Jorge Ivan Morales Obando
About Jorge Ivan Morales Obando
Jorge Ivan Morales Obando is a Senior Software Engineer with a degree in Systems Engineering from Universidad del Valle. He currently works at Shortcut, where he leads the migration of the company's app views to React and has previously contributed to enhancing user experience by simplifying the data model.
Work at Shortcut
Jorge Ivan Morales Obando has been employed at Shortcut since 2022 as a Senior Software Engineer. In this role, he leads the migration of Shortcut's app views and components from an in-house MVC library to React. This initiative aims to modernize the tech stack and improve the overall performance of the application. Prior to his current position, he worked as a Frontend Engineer at Shortcut from 2021 to 2022, where he played a significant role in simplifying the data model of the Shortcut application by removing the concept of Projects.
Education and Expertise
Jorge Ivan Morales Obando studied at Universidad del Valle in Colombia, where he pursued a degree in Ciencias de la Computación, achieving the title of Ingenieria de Sistemas from 2008 to 2014. His educational background provides a solid foundation in computer science principles, which he applies in his professional work as a software engineer. He utilizes a diverse tech stack that includes TypeScript, React, LESS, styled-components, Storybook, Webpack, Cypress, Jest, testing-library, and Karma.
Background
Before joining Shortcut, Jorge Ivan Morales Obando worked at Globant as a Web UI Developer from 2017 to 2021 in Medellin, Colombia. During his tenure at Globant, he contributed to the implementation of features that enhanced user interaction on the Shortcut platform, including a feature that allows users to add custom metadata to their Stories and Workflows. His experience in web development has equipped him with the skills necessary to tackle complex software engineering challenges.
Achievements
Throughout his career, Jorge Ivan Morales Obando has made notable contributions to software development projects. At Shortcut, he played a key role in enhancing user experience by simplifying the data model of the application. His leadership in migrating the tech stack to React demonstrates his commitment to modernizing and improving the platform's functionality. His work at Globant also included significant feature implementations that improved user engagement on the Shortcut platform.