João Fraga
Site Reliability Engineer Senior Software Engineer at Arcesium
Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Top SchoolJoão Fraga is a Site Reliability Engineer and Senior Software Engineer with a decade of hands-on experience building reliable backend systems, automation, and developer workflows. Based in Lisbon, he blends SRE rigor with a security-first mindset developed through DevSecOps and cybersecurity studies, having led IT and security efforts at Apprio before joining Arcesium. A lifelong coder and optimization enthusiast, João brings practical full-stack skills—demonstrated in open-source work on the d912pxy DirectX9→DirectX12 proxy where he improved UX and configuration tooling. His background in game design (WorldSkills2020 Portugal winner) and participation in ESA and NASA programs gives him a rare mix of systems engineering and creative problem solving. Colleagues know him as “the guy the robotics club calls,” reflecting a knack for hands-on projects that cross hardware, software, and operations. He favors pragmatic, user-focused improvements that make complex systems easier to run and manage.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Level 5, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, CCNAv7: Introduction to Networks + CCNAv7: Switching, Routing, and Wireless, Level 5, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, CCNAv7: Introduction to Networks + CCNAv7: Switching, Routing, and Wireless at Escola de Novas Tecnologias dos Açores
Github Skills (9)
configuration-management10
c-language10
imgui10
cprogramming-language10
front-end-development10
directx10
optimization9
coregames8
videogames8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
megai2/d912pxy
Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
DirectX9 to DirectX12 API proxy for Guild Wars 2
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:32 commits, 6 PRs, 4 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:João primarily worked on enhancing the user interface and configuration aspects of the DirectX9 to DirectX12 API proxy. They implemented a config editor within the overlay, enabling users to modify settings directly. The contributions involved adding features such as config value buffers, save/reset functionality, and a tooltip for better user experience. The user also addressed bug fixes related to config saving and rendering logic.
guild-wars-2apiinternaldirectx9api-proxy
MTVirux/ffxiv-datamining
May 2023 - Dec 2024
This repository is to serve as a place to share data mining information related to Final Fantasy XIV.
Contributions:3 PRs, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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