Dalton Menezes
Software Engineer, Designer And Web Developer at "Self Employed"
Bahia, Brazil
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Top SchoolDalton Menezes is a versatile software engineer and designer with over 15 years of professional experience and two decades of hands-on development, currently focused on the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem (Node.js, React, React Native, Next.js, Electron). He builds full-stack products and automations—ranging from CLI tools to Retool apps—and has worked with microservices, Postgres, AdonisJS and NestJS to streamline payment and checkout systems at Rocketseat. An active open-source contributor, Dalton created cross-platform conveniences like a theme generator and enhanced Electron-based webcam tooling, demonstrating attention to UX and platform quirks (Linux transparency fixes, secure context bridge use). Based in Bahia, Brazil, he pairs a designer’s eye with engineering rigor, constantly seeking process improvements that free teams to focus on higher-value work.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ciência da Computação, Ciência da Computação at Centro Universitário UniCarioca
Portuguese, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (17)
darktheme10
javascript10
electron10
sass10
colors10
color-scheme10
vscode10
html10
theme-development10
colours10
css9
codesandbox7
nodejs6
gtk6
chromium6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
daltonmenezes/aura-theme
Aug 2020 - Sep 2022
✨ A beautiful dark theme for your favorite apps.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 releases, 48 reviews, 135 commits in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Dalton primarily contributed to the creation of a theme generator for various applications. Their work involved developing functions for creating and building theme files, including the generation of package.json files and VS Code contributes info. They also focused on integrating Sass files to generate different theme variants, by defining color variables. They also added support for different platforms by adding themes for hyper-terminal and insomnia.
iterm2dark-themedark-modecodesandboxdark
maykbrito/mini-video-me
May 2021 - May 2022
📹 A small webcam player focused on providing an easy way to add and control your webcam during recordings.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 5 PRs, 20 comments in 11 months
Contributions summary:Dalton primarily focused on improving the user interface and functionality of the webcam player. They upgraded the code to work with Electron 12, utilizing the context bridge for secure communication. The contributions include fixing Linux-specific transparency issues, removing unnecessary imports, and adding features like a release CLI helper. They also implemented the functionality to toggle the webcam size and position.
desktop-applicationwindowsmini-videowebcamwebcam-player
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