Fran Verona

Chief Technology Officer

MOGU

Led technology strategy and execution, scaling the company from inception to nearly €1M ARR.

• Scaled company to nearly €1M ARR serving 600+ customers through technical leadership and product development
• Built and managed engineering team of 6 developers, establishing best practices and development workflows
• Architected complete technology stack from ground up: React/TypeScript frontend, Node.js/Koa backend, deployed on Google Cloud Platform
• Established CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure on GCP, ensuring 99.9% uptime as user base scaled
• Implemented AI-driven personalization features improving user engagement and retention
• Led technical due diligence for funding rounds and defined product roadmap
• Made key architectural decisions balancing technical excellence with business growth
• Remained deeply hands-on with architecture, code reviews, and technical decisions

Full Stack Developer

Freelance

Partnered with startups and established companies across UK, USA, Netherlands, and Spain to build scalable web applications.

• Built digital products serving hundreds of daily users, generating $80K+ monthly revenue
• Developed customer-facing applications integrated with third-party APIs (payments, analytics, CRM)
• Created responsive web applications using React, Angular, Node.js, and MongoDB
• Clients included: Asisa Seguros (insurance), Amadeus (travel tech), FC Barcelona (sports), JME Ventures (investment)
• Worked remotely with distributed teams across multiple time zones

Freelance Technical Writer

LinuxAcademy (acquired by Pluralsight)

Created technical content for cloud computing and DevOps certification courses.

• Wrote user guides and community posts for AWS, Linux, and DevOps certifications
• Translated complex technical concepts into accessible learning materials
• Collaborated with subject matter experts to ensure content accuracy

Software Engineer

Picasst

Developed and maintained digital whiteboard application for online education.

• Led complete technology migration from Flash/ActionScript to modern stack (HTML5, Angular.js, Node.js, MongoDB)
• Built real-time video streaming features using Flash Media Server and later WebRTC
• Implemented interactive whiteboard functionality with annotation and document sharing
• Collaborated with UX designers to improve user experience and interface

Co-founder & CTO

ARcrowd

Founded and built browser-based Augmented Reality platform (no app installation required).

• Led technical development as CTO and co-founder
• Developed cross-browser AR viewer compatible with smartphones, tablets, and desktop
• Created embeddable AR widgets for third-party websites
• Launched seasonal campaigns (Halloween, Christmas) with promotional videos and greeting cards

Software Engineer

Neuronal Software & Media S.L.

Developed RIA applications including Virtual Traffic Solver (police report drawing tool) and geographic information systems for web.