Marco Lee

Marco Lee

Product Engineer · Applied AI

I build digital products end to end — and lead the teams that ship them — with AI-assisted engineering.

Guatemala (UTC-6) · English C1 · Remote

12+ years taking software to production: platforms serving millions of users, native mobile apps, and independent web products. I combine architecture and team leadership with hands-on AI-assisted development, from the first idea to launch.

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Years of experience
12+
Years of experience
Monthly users served
5M+
Monthly users served
Featured products & projects
5
Featured products & projects
Languages on GamingLab
6
Languages on GamingLab

GitHub Contributions

Consistency compounds — a snapshot of my open activity.

Experience

12+ years of shipping, leading, and owning production systems.

  1. Jun 2020 — Mar 2026

    Technology & Development Coordinator / Tech Lead

    Guatemala.com
    • Scaled multi-brand content platforms to 5M+ monthly users on auto-scaling AWS.
    • Drove the backend migration from monolithic WordPress to headless WordPress + NestJS APIs.
    • Owned ad systems, performance, and backend architecture across the network.
    • Mentored the engineering team and introduced AI-assisted development workflows — fully remote.
    AWSHeadless WordPressNestJSNode.jsTeam Leadership
  2. Sep 2015 — Jun 2020

    Full-Stack Developer

    Guatemala.com
    • Built Laravel REST APIs and data models for multi-brand media properties, with React/JavaScript frontends on top.
    • Shipped web + hybrid mobile products on high-traffic LAMP/WordPress systems at scale.
    • Delivered continuously at media scale for five years.
    LaravelREST APIsMySQLHybrid Mobile
  3. 2018 — Present

    Founder & Product Engineer

    Independent Products

    • Design, build, and operate independent products end to end, from architecture and payments to deployment and maintenance.
    • Built Ring Light Mirror with native iOS and Android versions using an AI-assisted engineering workflow.
    • Shipped GamingLab in 6 languages and agente-ia.dev, a paid course platform about AI agents.
    Next.jsSEOAdSenseApplied AI
  4. 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

Architecture, delivery, and team leadership at scale.

Scaling Guatemala.com's platform 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 backend re-architecture to headless WordPress + NestJS APIs on auto-scaling AWS, with Next.js frontends consuming them. 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.

ringlightmirror.com screenshot
R

ringlightmirror.com

Lighted mirror app with native versions for iOS and Android. Turns your phone into a live mirror with adjustable screen lighting for makeup and touch-ups.

Native iOS & Android, built with AI-assisted engineering.

iOSAndroidNative apps
Live site
agente-ia.dev screenshot
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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.

Next.jsTursoAI
Live site
calcufast.com screenshot
C

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.

Next.jsTypeScriptSEO
Live site
gaminglab.dev screenshot
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gaminglab.dev

Browser games portal with 6-language internationalization. Monetized with AdSense and validated for ads.

80+ games in 6 languages, AdSense-approved.

Next.jsi18nAdSense
Live site
singlesbar.net screenshot
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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.

AstroTailwind
Live site

Skills & Tools

AI-assisted workflows, backed by hands-on product engineering.

Applied AI

AI-assisted engineeringClaude Code · Codex · Gemini CLIAgent workflows

Frontend

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwind CSS

Mobile

Native iOS & AndroidReact NativeIonic

Backend & APIs

LaravelPHPNestJSNode.jsPostgreSQLMySQL

Cloud, CMS & Tooling

WordPress (Headless)AWSDockerVercelGitHub

What you get when you hire me

Beyond the stack — how I actually add value.

Architecture ownership

From the first product decision to architecture, implementation, and operations: I own the work beyond the prototype.

Team leadership

Experience leading remote engineering teams serving millions of users, with mentoring and clear communication in English (C1) or Spanish.

AI-assisted delivery

I use coding agents in real product work, including Ring Light Mirror, and have introduced AI-assisted workflows within an engineering team.

Contact

Let's build something that ships.

Building a product or bringing AI into your engineering workflow? Let's talk about product engineering, applied AI, and technical leadership — in English or Spanish.

Or connect on LinkedIn

I reply within 24 hours.

Based in Guatemala (UTC-6) — full overlap with US time zones.