Marco Lee
Senior Full-Stack Engineer
Laravel · React/Next.js · WordPress · Applied AI
I build and run web platforms serving 5M+ users a month — and lead the teams behind them.
Guatemala (UTC-6) · English C1 · Remote
12+ years shipping production systems across Latin America — from high-traffic media portals to modern Laravel and React/Next.js products. I own architecture end to end, mentor engineers, and build applied AI features (agents, RAG) that solve real business problems.
- Years of experience
- 12+
- Years of experience
- Monthly users served
- 5M+
- Monthly users served
- Products built & operated
- 4
- Products built & operated
- Remote since 2020
- 100%
- Remote since 2020
GitHub Contributions
Consistency compounds — a snapshot of my open activity.
Experience
12+ years of shipping, leading, and owning production systems.
- Scaled multi-brand content platforms to 5M+ monthly users on auto-scaling AWS.
- Drove the migration from monolithic WordPress to headless WordPress + NestJS + Next.js.
- Owned ad systems, performance, and architecture across the network.
- Mentored the engineering team and introduced AI-assisted development workflows — fully remote.
AWSHeadless WordPressNestJSNext.jsTeam Leadership- Built React/JavaScript frontends and Laravel REST APIs for multi-brand media properties.
- Shipped web + hybrid mobile products on high-traffic LAMP/WordPress systems.
- Delivered continuously at media scale for five years.
LaravelReactREST APIsHybrid Mobile- 2018 — Present
Founder & Product Engineer
Independent Products
- Design, build, and operate 4 products end to end — SEO tools, browser games, and applied AI systems.
- Full lifecycle ownership: Next.js/Laravel, SEO, AdSense monetization, AWS/Vercel.
- Shipped a games portal in 6 languages and a paid AI agents course platform.
Next.jsSEOAdSenseApplied AI - Jan 2014 — Sep 2015
Web Developer
XYZ Network Inc
- High-traffic LAMP/WordPress delivery for brands including Star Media.
- Frontend and backend feature work under production load.
LAMPWordPressHigh Traffic
Case Study
How I approach scale — one real example.
Scaling Guatemala.com to 5M+ monthly users
01The challenge
A multi-brand media network running on legacy monolithic WordPress, under heavy and spiky Latin American traffic — with ad revenue directly tied to speed and uptime.
02What I did
Led the re-architecture to headless WordPress + NestJS APIs + Next.js frontends on auto-scaling AWS. Owned ad systems and performance, planned the migration path, and mentored the team while introducing AI-assisted engineering workflows.
03The outcome
A modern platform serving 5M+ monthly users, faster pages that protect ad revenue, and a stack a fully remote team ships on with confidence.
Featured Projects
Products I design, build, ship, and operate end to end.
agente-ia.dev
AI agents course platform. Built with Next.js, Turso DB, and Lemon Squeezy for payments.
0→1 paid course platform, built and operated solo.
calcufast.com
Suite of fast, SEO-optimized online calculators. Built with Next.js for performance and organic search growth.
SEO-first finance tools for Guatemala & Central America.
gaminglab.dev
Browser games portal with 6-language internationalization. Monetized with AdSense and validated for ads.
80+ games in 6 languages, AdSense-approved.
singlesbar.net
Website for Single's Bar, Puerto Barrios. Built with Astro and Tailwind CSS for maximum speed.
Real client work — WhatsApp bookings for a live venue.
Skills & Tools
The stack I use to take products from idea to production.
Frontend
Backend & APIs
Applied AI
Mobile
Cloud, CMS & Tooling
What you get when you hire me
Beyond the stack — how I actually add value.
End-to-end ownership
From architecture to production: I design it, build it, ship it, and operate it. You get outcomes, not tickets.
Team leadership
Years leading and mentoring remote engineering teams — clear async communication in English (C1) or Spanish.
Applied AI, for real
Agents and RAG shipped in production products and daily team workflows — not just demos.
Contact
Let's build something that ships.
I'm open to senior full-stack and tech lead roles — remote, English or Spanish. If you need someone who owns architecture end to end and delivers under real traffic, let's talk.
I reply within 24 hours.
Based in Guatemala (UTC-6) — full overlap with US time zones.