7 Seconds
2020Responsive multimedia website I built individually within a group project for the Multimedia Lab at the University of Porto.
ReactJavaScriptHTML5Material-UI
> Hello, world.
Raffael de Castro Rodrigues
Lead Software Engineer
I build applications across their whole life-cycle — from architecture to delivery —, design and optimize workflows, and create, manage and mentor software development teams.
Available for short-term projectsAbout Me
Lead software engineer across the whole software life-cycle — idealization, architecture, development, debugging and optimization.
I'm Raffael, a Brazilian software engineer based in Portugal. I enjoy turning ideas into products and acting as the bridge between technical and business teams. I currently lead the software development team at Kito Health.
I graduated in IT from Unit (Universidade Tiradentes) in 2019. A lifelong gamer at heart, I bring that same curiosity and playfulness into crafting great software.
8+Years in tech
10+Projects shipped
3Languages spoken
Education
- B.Sc. in Internet SystemsUnit — Universidade Tiradentes · 2017 — 2019
Languages
- PortugueseNative
- EnglishC1
- SpanishA2
Skills
The stack I use to design, build and ship.
Frontend
Backend
Tools & Data
AI & LLMs *
*Used as an assistant tool in recent projects only
Projects
Personal projects I've designed, built and shipped.
Through My Eyes
2020Another responsive multimedia site crafted solo within a group project for the Master in Multimedia at the University of Porto.
ReactJavaScriptHTML5Material-UI
Evasion Predict
2019Machine-learning application that predicts student dropout before it happens, targeting 80%+ accuracy. My final undergraduate thesis project.
PythonPandasScikit-learnFlaskREST
Web Chat Bot
2019Chatbot integration built on IBM Watson, connecting multiple student project groups through a shared conversational API.
IBM WatsonASP.NET CoreMVC
Experience
Where I've worked and what I built there.
Software Team Lead (team of 8)
Kito HealthNow leading a team of 8, still owning the full software life-cycle as both a manager and a developer depending on the phase — architecture, the technical definition of the products and every release are always mine. (JavaScript, Node.js, React, Express, MongoDB, AWS)
Software Team Lead (team of 5)
Kito HealthTook over the team: split time between coding and management, running pull request reviews — architecture, the technical direction of the products and every release stayed mine.
Software Engineer
Kito HealthJoined as a developer, working across the full software life-cycle from day one.
IT Manager & Programmer
Humanize ITSet the engineering standards for the startup (Git, AWS, Trello, Slack) and built its first responsive product in React. Later delivered a custom e-commerce platform, migrating from WooCommerce/PrestaShop to an in-house build with PHP, Laravel and MySQL.
Software Developer (Internship)
Protech SolutionsBuilt features, fixed bugs and wrote unit tests for a major regional bank's software across front-end and back-end, working directly with the project's APIs in biweekly Scrum/Kanban sprints. (C#, ASP.NET, MVC)
Technology Specialist
Universo de EstudosRecorded and edited the studio's video content and researched new media tools to build the company's blog and website. (WordPress, Adobe Premiere)
Certifications
Credentials that back the way I work.
Get in Touch
Open to opportunities and collaborations. Let's talk.
Emailraffaelcr.ti@
LocationPortugal · Remote