Julio Ventura
Head of Engineering and Technical Manager
18+ years in software engineering and technical leadership, building fintech and crypto products. Open to remote work.
Now
Nexgroup
Based in
Argentina · GMT−3
- Upgrade Inc
- Latamex
- Involt
- Ping Wallet
- Settle Wallet
- Finex Asia
01Professional Summary
Software engineer with more than 18 years of experience in technical leadership, web development, front-end and back-end and UI/UX. I have worked on products and platforms for international clients, participating in the full software development lifecycle: analysis, design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance. Since 2022 I have been working as a Technical Manager, leading development teams and defining architectures, quality standards and best practices. I maintain a strong focus and stay continuously up to date with AI tools (copilots, LLMs, automation) to accelerate development, reduce repetitive tasks and improve deliverable quality in shorter timeframes.
- Years of experience
- 18+
- Featured projects
- 6
- Technical Manager since
- 2022
- Mar 2026 – Present
Nexgroup
Head of Engineering
- Technical leadership of the Nexgroup product portfolio, including Nexbridge and Nexplace: setting the technical vision, architecture and engineering standards for web and mobile.
- Leading and growing the engineering teams, mentoring technical leads and developers and fostering a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
- Partnering with executive and product stakeholders to turn business goals into a prioritized, deliverable technical roadmap.
- Owning delivery and quality across the full lifecycle, from architecture decisions and code review to CI/CD, automated testing and release management.
- Jan 2022 – Mar 2026
Settle Network
Head of Engineering / Technical Manager
- Strategic leadership of engineering teams, defining technical vision, architecture, and scalability standards.
- Collaboration with C-level stakeholders to align technical roadmap with business goals.
- Mentoring and growing the engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.
- Overseeing the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality delivery through robust CI/CD and automated testing.
- 2019 – Jan 2022
Settle Network
Technical Lead
- Led the development of the company’s core platform, driving architectural decisions and ensuring scalability.
- Mentored senior developers and guided the team in best practices for frontend and backend development.
- Architected and implemented critical features for high-volume financial products like Latamex and Settle Wallet.
- Designed and maintained cloud infrastructure on AWS, optimizing for security and performance.
- Oversaw integration with third-party APIs and internal microservices, ensuring robustness and observability.
- Aug 2016 – 2019
TrueNorth
Frontend Team Leader
(UI Engineer / Senior Web Application Developer)
Clients: Upgrade Inc, Finex Asia | Stack: Angular 2–6, React, Redux
- Development of Single Page Applications for financial services clients.
- Implementation of reusable components and data-intensive screens.
- Frontend integration with REST APIs, state management and routing.
- Role as Frontend Team Leader, coordinating the UI team and ensuring technical quality.
- Development of the MVP KYC and micro-lending funnel for Upgrade Inc.
- Mar 2013 – Aug 2016
Scale Options
Front End & UI/UX Developer
Front End Responsive Adaptation (Sep 2015 – Aug 2016)
- Responsive adaptation of existing desktop interfaces to mobile/tablet (Peachjar).
- Magento layout adjustments improving usability and load times.
UI/UX Developer (Mar 2013 – Sep 2015)
- Design and implementation of UI/UX for web applications (Blue Chip Exec, ConnectUp).
- Development of interactive components and functional prototypes.
- Definition of user flows and wireframes.
- 2005 – 2014
SEO Design
Manager
- Management of web and SEO projects for various clients.
- Development of data-driven and conversion-oriented websites.
- Definition of organic search strategies and on-page optimization.
- Sep 2007 – Mar 2013
Intercomgi
PHP Developer / UI Developer
- Development of data-driven websites and web apps using PHP, jQuery.
- Building BackOffice and FrontEnd tools.
- Implementation of technical SEO functionalities.
03Work
Selected work
04Skills
Technical skills
01Frontend
- React (primary)
- Next.js
- Angular
- Redux
- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- Responsive Design
- Tailwind CSS
02Backend
- Node.js (primary)
- HapiJS
- PHP
03Databases
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB (Atlas)
04Tools & Practices
- Git
- CI/CD
- REST API
- Agile
- UX/UI
- Accessibility
- Technical SEO
- AWS
- Vercel
- AI Tools (Copilots/LLMs)
05Education
Education
Systems Engineering
UNICEN
Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
2000 – 2007
Computer Technician
ENET No. 1
1994 – 1999
06Languages
Languages
- ES
Spanish
Native
- EN
English
Intermediate