Product-focused Engineering Manager with 10+ years building Web3 and full-stack products. Passionate about bridging business and technology.
What I love doing:
• Product development - gathering requirements, shaping roadmaps, and shipping user-centric solutions
• Team leadership - managing, inspiring, and growing engineering teams
• Building in Web3/DeFi - leveraging deep experience in decentralized protocols and smart contracts
Open to exciting opportunities in:
🔹 DeFi & Crypto projects
🔹 GameDev (Web3 gaming)
🔹 AI product development
🔹 Trading & Market-making algorithms
Tech stack: TypeScript/React, Node.js, Rust, Python
Special skills: AI automation, no-code/low-code solutions, competitive analysis
I thrive in fast-paced environments where I can both code and lead, work independently or collaborate with teams to bring innovative products to market.
Experience: 11 years
Yearly salary: $120,000
Hourly rate: $70
Nationality: 🇵🇹 Portugal
Residency: 🇵🇹 Portugal
Experience
Founder & Lead Engineer
Vento Labs 2024 - 2025
Led full-cycle product development for startup AI automation platform. Architected and implemented AI agent integrations for workflow automation. Conducted market research, competitive analysis, and user research to inform product strategy. Managed technical roadmap and coordinated cross-functional teams to deliver production-ready features.
Chief Technology Officer
Composability Labs, Lisbon 2022 - 2025
Architected and implemented core DeFi protocols including lending platform, perpetual DEX, and order book system using Rust. Led team of 10+ developers, establishing code standards and development workflows. Designed backend infrastructure and smart contract modules. Improved system stability and modularity through strategic technical decisions.
Senior Technical Team Lead
Green Growth, United States 2022 - 2022
Led development of agriculture analytics platform with geospatial data visualization. Built web application for crop monitoring using satellite imagery and map data. Managed team delivery of field-specific yield estimation and reporting features. Integrated data pipelines and sensor systems into user-friendly dashboards.
Senior Technical Team Lead
Puzzle swap, United Arab Emirates 2021 - 2022
Led front-end architecture and team development for decentralized exchange platform. Coordinated Dev, QA, and design teams to achieve production stability. Optimized DApp performance and user experience. Delivered interface logic and integrations for liquidity providers and traders.
Senior Technical Team Lead
EYWA Cross-chain Protocol, Moscow 2021 - 2022
Led front-end team and development processes for cross-chain protocol infrastructure. Delivered interface logic, integrations, and tooling for developers and liquidity providers. Managed team coordination to achieve production milestones. Built developer-friendly APIs and documentation.
Software Developer
Waves, Bahnhofstrasse 29 2021 - 2022
Developed core blockchain infrastructure including Waves IDE, Explorer, and wallet plugins. Built backend services with Golang, Node.js, and TypeScript. Created smart contract tools, notification systems, and trading interfaces. Contributed to large-scale open-source developer tooling used by blockchain community.
Lead Software Developer
kasanie.info, Moscow 2020 - 2022
Developed web applications with Golang and React for business management systems. Built integrations with Google Workspace APIs including Drive, Sheets, Docs, and Gmail. Created automation tools for document processing and workflow management. Designed and implemented reporting dashboards and data visualization features.
React Developer
Billy App, Los Angeles 2020 - 2022
Developed employee recognition platform features using React and TypeScript. Built HR analytics tools and team incentive systems. Integrated payment systems and notification microservices for real-time engagement tracking.
Skills
defi
python
react
rust
typescript
engineering-manager
