Gaston Sanchez
About Gaston Sanchez
Gaston Sanchez is a Senior Backend Engineer at Webflow, with extensive experience in software development and mentoring. He has worked in various roles across multiple companies, contributing to significant projects in backend and frontend engineering.
Work at Webflow
Gaston Sanchez has been employed at Webflow as a Senior Backend Engineer since 2019. In this role, he has contributed to significant projects, including the design of an authentication system for a hosting platform that manages billions of requests each month. He also developed a Rust service for authorizing access to private content at the edge of the caching infrastructure. Additionally, he designed a new roles and permissions system to support revamped plans and pricing models, and implemented a scheduling system for publishing thousands of items daily.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current position at Webflow, Gaston Sanchez held various engineering roles across multiple companies. He worked as a Full Stack Engineer at Mixmax, Inc. from 2018 to 2019 in San Francisco, California. Before that, he was a Frontend Developer at Intuit from 2016 to 2017 in Dallas, Texas, and at RebelMouse from 2015 to 2016 in New York, New York. His earlier experience includes positions at Wizeline and Intellia Technology, where he worked as a Full Stack Engineer and Frontend Developer, respectively.
Education and Expertise
Gaston Sanchez earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software Engineering from Universidad Anáhuac Mayab, completing his studies from 2009 to 2015. His educational background has provided him with a solid foundation in software development principles, which he has applied throughout his career in various engineering roles.
Mentorship and Leadership
In his role as a Senior Backend Engineer, Gaston Sanchez has taken on mentorship responsibilities, guiding multiple Senior Engineers to enhance their proficiency and ownership in their work. His mentorship reflects his commitment to fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing within his team.