Hey, I'm João 👋

I'm a backend engineer with over 10 years' experience. I build systems that scale — and also create modern sites for businesses, projects and digital ventures.

I'm available for new projects.

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About Me

I've been working in backend for over a decade, mainly with Python and AWS. I like taking messy, fragile or hard-to-maintain systems and turning them into simple, robust and scalable solutions.

I've worked in media, e-commerce and enterprise — leading projects, mentoring other developers and taking part in architecture decisions. I'm especially interested in data-driven systems and how AI can improve products, processes and technical decisions.

Outside work I'm a dad and passionate about football. I'm an assistant coach and scout in the district of Santarém, with FPF and PFSA certification.

Besides backend, I build sites and web apps on my own — from landing pages and institutional sites to fuller web applications.

If you need a site or have a project in mind, we can talk. I'm also open to leadership roles in tech and to opportunities in football (coaching or scouting).

Need a website?

I develop sites and web applications for businesses, academies and digital projects — from simple landing pages to full platforms. Tell me what you have in mind and we can work out the best way to make it happen.

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Professional Experience

PMICurrent

Software Engineer

Feb 2022 – PresentRemote

Backend lead for an internal developer platform. 8+ Python microservices on AWS, built to scale.

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Beyond

Senior Backend Engineer

Jan 2021 – Jan 2022Remote

Moved Google's grow.google from monolith to microservices (Python/Flask). Built and ran scalable backends on GCP — App Engine, Cloud Functions.

PythonFlaskGCPApp EngineCloud RunCloud FunctionsDatastore

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Have a website project, an opportunity, or just want to chat? Send me a message.