Engineer with 10+ years of experience across Angular, TypeScript, shared UI platforms, and enterprise product delivery.
Led a large Angular modernization from version 13 to 21 and built accessible component systems used across Angular, React, and Vue.
Hands-on experience with CI/CD maintenance, automated quality checks, production incident response, security hardening, and verified releases.
Works closely with engineers and stakeholders to turn shared technical decisions into maintainable tools and reliable user experiences.
Skills
Angular and Frontend: Angular, Angular Signals, TypeScript, RxJS, NgRx, Web Components, React, HTML, SCSS
Shared Platforms: Stencil, Design Systems, Design Tokens, Component APIs, Accessibility, Frontend Architecture
DevOps and Delivery: GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, GCP, Azure, AWS, Production Support
Quality and Security: Playwright, Cypress, Vitest, Jasmine, Karma, CI Quality Gates, Security Hardening, WCAG AA
Experience
Senior Frontend Engineer
iO Digital
Feb 2026 - Present
Shared frontend platforms, accessibility engineering, and production delivery across multiple framework ecosystems.
- Independently designed and built a 63-component Stencil design system with accessibility engineering, CI-enforced design-token checks, and distribution to React, Angular, and Vue.
- Established design-token governance and accessibility baselines adopted across shared UI surfaces and an existing team codebase.
- Drove the frontend and UX rebuild of an expense-management platform, including security hardening, document attachments, and PDF export.
Stencil | Web Components | Angular | React | Vue | Next.js | TypeScript | Hono | Tailwind CSS | Playwright | Vitest
Frontend Developer
Lunatech
Jan 2023 - Feb 2026
Enterprise Angular modernization, CI/CD ownership, and reliable production delivery.
- Led the migration of a large Angular application from version 13 to 21, introducing Signals, standalone components, and updated control-flow syntax.
- Developed modular TypeScript and SCSS UI systems using RxJS and NgRx patterns.
- Maintained the GitLab CI/CD pipeline for linting, type-checking, and automated builds.
Angular | Angular Signals | React | React Native | NestJS | PostgreSQL | TypeScript | SCSS | NgRx | RxJS | GitLab CI/CD
Frontend Developer
Accenture
Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
- Built Angular and React interfaces for business-travel card workflows used by business owners and their employees, using Angular Material for a consistent, accessible design system.
Angular | React | React Native | Angular Material | Java | C# | GitLab CI/CD | NgRx | RxJS
Frontend Developer
DXC Technology
Jan 2020 - Sep 2021
- Developed Angular dashboards and customer portals meeting WCAG AA requirements in a compliance-sensitive context.
Angular | React | Power BI | Azure | SQL Server | Cypress | Jasmine | Karma
Full Stack Engineer
RCG Global Services
Jun 2017 - Jan 2020
- Modernized booking and ticketing systems, migrating legacy flows to modern Web Component SPAs.
Web Components | Design Systems | Micro Frontends | Java | Node.js | CI/CD
Full Stack Engineer
Zone Laser Support Systems
Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
- Developed real-time leaderboard systems with AngularJS and WebSocket streams.
AngularJS | WebSockets | Ionic | AWS | DynamoDB | Amazon S3 | PHP | Symfony
Personal Projects
AgentDock
github.com/jortega0033/agentdockBuilt the typed SDK, provider adapters, event protocol, and loopback security boundary used by Open Vacancy Radar and Pipenzo.
Electron | TypeScript | React | Fastify | Zod
Open Vacancy Radar
github.com/jortega0033/open-vacancy-radarBuilt a local-first Electron app for vacancy discovery, IND sponsor checks, CV preparation, and application tracking.
Electron | TypeScript | React | SQLite
Pipenzo
github.com/jortega0033/pipenzoBuilt an Electron workflow that turns GitHub issues into reviewable pull requests through plan, refine, implement, and review stages.
Electron | TypeScript | React | Fastify | Node.js
Dutch Defend
dutchdefend.appReleased a React Native financial-planning app for Netherlands expats on iOS and Android, backed by Next.js, Firebase, and Stripe.
React Native | Expo | Next.js | TypeScript | Firebase | Stripe
Flits
getflits.appReleased a React Native app that converts photos into calendar events through a schema-validated Gemini vision pipeline.
React Native | Expo | TypeScript | Gemini | Firebase
Presentor
rideword.appFree-during-beta macOS/Windows teleprompter overlay (Electron, React, TypeScript) with a hardened IPC security model, LemonSqueezy license-verification infrastructure, and voice-paced scroll, backed by 594+ automated tests.
Electron | React 18 | TypeScript | Vite | Web Audio API | Playwright | GitHub Actions
Education
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, University of the East
Jun 2009 - Mar 2013