André Medeiros
Senior Software Engineer at Socket
Helsinki, Finland
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Top SchoolAndré Medeiros is a Senior Software Engineer and open source maintainer with 13 years of professional experience and a lifetime of coding since 2003, currently focused on JavaScript, reactive programming and polished web/mobile UIs. He has founded a startup and led the Manyverse open source social app, blending hands-on product design with engineering, team leadership and marketing instincts. A seasoned speaker and instructor (over 20 conferences including TEDx Geneva and multiple RxJS workshops), he excels at teaching reactive patterns and simplifying complex systems. His contributions span well-known projects like snabbdom and Cycle.js to peer-to-peer platforms (Secure Scuttlebutt), demonstrating depth across frontend, backend and database internals. Based in Helsinki, he prefers small teams where he can couple UI detail-sensitivity with pragmatic prioritization to ship delightful products.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's, Foundations of Advanced Computing, 4.60 / 5.00, Master's, Foundations of Advanced Computing, 4.60 / 5.00 at Aalto UniversityComputational Mathematics, 4.55 / 5.00, Computational Mathematics, 4.55 / 5.00 at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
English, Portuguese, Finnish
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Github Skills (52)
unit-testing10
javascript10
react-native10
virtual-dom10
testing10
typescript10
cyclejs10
rxjs10
redux10
stream10
front-end-development10
dom10
optmization10
optimisation10
database-design10
Programming languages (21)
Github contributions (5)
staltz/callbag-basics
Jan 2018 - Nov 2020
👜 Tiny and fast reactive/iterable programming library
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:37 commits, 17 PRs, 26 pushes in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:André implemented new operators, tests, and documentation updates to the callbag-basics library. They added distribution bundles, including minified versions, indicating a focus on build processes and library distribution. Additionally, the user added performance benchmark runners. This suggests contributions across library functionality, build processes, and performance testing.
callbagstate-managementrxjscallbacksfunctional-programming
cyclejs/cyclejs
Nov 2014 - Mar 2022
A functional and reactive JavaScript framework for predictable code
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:49 releases, 9 reviews, 1508 commits in 7 years 5 months
Contributions summary:André primarily focused on updating and migrating the examples to use the xstream library, demonstrating a strong focus on the framework's internal workings and its responsiveness to changes in its dependencies. The commits included updates to core components like the HTML and DOM drivers, as well as various example applications, showcasing a dedication to improving the compatibility with the xstream library. The contributions included adjustments to test cases.
rxjsstate-managementfunctional-programmingjavascript-frameworkjavascript
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