Daniel Chavez
I go by bitclaw online. 17 years building software for US companies, starting with enterprise systems in Colombia and going fully remote before it was cool.
I care about code that holds up over time and is easy for teams to maintain. My core work spans backend and frontend systems, with deep experience in Ruby on Rails APIs, PHP, Node.js and TypeScript services, and React-based frontends.
I specialize in revenue-critical integrations like WooCommerce, Adobe Commerce (Magento), Shopify, SAP, and NetSuite. These systems require stability, backward compatibility, and careful change management. That is where I thrive.
Born in Long Island to Colombian parents. Split my childhood between New York and Medellin. Finished high school in Colombia, got my Systems Engineering degree from Pontifical Bolivarian University.
US Citizen, currently in Colombia. Planning to move back to Florida this year for my kid to get his citizenship.
Currently building RunMist. A cloud deployment platform for SQLite-backed apps. Built with Bun, TypeScript, and React.
Work History
Acima Leasing
Dec 2023 - Mar 2026
Senior Software Engineer. Core contributor to TypeScript monorepo (Turborepo + pnpm) serving tens of millions of users and 15,000+ merchants. Node.js/Express BFF with domain-driven architecture. Ruby on Rails/Grape API for lease application flows. Built AcimaJS SDK and WooCommerce/Magento payment gateway plugins.
Bluelight Consulting
Sept 2023 - Dec 2023
Senior Software Engineer. Took ownership of BizHaven HRIS platform (React/TypeScript SPA + Laravel API). Implemented organizational chart feature with Material UI. Introduced automated testing (140 PHP test files, Playwright E2E).
ND2A Group
Aug 2022 - Sept 2023
Senior Software Engineer. Built TrafficCopter analytics platform (12M+ requests/month): Laravel 10 on AWS Lambda via Vapor. Next.js/TypeScript monorepo for 13 campaign rotator sites. RESTful APIs with AWS Lambda.
39DollarGlasses.com
Apr 2017 - Aug 2022
Technical Lead & Project Manager. Built Node.js TCP/IP service implementing OMAV protocol for lab systems. C# to Laravel/Vue.js migration (strangler pattern). Led team of 6 engineers. Shopify and Rails integrations.
Sotheby's
Jan 2018 - Sept 2020
Senior Frontend Developer. Migrated Angular v4 to v8 SPA. TypeScript, RxJS, Jenkins pipelines.
Earlier Experience
2007 - 2017
Built multi-tenant static site generator with Angular, React, PostgreSQL. Mentored developers on enterprise projects.
API hub (300+ endpoints) with Symfony 5. Contributed to PlayFab gamification platform. Introduced PHPUnit/PHP-VCR test coverage.
AngularJS + Scala APIs. Clinical trial platform (CTMS) later acquired by Verily (Alphabet). Worked with healthcare data.
Led team of 4 developers. Pet360 e-commerce (Magento), NetSuite integrations. Contentful migration.
Energy/building performance monitoring using PHP/Laravel. Built APIs for sensor data ingestion.
RESTful APIs (HATEOAS) with Symfony2. OAuth integrations (Xero, QuickBooks, Zoho). Node.js email processing.
Laravel + Shopify e-commerce features. Frontend with Liquid, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
International sales/distribution system for Colombia. SAP integration, Transact-SQL reporting, Crystal Reports.
WPF/Windows Forms digital signage. Django (Python) backend. Led technical pilots with banks (Bancolombia, BBVA).
Let's work together
I am available for freelance projects and full-time opportunities. I prefer direct engagements with US companies where I can take ownership and focus on solving practical problems.