Summary
Rafael Pereira is a curious and driven software engineer with four years of hands-on experience building web platforms, backend services, and research prototypes. Currently at Critical Software, he works on Quarkus/Thorntail projects and a large RAG chatbot, blending backend development with testing and production-focused ML integration. His research at Polytechnic of Leiria produced two international papers on emotion detection and human-in-the-loop avatars, reflecting a strong link between computer vision research and practical software delivery. He has shipped products ranging from a 1,500-user school management platform to a marketplace and automated web-scraping tools, demonstrating an ability to move from database design to business logic. A master’s candidate in Mobile Computing, Rafael pairs academic rigor with pragmatic engineering and describes his practice succinctly: "Code is my Gym." Notably, he seeks projects that challenge him intellectually and accelerate learning, making him an adaptable teammate for complex, evolving systems.
4 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Engineering – Mobile Computing, Master's degree, Computer Engineering – Mobile Computing at Polytechnic of Leiria
English