Summary
João Ferreira is a backend-focused software engineer and co-founder with 13 years of experience building high-performance microservices and scalable products from Porto, Portugal. Currently at Semasio and co-leading Powercall, he specializes in C# systems tuned to respond under 10ms, drawing on prior full-stack work with Django/PostgreSQL and AngularJS. His background includes research on dependable cloud systems at CISUC and hands-on contributions to mobile-backend products at InVine, reflecting strong expertise in distributed systems and fault tolerance. João pairs academic training (M.S./B.S. from Universidade de Coimbra) with entrepreneurial grit, favoring pragmatic, performance-first engineering: “first, solve the problem, then write the code.”
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, 13/20, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, 13/20 at Universidade de Coimbra
High School, General Studies, 15/20, High School, General Studies, 15/20 at Colégio Nossa Senhora da Assunção
English, Portuguese, Spanish