Principal Engineer · Systems Architect · Design Systems

Eric N. Garcia

Eleven years building enterprise software — from mobile platforms and Go services to AI-assisted workflows and systems that survive production.

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7,000+

Internal users on systems I architected

~40%

Faster UI prototype builds after design-system launch

24h

Security hotfixes shipped to production at IBM

11+

Years building enterprise software

Selected work

Enterprise design systems, platform engineering, and open source — problem, approach, and outcomes.

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Verizon

Mobile Design System

Principal Engineer – Systems Architect

Design and engineering shipped inconsistently across mobile and desktop. Handoffs were slow, and brand and interaction patterns drifted across teams supporting a large internal workforce.

Supported 7,000+ active internal users (field, retail, and leadership)
~40% faster initial UI prototype builds after launch

React NativeTypeScriptshadcn/uiNativeWind

Verizon

AI Feedback Sanitization Engine

Principal Engineer – Systems Architect

Customer and reseller comments needed safe, structured processing before downstream systems could use them.

Automated a manual, error-prone sanitization step
Improved readiness of feedback for integration workflows

LLMsTypeScriptEnterprise integration

IBM

Quote-to-Cash Microservices

Senior Full Stack Developer

Core sales deal services needed reliability, modernization, and rapid response when security issues appeared.

Production security hotfixes within 24 hours
More maintainable service boundaries

GoReactTypeScriptMicroservices

Skills

Languages, platforms, and delivery practices I use to ship systems teams can maintain.

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptGoSwiftKotlin / JavaObjective-C

UI & platforms

ReactReact NativeNext.jsGatsbyStorybookRadix / shadcnNativeWind

Architecture & delivery

Design systems & tokensMonorepos (Nx)MicroservicesGraphQL / RESTDocker / KubernetesCI/CD

Craft

WCAG / a11yDesign-to-code workflowsTechnical leadershipAI-assisted product workflows

Selected work

Design systems, enterprise platforms, and open-source libraries — with outcomes, not just titles.

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Experience

Principal-level architecture at Verizon; senior full-stack and platform work at IBM.

About & experience

Writing & notes

Practical references for Git, tooling, and day-to-day engineering.

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Let’s talk

Open to conversations about principal and staff engineering roles, design systems and platform architecture, technical collaboration, and mentoring.

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