Paulo Sousa
Getxo
Summary
Accomplished Senior Frontend Engineer from Upwork, I leveraged my problem-solving skills and expertise in Node.js and Vue.js to enhance team productivity and reduce application loading times significantly. Known for a positive attitude and collaboration, I excel in fast-paced environments, driving innovation and strategic technology investments to achieve business goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
The Mom Project
04.2022 - Current
- Developed scalable applications using agile methodologies for timely project delivery.
- Regularly reviewed peers'' code contributions, offering constructive feedback to enhance overall product quality.
- Demonstrated experience and good hands-on programming experience React (Next.js) and Ruby on Rails
- Created UI library to reduce engineering development time
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design innovative software solutions.
- Designed and developed forward-thinking systems that meet user needs and improve productivity.
- Presented solutions in Architecture Guild Meetings and created architecture for internal products
- Researched and designed solutions for Feature Flags/AB tests/user behavior tracking
Senior Frontend Engineer
Upwork
06.2019 - 07.2024
- Self-motivated, with strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in team environment.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Founder
Mailfinder.io
01.2016 - Current
- Established successful business by identifying market needs and developing innovative solutions.
- Created SaaS platform
Head Of Software Development
Negociei.com.vc
07.2018 - 04.2022
- Developed strategic plans for technology investments that aligned with business goals, supporting long-term growth initiatives.
- Presented technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in easily understandable terms, facilitating informed decision-making among senior leadership.
- Increased team productivity by introducing automated testing tools and continuous integration practices.
- Reduced legacy application loading time from ~1.2s to ~200ms.
- Introduced observability tools
- Introduced AWS stack
Senior Full Stack Engineer
MadeiraMadeira
06.2017 - 06.2018
- Performed development, debugging, optimization and automation to support implementation of products and applications.
- Understood full technology stack and underlying applications, services and databases, resulting in optimal program performance.
- Followed and supported change management practices and internal controls standards.
FullStack Engineer
Nova Gestões
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Performed development, debugging, optimization and automation to support implementation of products and applications.
- Understood full technology stack and underlying applications, services and databases, resulting in optimal program performance.
- Followed and supported change management practices and internal controls standards.
- Reduced application delay and increased revenue
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Universidade Federal Do Paraná
Curitiba, BrazilSkills
- Friendly, Positive Attitude
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Customer Service
- Problem-Solving
- Microservices Architecture
- Technologies: Nodejs, Ruby on Rails, React, Vuejs, Typescript, GraphQL, Restful API, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, MySQL, Postgres, SSR, PHP, NoSQL
- Additional skills: CI/CD, GIT, JIRA
- Software Architecture/Design
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Portuguese
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Upper intermediate (B2)
Italian
Elementary (A2)
French
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
The Mom Project
04.2022 - Current
Senior Frontend Engineer
Upwork
06.2019 - 07.2024
Head Of Software Development
Negociei.com.vc
07.2018 - 04.2022
Senior Full Stack Engineer
MadeiraMadeira
06.2017 - 06.2018
Founder
Mailfinder.io
01.2016 - Current
FullStack Engineer
Nova Gestões
01.2013 - 01.2017
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Universidade Federal Do Paraná
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