I'm André Meneses.

I'm a Portugal based software engineer always eager to learn and who adapts easily. Let's start scrolling and learn more about me.

About Me

Results-driven Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, and cloud-based solutions. Strong background in Python and modern backend ecosystems, with additional expertise in C#/.NET and cross-platform architectures.
Adept at designing resilient services that handle high-volume data, leading technical initiatives, and collaborating across teams to deliver impactful products. Passionate about continuous learning and adapting to new technologies, currently focused on distributed systems, observability, and developer experience tooling.

Contact Details

André Meneses
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
[email protected]

Career

Designed and built a soccer highlights aggregation platform pulling content from Reddit r/soccer, simplifying discovery for thousands of users.
Developed the backend and backoffice in Python/Django, incorporating machine learning for content processing and classification.
Created a frontend in React and a read-only API in Go, delivering fast and reliable access to data.

Designed and scaled backend services and APIs (payments, user management) using Python and Go, ensuring reliability and performance.
Built and maintained infrastructure tooling, APIs, and integration frameworks, accelerating product development across multiple internal teams.
Drove standardization of engineering practices, improving developer experience and reducing time-to-market for customer-facing products.

Greensleeve Inc – Led development and ongoing maintenance of a web platform using JavaScript and bubble.io, improving usability and performance.
Analytiks International, Inc – Built a cross-platform server monitoring script deployable without dependencies, ensuring reliable operation across diverse OS and environments.

Built and maintained backend systems supporting student graduation services and internal management applications.
Leveraged Python and Node.js to deliver scalable, maintainable systems aligned with business growth.

Architected and developed platforms to manage and optimize RPA processes.
Delivered end-to-end solutions using Python, Django, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS in a fast-changing client-driven environment.

Built and enhanced a global client-facing web application, contributing across backend and frontend layers.
Worked with SQL Server, .NET Core, C#, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, collaborating with teams across different business domains worldwide.

Delivered multiple Windows Phone and UWP apps from concept to production using C# and XAML, integrating with REST APIs.
Contributed to Android app development and scripting solutions.
Led a team of Windows Phone developers, mentoring junior colleagues and ensuring delivery quality.

Developed a Java SIP Application Server forming the core of a mobile communication platform.
Worked on audio/video encoding and decoding challenges, ensuring reliable real-time communication.

Contributed to multiple transportation scheduling and optimization projects using C#, Oracle, WPF, Silverlight, Windows Forms.
Designed automation solutions to generate schedules and optimize public transport operations.
Started with an internship and transitioned into full-time engineering responsibilities.

Education

Completed a 5-year integrated program under the Bologna Process, earning a Master of Science degree.
Acquired a broad foundation in computer science and engineering, with advanced coursework in software development, algorithms, and systems design.
Thesis and projects focused on practical application of informatics engineering principles.

Have a new project in mind? Let's collaborate and build something awesome. Let's turn that idea to an even greater product! :)

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