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Marcelo BagnascoMB

Marcelo Bagnasco

Software Architect | Engineering Manager | Laravel

€500/day
Barcelona, ES
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Marcelo

I'm a Software Architect, Engineering Manager and Senior Laravel Consultant with 25+ years of experience helping startups, scale-ups and enterprise companies design, build and scale software products.

Throughout my career I've led engineering teams of up to 30 professionals, designed SaaS platforms serving 100,000+ users, built backend systems processing 10,000+ transactions per second, and delivered products across Europe, the United States and Latin America.

I specialize in Laravel, PHP, PostgreSQL, GraphQL and AWS, combining hands-on development with software architecture, technical leadership and business-oriented decision making.

I can help with:

✅ Software Architecture & System Design
✅ Laravel & Backend Development
✅ SaaS & Multi-Tenant Platforms
✅ AWS Cloud Architecture
✅ API Design (REST & GraphQL)
✅ Performance Optimization
✅ Engineering Leadership & Technical Mentoring

One of my key differentiators is AI-Driven Engineering. I help teams adopt Spec-Driven Development together with GitHub Copilot, Claude and ChatGPT to accelerate delivery, improve documentation, standardize engineering decisions and increase productivity without compromising code quality.

Whether you need to design a new platform, modernize a legacy system, mentor your engineering team or lead a critical software initiative, I can quickly integrate into your team and deliver value from day one.

Let's build something great together.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Barcelona (up to 50km), Sabadell (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Clareo - Legal Tech SaaS
    Founder, Product Owner & Engineering Leader
    LEGAL
    January 2026 - Today (6 months)
    Sabadell, Spain
    • Defined product vision, roadmap and business workflows for a multi-tenant Legal Tech SaaS platform, collaborating with a business/marketing co-founder on product positioning and go-to-market priorities.
    • Led end-to-end execution from concept through implementation as the sole technical owner, defining engineering standards, implementation workflows and delivery priorities.
    • Designed and implemented core product modules including CRM, Case Management, Workflow Automation and Customer Portal.
    • Introduced AI-Assisted Engineering practices and AI-driven product capabilities to accelerate implementation, documentation and technical planning.
    • Balanced product, technical and business priorities while evolving the platform from concept to implementation.
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tech Lead Software Engineering Spec-Driven Development Business development
  • Wahooh Technology SL
    Engineering Manager & Release Manager
    ENVIRONMENTAL
    May 2025 - June 2026 (1 year and 1 month)
    Barcelona, Spain
    • Led planning, estimation, sprint execution and delivery forecasting across multiple product initiatives, coordinating 6+ engineers and improving delivery predictability.
    • Owned release planning, release validation, release notes preparation, deployment coordination and production rollouts, ensuring delivery readiness across multiple SaaS releases.
    • Assigned work according to individual strengths, seniority and business priorities, balancing delivery needs with team development and technical quality.
    • Conducted regular 1:1s, performance feedback sessions and career development conversations, supporting professional growth across the engineering team.
    • Participated in technical interviews and candidate evaluation processes, contributing to hiring decisions and team growth.
    • Collaborated closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to align technical execution, delivery priorities and business objectives.
    • Promoted engineering best practices through mentoring, code reviews and continuous improvement initiatives, helping raise team effectiveness and software quality.
    • Championed the adoption of AI-Assisted Engineering practices to improve productivity, implementation speed and engineering workflows.
    • Conducted root-cause analysis and implemented corrective actions to improve platform reliability and long-term maintainability.
    Engineering Manager Artificial Intelligence (AI) Team Leadership Laravel Delivery Manager
  • KLICANA
    Engineering Manager & IT Director
    E-COMMERCE
    June 2024 - February 2025 (8 months)
    Barcelona, Spain
    • Led a cross-functional engineering team distributed across three countries, defining technical direction, delivery priorities and team objectives.
    • Drove the architectural evolution of the company’s next-generation platform, improving maintainability and enabling 50% faster feature delivery while reducing technical debt by approximately 30%.
    • Conducted regular mentoring, feedback and career development conversations with engineers and technical contributors, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
    • Collaborated with business stakeholders to align roadmap priorities, technical initiatives and long-term product evolution with growth objectives.
    • Established engineering practices and development workflows that improved delivery predictability, software quality and team effectiveness.
    • Supported hiring and team growth activities, helping assess engineering capabilities and align team structure with delivery needs.
    Team Leadership Engineering Manager Digital Transformation Business Planning Back-End development

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Education

  • (Bilingual)
    Crandon Institute
    1986
    (Bilingual)
  • (Bilingual)
    Neil Armstrong Institute
    1985
    (Bilingual)

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