João Almeida
Information Technology Contractor
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolJoão Almeida is an experienced IT contractor and lead developer with 12 years of hands-on experience designing and operating web, mobile and embedded systems, and a formal background in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. He has led cloud platform modernisations, implemented TDD/CI pipelines, and overseen Level 3 support and DevOps practices including Docker, Puppet and Linux-based automation. João’s career spans rapid application frameworks, real-time location and object-tracking solutions, and integrations across MSSQL/PGSQL and mobile APIs, reflecting a strong full-stack and systems engineering perspective. Comfortable moving between deep technical work and client-facing roles, he thrives in environments that mix the sociable with the scholarly and often mentors junior engineers. An analytical thinker, he brings an unusual blend of signal-, acoustics- and sensor-focused curiosity to software problems, informed by hands-on experimental lab work and interest in physical-to-electrical transduction. Based in Sydney, he runs his own contracting practice since 2017, delivering reliable, production-grade systems for diverse clients.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Liceu de OeirasEngineer's Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, BSc: 14/20; MSc: 16/20, Engineer's Degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, BSc: 14/20; MSc: 16/20 at Instituto Superior Técnico
English, Portuguese, Spanish, French
Github Skills (61)
typescript9
jenkins8
testcafe8
jenkins-api-plugin8
atom-editor8
beautifier7
nodejs7
jenkins-plugin7
grunt-task7
docker7
prettify7
remoting6
firmware6
css6
browser6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
starstuffharvestingstarlight/tcg-ocr-scanner
Mar 2014 - Mar 2014
Contributions:18 commits, 1 branch in 6 days
starstuffharvestingstarlight/html-scrawler
Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
Contributions:3 commits in 4 days
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