Francisco Leal
CTO & Co-founder at Talent Protocol
Lisbon Metropolitan Area Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolFrancisco Leal is a maker-driven software engineer and startup CTO with eight years of experience building web platforms using modern JavaScript and Ruby, now based in Lisbon. As CTO and co-founder of Talent Protocol he helped evolve the product from alpha to a web3 professional network that enables on-chain CVs and talent tokens, blending product leadership with hands-on engineering. His background in Electrical and Computer Engineering and early AI research (including a conference paper and competition wins) give him a strong algorithmic and systems foundation beyond typical full‑stack experience. He has led teams and shipped features across Rails, React, Angular and React Native in fintech and marketplace contexts, and is comfortable iterating in public with community-driven tokenomics. Known for turning prototypes into scalable products, he brings a builder’s curiosity and a practical focus on making talented people more visible and investable.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Erasmus Computer Engineering, Erasmus Computer Engineering at Università degli Studi di PadovaHigh School Diploma Science and Technology, High School Diploma Science and Technology at Externato Marista de LisboaMaster's degree Electrical and Computer Engineering, Master's degree Electrical and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
English, Portuguese, French, Italian
Github Skills (30)
ios10
solidity10
react-native10
taxonomy10
decentralization10
cross-platform10
cryptocurrency10
android10
blockchain10
mobile10
react10
mobile-development9
python9
typescript9
app-framework9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
talentprotocol/buidlerfi
Oct 2023 - Jul 2024
Contributions:20 reviews, 178 PRs, 198 pushes in 9 months
francisco-leal/build
Apr 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:95 reviews, 583 PRs, 720 pushes in 5 months
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