João Moreira

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Software Engineering Team Lead

Oct 2024 - Current (2 years 1 month)

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Head of Engineering

Aug 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 5 months)

Led the creation and management of engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. Delivered the core CRM platform, implementing a DevSecOps team and overseeing the development of the Flightdeck platform. Scaled and transformed engineering function, successfully recruiting, onboarding, and developing a high-performing engineering team. Led the development and implementation of a cloud-native SaaS platform, transforming the business model and resulting in increased revenue and expanded market reach. Cultivated a high-performance culture, implementing Agile methodologies and empowering teams to deliver high-quality products with increased development velocity. Optimized operational efficiency, streamlining engineering

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Software Engineering Team Lead

Feb 2022 - Aug 2022 (7 months)

Spearheaded the development of the Flightdeck platform, serving as a hands-on technical contributor and team lead. Built and managed a high-performing distributed team, successfully recruiting and onboarding a team of 10+ engineers. Implemented robust development practices, establishing a strong foundation of Agile methodologies, code quality standards, and CI/CD pipelines.

Senior Software Engineer

Lyst

Jun 2021 - Feb 2022 (9 months)

Developed and optimized core backend APIs using Python and Django, significantly improving application performance and user experience. Collaborated cross-functionally with product, design, and frontend teams to deliver successful product features and enhancements. Demonstrated technical leadership by mentoring junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and contributing to architectural decisions.

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Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2016 - Jan 2021 (4 years 8 months)

Backend developement, working on a broad and exciting range of technologies such as Neo4j, Node.js, PHP, AWS serverless (Lambda/SNS/SQS), SQL, React.js and more. Projects include building systems from green field up to production and developing, maintaining and improving commercial APIs up to the best industry standards Led the team through a company transition, ensuring minimal disruption to operations and knowledge preservation. Implemented effective knowledge transfer strategies to ensure seamless handover of projects and responsibilities. Demonstrated strong leadership by providing guidance and mentorship to team members during a period of uncertainty. Developed high-performance APIs and microservices using PHP and Laravel to power core

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Senior PHP Developer

Jan 2016 - Jun 2016 (6 months)

Contributed to the first phase of a web application using Laravel and other technologies.

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Senior PHP Developer

Dec 2015 - Jan 2016 (2 months)

Took part on a SJS project, developing a Symfony 2 bundle.

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Senior backend developer

Jan 2015 - Nov 2015 (11 months)

Planning, execution and implementation of an internal web application that aimed to streamline business processes for data sales and management; Refactoring of legacy code on the activeyou.co.uk web site and admin control panel; Management and optimization of the database server, including implementation of routine backup processes;

Web Development Consultant

UNESCO

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 (1 year)

Development of the onesharedocean.org data portal for the IOC - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, a specialized commission under the UNESCO, related to the TWAP - Transboundary Waters Assessment Project. The role includes development of data visualization tools, data management tools and customization of the Drupal CMS platform. The data portal is set to be made public at the beginning of 2015.

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Web Development Consultant

Jul 2013 - Nov 2013 (5 months)

Analyst and programmer on web technologies working at customer's installations

Instructor

Berlitz Corporation

Jul 2012 - Jun 2013 (1 year)

Portuguese language online instructor in the Berlitz Virtual Classroom program

Linguistic Consultant

Avant, The Language Proficiency Company

Jan 2012 - Jul 2012 (7 months)

Portuguese Language Consultant

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ESL Teacher

Agrupamento Vertical de Escolas de Azeitão

Nov 2010 - Aug 2011 (10 months)

ESL teacher with class direction.

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ESL Teacher

Agrupamento de Escolas Pedro de Santarém

Oct 2010 - Nov 2010 (2 months)

ESL teaching on a special education class. Short-term contract.

Web Consultant

Self-employed

May 2010 - Jun 2013 (3 years 2 months)

Part-time activity as an external web consultant for technology and development

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ESL Teacher

Agrupamento de Escolas Professor João de Meira

Oct 2009 - Jun 2010 (9 months)

ESL teacher at elementary school. Part-time job.

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Web Developer

Inoventos - Ventos de Inovação, Lda.

Jun 2007 - Apr 2010 (2 years 11 months)

Project management, software development, main interests being enterprise-level client/server software over the internet (RIAs) and mobile applications.

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Software Developer

Matakiterani

Jun 2006 - Apr 2007 (11 months)

Developed a Windows Mobile application, using Web Services to access remote DB.

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ESL and Portuguese Language Teacher

Agrupamento de Escolas de Valpaços

Sep 2004 - Aug 2005 (1 year)

Training teacher's year.

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Helpdesk Technician

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Departamento de Letras

Sep 2000 - Jul 2003 (2 years 11 months)

Helpdesk technician at the Departamento de Letras of the university, his responsibilities included hardware / software maintenance, helpdesk for students and professors, and even collaboration for the quarterly department magazine, as layout designer.

Translator

Self-employed

Jan 2000 - Jun 2013 (13 years 6 months)

Freelance linguistic consultant / translator

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