Summary
Cristiano Almeida is a versatile software engineer based in Bristol with 9 years of experience building full-stack web products for startups and agencies. He’s shipped features and internal tools across React/Next, TypeScript, Laravel, and PostgreSQL while balancing product-facing work at Contactzilla and BoardShape with client-focused web design as a self-employed developer. Comfortable across the stack, he pairs front-end craftsmanship and accessibility awareness with back-end API design and deployment experience for web and mobile platforms. He also brings a designer’s eye from a background in digital media and freelance graphic work, regularly using Figma and custom component approaches to bridge design and code. Notably, he has built developer tooling and frameworks (e.g., Hozokit) and taught clients and peers through tutoring and support sessions, reflecting a pragmatic, collaborative approach to delivery.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BSc(Hons) Digital Media Computer Science and Creative Technologies, BSc(Hons) Digital Media Computer Science and Creative Technologies at University of the West of England
Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Multimedia Graphic Design, Multimedia Graphic Design at IEFP - Professional Institute
A Levels EQF Level 4 Visual Arts, A Levels EQF Level 4 Visual Arts at Amora’s Secondary School
Portuguese, English, Spanish