Dulce Hernández Cruz

Software Engineer

12 years turning business problems into reliable software, from API design and cloud infrastructure to the frontends people actually use.

Mexico City English & Spanish Remote

About

Software Engineer with 12 years of experience across healthcare, fintech, insurance, and enterprise. I specialize in full-stack development: designing APIs with Node.js and NestJS, building React and Next.js frontends, and working with cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP.

Currently at Nolte, I work with US-based startups to build their core products end-to-end. I collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align technical implementation with product and business goals. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Projects

Breeze dental care platform
Healthcare

Dentist Appointment System

Owned the scheduling engine end-to-end — data model, OpenDental API integration, and calendar availability logic. Bookings grew 40% in six months.

Next.js NestJS GraphQL AWS Clerk PostgreSQL
SecureCPG insurance platform for CPG brands
Insurance

SecureCPG

Built the marketing site, insurance onboarding flow, and internal metrics dashboard with Astro — helping CPG founders get coverage in minutes, not weeks.

Astro NestJS TypeScript GraphQL AWS MixPanel Google Analytics
Pilou fintech onboarding platform
Fintech

KYC & Onboarding Platform

Led backend integration for KYC verification and brokerage onboarding — document validation, e-signatures, and the full account-creation flow.

NestJS Next.js GraphQL AWS PostgreSQL
Fitness payroll integration
Payroll

Payroll Integration

Rebuilt a legacy payroll sync — stronger data validation and record syncing cut processing errors by 90%.

Node.js Google Cloud Functions Cloud Storage Rippling API
Wake mental wellness platform
Wellness

Wake

Took a pre-seed wellness startup from strategy to market in four months — Flutter apps for iOS and Android, an HR dashboard, and a Firebase-backed API for B2B2C distribution.

Flutter Firebase iOS Android API
Penelope 401(k) participant dashboard
Finance

Penelope

Redesigned 20+ screens for a 401(k) record keeper — new design system, clearer UX, and full mobile responsiveness on a complex financial product.

React Tailwind CSS shadcn/ui TypeScript

Skills

Languages & Frameworks
TypeScript JavaScript React Next.js Node.js NestJS GraphQL
Backend & APIs
REST APIs GraphQL APIs PostgreSQL MySQL Python
UI & Mobile
Tailwind CSS Apollo Client React Native Astro
Cloud
AWS (Lambda, SQS, S3, RDS, Elastic Beanstalk) GCP (Cloud Functions, Firestore) CI/CD (CodeBuild, CodePipeline) Terraform

Experience

Nolte

Software Engineer

2018 – Present
  • Designed and built backend services and GraphQL/REST APIs in TypeScript and Node.js (NestJS) for production systems across fintech, healthcare, and SaaS, deployed on AWS
  • Owned end-to-end design, implementation, and delivery of a dental scheduling system that improved calendar accuracy and increased bookings by 40% in six months
  • Built a data validation and sync layer from scratch that reduced payroll integration processing errors by 90%
  • Designed and shipped platform integrations with third-party financial services providers, including KYC verification and account creation flows
  • Built backend services on AWS using Lambda, SQS, S3, and RDS, with CI/CD on CodeBuild and CodePipeline for reliable delivery at scale
  • Mentored engineers on TypeScript/Node.js best practices, code review standards, and testing strategy
  • Wrote E2E tests with Playwright and unit tests with Jest; introduced BDD practices to improve coverage across critical user flows
React Next.js NestJS TypeScript GraphQL AWS Lambda SQS PostgreSQL Playwright Jest

Softtek

Web Developer

2016 – 2018
  • Developed full-stack features for an internal knowledge management platform using Python (CubicWeb)
  • Built internal tools to automate Excel-to-Python data processing workflows
Python CubicWeb Full-Stack

IBM

IT Specialist, Java Developer

2013 – 2016
  • Worked on backend systems for IBM's search platform using Java, WebSphere, and UNIX, focusing on performance and scalability with large datasets
  • Automated document publishing workflows to reduce manual work when indexing content into the search platform
Java WebSphere UNIX

Education

Computer Systems Engineering

Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)

2009 – 2013

Bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering from one of Mexico's top technical universities, with a strong foundation in software development, algorithms, and systems architecture.

Volunteering

Girl Tech Fest México

Mentor

Girl Tech Fest México

2019 – 2021

Mentored at Micro:bit workshops, guiding children through hands-on programming exercises and helping them build their first interactive projects.

Epic Queen

Mentor

Epic Queen

2017

Mentored at the #comoNiña Hackathon, empowering young women in technology through hands-on development workshops.

Got a project in mind?

I enjoy working on challenging problems with good teams. If that sounds like what you're building, let's connect.