Rafael Macedo

Senior Software Engineer in love with JavaScript. Currently, I'm working with
- ES6,
- Vue.js,
- Node.js,
- GraphQL
- Advanced Git

Worked with Laravel, JavaScript (Vanilla, Vue.js and React.js) , MySQL, PostgreSQL.
I'm also a very curious person and excited with all programming technologies in general.

Lately, Im committed to learn and develop with :
- JavaScript, both on the frontend and backend,
- GraphQL for the layer between the frontend and data layer.

  Lisbon, Portugal      

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer  •  Farfetch

August 2019 - Present

UI Components Designing & Application Interface Coding
- Identified web-based user interactions and developed highly-responsive user interface components via React concepts.
- Translated designs & wireframes into high-quality code and wrote application interface code via JavaScript following React.js workflows.

Code Debugging & Front-end Architecture
- Troubleshot interface software and debugged application codes to improve functionality and performance.
- Collected user data on the front-end and send it to Business Analysts for better user understanding.

Performance Optimisation & Features Development
- Monitored and improved front-end performance using Sentry.js and New Relic.
- Documented application changes and worked on application updates.
- Developed the latest user-facing features using Vue.js and React.js.
- Built reusable components & front-end libraries for future use.
- Optimised components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.

Application Development & UI Designing
- Work on the UI for Farfetch's Experimentation (also known as A/B Testing) tool.
Expanded React components library to manage experiences.
- Collaborated on UI design and user testing
- Work in a Kanban peer-review
- Continuous-deployment process
- Feature initiative captain
- Used advanced git techniques on a day-to-day basis, such as pull requests, code review, semantic releases and test creation for every code change.
- Used DRY, don't repeat yourself technique.
- Coordinated with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
- Reviewed application requirements and interface designs to ensure compatibility with existing applications.

Senior Software Engineer  •  Polygon Innovations - Partially Remote

October 2018 - August 2019

Used Jest for unit testing,
Used cypress for e2e testing,
Developed a Biometric Software Development Kit, with Javascript, Used Kanban,
Used Git flow,
Used Jira for issue tracking,
Integrated client needs on the biometric library.

Fullstack Software Engineer  •  Alter Solutions Portugal

February 2018 - September 2018

Maintained and developed two applications for a French client. Both applications were built with Laravel on the backend and AngularJS on the frontend.
- Used Redis queues to dispatch CPU intensive jobs,
- Provided continued maintenance and development of bug fixes and patch sets for both applications,
- Designed a strategic plan for component development practices to support future projects,
- Consistently met deadlines and requirements for all production work orders,
- Advocated for end-users to perform testing and problem analysis for a server, desktop and IT infrastructure work,
- Worked with Laravel PHP framework on the backend,
- Leveraged Laravel's Eloquent ORM,
- Worked with Vue.js on the frontend,
- Worked with Angular.JS on the frontend,
- Tinkered with sockets, using Pusher and Socket.IO,
- Worked with Redis in-memory database on a daily basis,
- Deep understanding of MySQL relational database,
- Tinkered with Couch DB non-relational database,
- Developed using Test Driven Development technique with PHP Unit,
- Used Mocha.JS to test the Vue.js components, Deep knowledge of Git workflow,
- Familiar with Webpack module bundler,
- Used Yarn and Node.JS on a daily basis.

Fullstack Software Engineer  •  Guarda Nacional Republicana

January 2016 - January 2018


- Worked as a Full Stack Developer, with Laravel and Vue.JS,
- Participated in Database design as an advisor,
- Gave support to PHP legacy applications,
- Migrated a PHP legacy application into Laravel,
January 2016 - January 2018
- Worked with Laravel Homestead box to deploy a development environment through Vagrant,
- Managed the client needs for the application.

Education

2014 - 2018

Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa

Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática e Computadores Engenharia

Skills

Languages

  • Node Js
  • Laravel
  • MySQL
  • vue.js
  • React.js
  • Javascript(ES6)
  • CI/CD
  • Pipelines
  • Git
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Kanban
  • Agile Methodologies
  • A/B Testing
  • OAuth2.0
  • Nginx
  • Webstorm
  • Ngrok
  • Socket.io
  • Portuguese — Native
  • English — Fluent
  • Spanish — Proficient
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