Maikha Abarca
+ Working for an Equitable Tech Future +
I'm a technology leader with over a decade of experience in the industry and a deep focus on the human and societal impact of digital innovation. I bring together technical expertise, design thinking, and product strategy to deliver sustainable, user-centered solutions that align technology with strategic vision. I've led high-performing teams across femtech, fintech, and health tech, building modular, scalable systems designed for long-term impact. My leadership is rooted in technical simplicity, people-first engineering practices, and ethical approaches to technology and AI.
See my LinkedIn profile for more career details.
+ Featured by Google while working on a Wallace & Gromit augmented and mixed reality Flutter application - Flutter Engage.
+ Helped developed digital products with millions of users as part of a self-organising agile engineering team - ThoughtWorks.
+ Worked as a technical product owner for a digital product with over a million users while it succesfully adoped its first monetisation model - Durcal.
+ Became the technical co-founder of a digital product offering immersive audio experiences for events and guided tours, which grew to serve thousands of users. - Disvoize.
+ Worked as a teacher and mentor for aspiring software developers and UX designers - Rails Girls, Ironhack.
+ Lived and worked in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
+ Worked remotely for about five years.
I'm always interested in being part of projects involving social solutions that use technology meaningfully.
+ Leading the development of mobile applications that connect to IOT devices to empower female bodies - Elvie.
+ Lead the developement of an application to help improve care management in the UK - HiCarer.
Responsible Technology. I'm a member of international organizations that strengthen the responsible tech ecosystem - All Tech is Human, Team comUNITY.
Bootstrapping. I believe that technology can effectibly empower individuals to innovate and create profitable businesses from scratch. Community - The Ramen Club.
Creative Coding. I'm enthusiastic about exploring the intersection between design, art and tech and have founded Creative Coding Barcelona and Creative Coding Hong Kong during my time in these cities.
+ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maikha/
+ Github: https://github.com/maikhaa