Joao Prado is a Staff Software Engineer based in Berlin with over a decade of experience building complex, spec-driven front-end experiences and leading engineering teams at high-growth companies like HelloFresh, Gorillas and GetYourGuide. He blends hands-on JavaScript expertise and UI craftsmanship with people leadership, having moved from senior front-end roles into engineering management and back into a senior individual-contributor role. Known for staying on top of tech trends and fostering disciplined SDLC practices, he excels at turning ambiguous product needs into maintainable, testable interfaces. His career spans international contexts—from Brazil to Germany and the U.S.—giving him a practical edge in scaling teams and systems across cultures and time zones. Unexpectedly, his path includes long-term freelance and early newsroom engineering work, reflecting a pragmatic, adaptable approach to problem solving.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
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Bachelor of Computer (B.Sc.) Information Systems coding programming logic code web, Bachelor of Computer (B.Sc.) Information Systems coding programming logic code web at Centro Universitário FIEO
Technical high school w/ emphasis on Systems Development, Technical high school w/ emphasis on Systems Development at Fundação Instituto Tecnológico de Osasco (FITO)
Contributions:2 releases, 7 commits, 1 PR in 1 year 8 months
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Joao Prado - Staff Software Engineer at HelloFresh