Summary
José Proença is a multidisciplinary software engineer with over 30 years of hands-on experience and an MSc in Mathematics and Computer Science, now focused on freelance audio software development for macOS and Windows. He combines a long history in web and frontend engineering with recent deep work in C++, JUCE-based audio plugins, DSP algorithms and neural-network audio tooling, documenting his learning process in a public Medium series. Comfortable across the full creative toolchain—from Figma/Photoshop UIs and installers to code signing, Moonbase integration and DAW control—he excels at integrating custom electronics and creative workflows (tablet live looping, LEGO displays) with production audio environments like Bitwig. A long-term remote worker based in Santarém, Portugal, José emphasizes high code quality, pragmatic use of LLMs for analysis and refactoring, and prefers projects that let him blend music, electronics and software into polished, maintainable systems.
11 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Secundária de Carnaxide
MCP Microsoft Certified Professional, MCP Microsoft Certified Professional at Microsoft
Msc. (5-year) Mathematics and Computer Science, Msc. (5-year) Mathematics and Computer Science at Instituto Superior Técnico
Portuguese, English