CTO
2018 - 2019Trendiamo- Hired and managed the tech team.
- Helped to define the product and business model.
- Developed a JavaScript plugin for eCommerce websites.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, ReactWeb Developer
2018 - 2018Toptal Client (NDA)- Converted front end from a legacy framework into Vue.js.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, Vue.jsWeb Developer
2017 - 2018Toptal Client (NDA)- Created the Rails back end from scratch.
- Built integrations with Outlook and Gmail.
- Helped to build the React front end.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, ReactWeb Developer
2017 - 2017Toptal Client (NDA)- Integrated app with a few GPS providers.
Technologies: Ruby on RailsCTO
2011 - 2016Seedrs- Spearheaded the development team as its first hire, with the goal of building the initial MVP at a time when equity crowdfunding was an entirely new concept.
- Hired and managed the tech team after the initial product launch. The team grew to twelve developers organized into four sub-teams.
- Expanded the core product to handle new business cases, such as new payment methods, anti-fraud measures, investing in funds, investing in convertible equity rounds, and multiple currency support.
- Designed and developed tech solutions to strict regulatory and financial requirements, including a platform to reconcile financial operations and client funds daily.
- Evolved my own focus from strictly coding to Scrum master and product owner.
- Launched and managed an internal tool for staff members to review and approve the investment campaigns.
- Worked in close collaboration with other execs at the company.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, MySQL, Sphinx, Haml, Compass, Susy, AWS, Google API, Stripe, Twilio, RSpec, Cucumber, Phantom.js, Wkhtmltopdf, Jekyll, jQuery, Ember.js, MongoDB, Intercom, SalesforceCo-founder, Developer
2008 - 2011Byclosure- Bootstrapped the company with no initial investment by taking consulting projects with my two partners.
- Hired and coached a team that grew to four developers.
- Took active part in the implementation of the projects, ranging from simple admin interfaces to topical social networks and a railway passenger information system.
- Worked on a project for the Andalusian Autonomous Government, solving the infamous JAR class loading dependency hell they had.
- Learned how to sell projects to customers and sold a few of the most well-paid projects, including a remote project for the United Arab Emirates.
Technologies: Ruby on Rails, GWT, jQuery, Cordova, RSpec, Cucumber, J2EEWeb Developer
2006 - 2008VILT- Created a web framework based on J2EE and Vignette at a major banking institution in Spain.
- Implemented a Vignette-based ECM back-end solution and public site front end using jQuery, supporting old browsers—such as IE6—at a large chemicals company.
- Provided interim sysadmin services to the internal team, including VoIP and QoS setup, and VPN between the Lisbon and Madrid offices.
- Investigated the VoIP space for a potential new area of business, including a one-week hands-on crash course on the VoIP B2B market.
- Solved a big performance problem in a SWAT-like four-day intervention for a big telco in Morocco. The company had their website down for a few weeks, having called several experts before. With my findings and recommendations, they were able to finally recover it.
Technologies: J2EE, Vignette, jQuery, Selenium, Maven, WebLogic
Duarte Henriques
Software Developer in Lisbon, Portugal
Member since December 23, 2016
Duarte is a senior developer with over ten years experience building web applications, using rails and react. He has managed engineering teams, but still loves to code. Whether building product from scratch or integrating an existing team, he will be productive from Day One.
Duarte is now available for hire
Portfolio
- TrendiamoRuby on Rails, React
- Toptal Client (NDA)Ruby on Rails, Vue.js
- Toptal Client (NDA)Ruby on Rails, React
Experience
- Ruby on Rails (RoR) 11 years
- Agile 11 years
- Git 11 years
- Automated Testing 8 years
- Stripe API 6 years
- React 4 years
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Mac, Atom, Git, Chrome Dev Tools
The most amazing...
...project I've helped create is the leading European equity crowdfunding platform, with over $100 million invested in 150+ deals.
Employment
Experience
- Seedrs (Development)https://www.seedrs.com/
Equity crowdfunding platform for investing in startups and later-stage businesses throughout Europe.
- Thales APIS (via Byclosure) (Development)
Built the interface for Thales Advanced Passenger Information System. The front-end was built in GWT using the latest HTML5 APIs on top of a purpose-built Chrome browser. Java was used on the back-end. The code was extensively covered with unit and end to end tests.
- Pidgin-libnotify (Development)http://gaim-libnotify.sourceforge.net/
Built an open source plugin for pidgin IM client to display message notifications for GTK-based desktops. The project was active from 2005 to 2008, with thirteen releases.
Technologies used: C, GTK+ - Pidgin (Development)https://pidgin.im/
I was the Portuguese translator for Pidgin at a time when the project was still called Gaim.
Technologies used: GNU gettext
Skills
Languages
Ruby, ECMAScript (ES6), CSS, HTML, Java, HTML5, SQL, JavaScript, C, Python, C#Frameworks
Capybara, Ruby on Rails (RoR), React Native, Django REST Framework, GWT, Compass, DjangoLibraries/APIs
Stripe API, React, jQuery, LodashTools
wkhtmltopdf, Cucumber, RSpec, GitParadigms
Automated Testing, Agile, Test-driven Development (TDD), ScrumPlatforms
LinuxStorage
AWS S3, Sphinx Search Engine, MySQL, Memcached, PostgreSQL, ElasticsearchOther
Business Models
Education
- Master's equivalent degree in Computer Engineering2001 - 2006Instituto Superior Tecnico - Lisbon, Portugal
Certifications
- Certified Scrum MasterFEBRUARY 2010 - PRESENTScrum Alliance, Inc.
