Miguel “Mikel” Alvarez — Software Engineer.

Software Engineer
with an eye for detail.

I have 2+ years of experience building systems, web and mobile apps. I deeply believe that quality goes beyond clean code. it’s about crafting seamless, pixel-perfect user experiences.

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Some technologies I've experimented with

A brief summary of my experience

Frontend-focused engineer improving .NET (Blazor) UI consistency and responsiveness, and optimizing a production RAG pipeline (Voyage AI, pgVector, OpenAI/Anthropic/Google). Built multi-provider LLM support replacing hardcoded Claude Sonnet, improving response quality by ~35% and reducing costs by ~25%.

Owned ~85% of StaffPlus, evolving it from web app to cross-platform attendance solution for 300+ users in 4 cities. Full-stack ownership: React (web), Laravel (backend), React Native (Expo) mobile — shipping weekly with architecture and product decisions.

Started StaffPlus web from scratch with Vite, React, TypeScript, Chakra UI + Laravel, including Python-powered biometric identification. Built initial product independently, then scaled the codebase to team standards as the team grew.

Projects I've created or been a part of

  • Screenshot of the icanseeyou.dev website Screenshot of the icanseeyou.dev website

    Icanseeyou

    “icanseeyou.dev” is an open source, personal project I developed to learn what signals the browser can detect when we take an online test. I gave it a funny, playful aesthetic with a notebook and “drawn” style, and an eyes mascot.

  • Screenshot of the Musigraph website Screenshot of the Musigraph website

    Musigraph

    A semantic music explorer built on Wikidata + SPARQL that reveals connections between artists, genres, and influences. Started as a university assignment; I enjoyed it enough to polish and deploy it.

  • Screenshot of the FidelyHub website Screenshot of the FidelyHub website

    FidelyHub

    My thesis platform connects several loyalty programs behind one API, with a backoffice for admins and a single app for balances, rewards and activity.

A little about me

I’m from Loja, a little but beautiful city in Ecuador.

Ever since I was little, I've been curious about computers and how the toys, games, and devices I used worked.

I love music, video games, and animals. I’m really passionate about design, colors, and aesthetics. I think I have good taste in design and clothes, and I love applying that to everything I create.

I'm a foodie and a born traveler; I always enjoy visiting new places, learning about cultures and customs, and making friends.

Miguel sitting on an ornate white bench in a garden
Colorful street in Loja, Ecuador with an Artesanías sign
Glowing dragon sculpture over the water at night

Companies I've worked with