About me
I’ve always been driven by the 'how' behind the screen. What started with building game servers at 12 has evolved into a career spent architecting scalable, high-performance systems. Currently, I work as a Frontend Developer at Revolut, where I focus on type-safe, test-driven applications that handle complex, real-world data at scale.
Beyond my professional work, I’m a builder at heart. Whether I’m bootstrapping AI-powered SaaS tools or engineering real-time collaborative interfaces like Boardy, I thrive on the challenge of taking a concept from a blank file to a production-ready product. My engineering philosophy is simple: write code that is as maintainable as it is powerful. I believe in rigorous standards—strict typing, comprehensive testing, and clean architecture—because the best software isn't just written; it's engineered to last.
Skills
Frontend Ecosystem
Backend & Tools
DevOps & QA
Experience
Frontend Developer (Graduate Program)
Revolut
·Porto, Portugal
09/2025 - Current
- Developing scalable, high-performance web applications with a strict focus on type safety and maintainability using React and TypeScript.
- Implementing end-to-end schema validation using Zod to ensure data integrity across both frontend and backend boundaries.
- Writing comprehensive tests and adhering to strict code review processes to deliver reliable, production-grade features.
Full-Stack Developer (Curricular Internship)
Deloitte
·Porto, Portugal
02/2025 - 07/2025
- Engineered the integration of generative AI features into the platform, enhancing user capabilities.
- Built responsive React interfaces and developed custom backend plugins for Venture CMS to support complex business logic.
- Managed the complete feature flow, taking requirements from concept through development and testing
Software Manager & Lead Developer
Norasil
·Porto, Portugal
06/2023 - 06/2025
- Developed and maintained the corporate website and internal management tools. Responsible for server infrastructure, hosting, and IT support.
- Served as Internship Director (Summer 2024), mentoring interns, reviewing code, and overseeing their integration into software projects.
Founder
Writing Coach
·Porto, Portugal
11/2024 - 09/2025
- Founded an AI-powered SaaS platform aimed at generating writing exercises and providing corrections and grades for essays.
- Oversee all aspects of the project, including finance, marketing, design, development, and operations
- Currently in the early stages of development, with no official launch yet.
Co-Founder
FastFeed
·Porto, Portugal
06/2024 - 09/2024
- Conceptualized and developed a platform for live previews of development websites, enabling real-time feedback and commenting by team members.
- Built the project’s structure, including an admin dashboard, landing page, and database schema.
- Designed and planned API endpoints to support seamless data integration and collaboration.
- Led the project vision and coordinated initial development efforts.
- Learned key lessons in product design, team collaboration, and technical feasibility.
Summer Intern
Deloitte
·Porto, Portugal
06/2024 - 08/2024
- Participated in the initial planning and requirements gathering phase for a major B2C retail website project.
- Worked directly with client teams to define project scope and expectations.
- Gained hands-on experience with Salesforce architecture and achieved the Salesforce Associate certification.
Member
NIAEFEUP
·Porto, Portugal
03/2024 - CURRENT
- Focused on the NIAEFEUP's website, contributing to its redesign and leading much of the front-end development.
- Collaborated on the "Time Table Scheduler" website, with a focus on front-end development to enhance user experience.
- Currently working on "Nitsig", a browser extension designed to improve the university’s website, enhancing usability and accessibility for students.
Co-Founder
Host and Code
·Porto, Portugal
06/2019 - 04/2021
- Co-founded a startup focused on hosting and providing technical support for game servers.
- Designed and implemented an online store with a custom template to manage customer subscriptions and billing.
- Developed and customized a control panel for server management, optimizing resources to support multiple dedicated servers using containerization.
- Built integrations to deliver real-time notifications to users via external platforms, improving client communication.
- Led the resolution of technical issues, offering tailored solutions to ensure optimal server performance.
- Introduced a custom service that allowed clients to develop fully tailored game server configurations to meet specific needs.
- Directed marketing initiatives and negotiated partnerships to grow the customer base and brand visibility.
Education
BSC INFORMATICS AND COMPUTING ENGINEERING
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
·Porto, Portugal
09/2022 - 06/2025
Ensino Secundário
Colégio de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
·Porto, Portugal
2019 - 2022
Projects
Ephemeral Chat
realtime-chat
I built this weekend project to test Next.js 16 with ElysiaJS. It's a private, ephemeral chat app. No database history, no logs. When the timer hits zero, the data vanishes.
Actually Ephemeral: Redis TTL enforces the lifespan. When the key expires, the data is nuked from memory. No soft deletes. Serverless Realtime: Uses Upstash Realtime (Redis Streams + SSE). No heavy WebSocket server to manage. Backend DX: I mounted a full Elysia backend inside a Next.js API route. You get strict types and validation without a separate server.
