Vasco Kaufmann Figueiredo
Co-Founder @UpSpeech | Full-Stack Engineer @Pixelmatters
Summary
I'm a Web Developer based in Lisbon, Portugal. My interests include watching and playing basketball, reading and watching TV - series, movies or documentaries. Beginner 3D printing enthusiast. I'm very passionate about learning, developing and working in cohesive, friendly teams, and am always looking for new ways of simplifying or automating any processes that are monotonous or tedious.
Professional Experience
Co-Founder
UpSpeechCo-founded a speech therapy SaaS platform for speech-language pathologists. Built the full platform from scratch — a multi-tenant application with session management, clinical report generation, patient progress tracking, and deployment infrastructure. Responsible for architecture, product direction, and full-stack development across Rails and React.
Full-Stack Engineer
PixelmattersFull-stack engineer at a digital product studio partnering with ambitious tech companies. Currently building features for UJET.cx, an AI-powered cloud contact center platform, using Ruby on Rails and Angular.
Ruby on Rails Developer
MedihiveWorked mostly with Ruby on Rails in a cross-functional team focused on delivering the best possible product to clients. Built internal tools, admin and doctor panels, and client-facing features. Gradually increased responsibilities, owning and developing features end-to-end.
Ruby on Rails Developer
BitZestyAs a Full-Stack Software Developer at BitZesty, I've had the opportunity to work fully remotely in Ruby on Rails on a cross-functional team. Here I worked on several projects with different ruby and rails versions, trying to find the best budget conscious solution for clients.
Full-stack Developer
Landing.jobsAt Landing.Jobs, I worked my way up from Junior to Mid-Level Software Developer in under a year. I had the opportunity to work with Ruby on Rails, React, Typescript, GraphQL and CSS. This was my first developing job and I was able to apply my skills in a real-world setting, contributing to the company's success.
Technology Trainee
Accenture PortugalAt Accenture, I mainly worked with VBA and a Customer Care & Billing software, in Java. It was my first experience with any of these languages, which I acquired reasonably quickly at a basic level.
Junior Consultant
WeDo TechnologiesDuring my tenure at WeDo Technologies (now Mobileum), I worked with their proprietary software 'RAID'. This is a logic based development software. I had the chance to work in a very small team and work a bit with unix, VMs and JavaScript.
Featured Projects
Built for a real estate agent, this tool scrapes listings from her company’s website and republishes them with better SEO and a personalized domain. It supports a blog system and is now being rebuilt as an API to serve other agents. Built with Rails and React, with a focus on SEO-first content publishing.
This tool fetches games from the Portuguese Basketball Federation and adds them to a shared Google Calendar. It also allows sharing among teams and uses OAuth to authenticate securely with Google.
This site was built with SvelteKit and TailwindCSS. It features animated transitions, project showcase pages, JSON-powered content, and a no-backend contact form using FormSubmit. It reflects my attention to clean UX and minimalist design.
aoc_rb
This toolkit sets up and manages daily Advent of Code challenges. I contributed bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements after using it in my own workflow. It's a fun CLI tool that makes AOC coding challenges smoother and more structured.
This project was designed for an up-and-coming photographer to manage and publish his work. Admins can customize how galleries are presented (carousel, grid, etc), and upload images via Cloudinary using CarrierWave. It features a full custom CMS and dynamic content structure. Built with Rails and includes React-based components for preview/editing functionality.
jovens_futuro
Jovens Futuro is a publishing platform for young adults. Writers can create rich blog posts using a WYSIWYG editor. Each article has optimized metadata, SEO-friendly URLs, and Open Graph preview images dynamically generated via Cloudinary. Built with Rails and React, with an admin backend for moderation.
Technical Skills
Education
University of Exeter
Electrical and Electronical Engineering - Bachelors of Engineering
LeWagon
Coding Bootcamp