Afonso Praça
Principal Solutions Engineer at VTEX
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAfonso Praça is a seasoned technology leader and Principal Solutions Engineer at VTEX, where he combines engineering depth with strategic solutions for global digital commerce. Based in New York, he has 13 years of experience across product, engineering, and enablement, rising through roles from Full Stack Developer to Product and Tech Lead of the VTEX App Store before taking on his current leadership position. As a MACH Alliance TECH Council Member since 2022, he advocates modern, modular architectures and strong developer ecosystems for scalable commerce platforms. He holds an MBA from FGV (2020) and a BSE in Information Technology, grounding technical execution in business strategy. His career reflects a track record of turning complex requirements into practical, auditable solutions that align product outcomes with customer value.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Technology Course, Computer Networks and Internet - Project and Administration, Technology Course, Computer Networks and Internet - Project and Administration at SENAI - RJBSE, Information Technology, BSE, Information Technology at Federal University of the State of Rio de JaneiroMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General at FGV
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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angular-ui-router
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Github Skills (53)
xp-developer9
front-end9
jquery-plugin9
angular-ui-router9
angular-pagination9
api9
store-framework9
graphql8
jquery8
commerce8
javascript8
portal8
graphql-schema8
bootstrap7
typescript7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
vtex/front.messages
Nov 2014 - Apr 2016
jQuery and Bootstrap based messages plugin
Contributions:82 commits, 3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
javascriptbootstrapjquery-pluginjquery
vtex-apps/demostore-theme
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Repo for demostore
Contributions:31 commits in 1 month
typescript
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