Summary
João Soares is a Technical Consultant with nine years of software and project delivery experience, currently shaping technical development and agile practices at Plat4mation in The Hague. With an academic foundation in distributed systems and cyber-security from Instituto Superior Técnico, he blends systems-thinking with hands-on "vanilla" development approaches to deliver knowledge-driven solutions. He has practical experience as a Project Manager/Scrum Master, pairing team facilitation with coding and architecture work to keep projects aligned and measurable. Comfortable across technical and delivery roles, João emphasizes clarity, repeatable processes, and pragmatic technical choices over unnecessary complexity. Based in the Netherlands, he brings a continental perspective to engineering challenges and a focus on creating maintainable, secure systems. A subtle strength is his ability to translate security-aware distributed-systems knowledge into everyday development practices that improve team outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
High School, Science and Technology, 15/20, High School, Science and Technology, 15/20 at Escola Secundaria de Camões
Bachelor's degree, Information Systems and Computer Engineering, 12.3/20, Bachelor's degree, Information Systems and Computer Engineering, 12.3/20 at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English