Porto, Portugal
Full-stack developer specializing in Java/Kotlin backends (Spring Boot) and Angular frontends. I build reliable, scalable services and clean UIs, backed by a solid CS foundation from Academia de Código's intensive bootcamp.
July 2025 - Present
Porto, Portugal
Backend engineer on the core VCC platform. Added metrics and observability across services and improved reliability. Stack: Java, Spring Boot, MySQL; CI/CD with GitLab (GitLab Actions).
April 2024 - July 2025
Porto, Portugal
Backend developer on the core betting platform powering Paddy Power, Betfair, and Sky Bet. Improved Grafana dashboards and alerting, championed code quality, and led database evaluations and presentations that influenced technology choices.
September 2021 - April 2024
Porto, Portugal
Built internal platforms at BMW/CTW, including a platform health monitor and a second internal tool. Worked across Java/Quarkus services and Angular/TypeScript where needed; deployed with Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.
June 2021 - September 2021
Porto, Portugal
Launched my professional career, contributing to enterprise systems and honing modern development practices.
2024–2025
Personal portfolio built with Angular and TypeScript; deployed via GitHub Actions to Hetzner with Docker and Nginx; SEO-optimized and bilingual.
2024–2025
Self-hosted homelab on Hetzner and Raspberry Pi with Grafana + Prometheus monitoring, custom analytics, Code-Server, Pi-hole, Immich; secure access via Tailscale.
April 2025
Participatory debate platform with real-time voting, visualizer, and admin panel. Express + Socket.io with Docker Compose.
April 2021
Hackathon-built web app and REST API for dance challenges; delivered end-to-end under tight timelines.
March-April 2021
Layered Java application demonstrating OOP, clean architecture, and testable design.
March 2021
Terminal-based multiplayer game demonstrating network programming and real-time mechanics.
February 2021
Java Bomberman clone showcasing game development and object-oriented design.
2021
November 2020
Online certification covering fundamental computer science concepts and programming principles.