Journey

Early exploration

I started at the age of 12 by developing projects on my own with Python, including web scraping tools, video games, automation scripts, mobile and desktop applications, and more. I also learned Godot as I wanted to create mobile games.

At the end of 2022 and during 2023, I learned Dart & Flutter to create high-performance multi-platform software. At the same time, I started using Git & GitHub to keep better track of my projects. I published those first apps and video games to the Play Store, including Game Finder.

In late 2023 and the beginning of 2024, I experimented with computer networking to create an online multi-platform, multiplayer game called Biome Fighters, which led me to participate in BackdropBuild v3.

From hobbyist to professional

Siderplast

After that, thanks to a friend of mine, I got my first paid and really large project for a client. Although I had experience with FastAPI, I chose to specialize in Django while developing this one, as it was a better fit for its requirements. I also learned Docker, MySQL, and Nginx in the process, as well as non-technical skills like handling large projects and dealing with clients. I constantly refined the scalability of the code to ensure the project remained sustainable.

Silver.dev

2025 arrived and I could finally meet someone who I had been listening to his podcast for about two years. I'm talking about Gabriel Benmergui, founder of Silver.dev and staff engineer with over 15 years of experience in the industry. I had applied to the Founder Engineer position, and I was called for the live coding, but Gabriel wasn't going to hire me for that because I had little experience. However, given my performance —I broke the record of the fastest developer to complete the challenge, even beating people with 10+ years of experience—, he invented a position for me as an intern.

Here, I've learned a lot about TypeScript & NextJS and, most importantly, about product engineering and user experience.

In the middle of that, I participated in the ShipBA hackathon, where I created Noticiar, meeting a lot of amazing people.