Professional Experience

  • 2022 to now CGI (previously BJSS) Software Engineer Did some stuff and took some naps.
    SmartGrids Migrated a critical Event Processor from a monolith to AWS microservices, developing Java (Spring) backend and Angular frontend components with AWS SQS and Lambda integration. Managed deployments with AWS ECS, Terraform, and Jenkins. Enhanced event processing for timely notifications, resolved bugs, and coordinated integrations across teams to ensure on-time delivery. Technologies: —
    Bet Placements Redesigned core bet placement functionality in Go, analyzing C# and VB codebases and collaborating with senior developers to define optimal solutions. Developed clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices. Technologies: —
    Payments Methods Developed secure gateways for payment provider integration, implemented service orchestrators for API management, created tests to ensure functionality, and collaborated with the team to resolve issues and prepare for go-live. Technologies: —
  • 2017 to 2020 Premium Minds Software Engineer Built and maintained production web software.
    Healthcare Integrated a new medical core and began migrating legacy code to HL7 FHIR standards. Redesigned kiosk UI and workflows, developed a C# payment service with a new gateway, upgraded kiosk payment terminals, and created an Apollo middleware for data aggregation. Tech Stack: —
    B2B e-Commerce Developed a 2D/3D product rendering simulator for a B2B merchandising platform. Integrated the MVP with legacy code and upgraded from PHP 5.6 to PHP 7.2 while refactoring and improving the codebase. Tech Stack: —
    Energy and Utility Regulator Built a scalable microservice architecture for managing energy supplier changes, ensuring legal compliance and data segregation. Maintained CI/CD pipelines, optimized database performance, and implemented RabbitMQ for data processing. Configured Graylog for enhanced error reporting. Tech Stack: —
    Photography Copyright Register on Blockchain Developed a photo copyright register system with a custom blockchain forked from Bitcoin, enabling a Key-Value pair store directly in the blockchain. Built a PHP web app and contributed Vue components for interacting with APIs. Managed AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3) with Terraform and Ansible. Implemented a middleware and end-to-end testing using a Python-based Bitcoin test framework. Tech Stack: Bitcoin fork(C++); PHP; Vue; AWS; Terraform; Ansible; Python; PostgreSQL; MongoDB
    Summer Internship & Internal Tools Developed and optimized in-house tools, including onboarding applications and holiday management systems. Enhanced an internship project to improve usability, accessibility, and design consistency. Implemented SSO for secure access and built a centralized web portal integrating internal applications. Tech Stack: Scala; Play Framework; Angular; PostgreSQL; KeyCloak

Academic Path

  • 2013 to 2018 Técnico Lisboa BSc Student
    Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering
Name
Alcino Albuquerque
City
Lisbon, Portugal
E-Mail
me@alcino.net
Age
30

Languages

  • PT Portuguese native
  • UK English fluent

Programming Languages

  • many HTML-CSS-JS toolchains
  • solid AngularJS, learning React

Backend Development

  • MVC design patterns
  • HTTP and RESTful communication
  • learning GraphQL, CQS and CRDT

Frontend Development

  • MVC design patterns
  • HTTP and RESTful communication
  • learning GraphQL, CQS and CRDT

Databases & Data Storage

  • relational models
  • ORM interfaces and migrations
  • knowledge graphs
  • MariaDB, sqlite, redis

AI / Machine Learning

  • Linux configuration and scripting
  • CI/CD with Gitlab
  • custom Docker builds

DevOps & CI/CD

  • data analysis with python
  • thesis in process mining

Cloud Platforms

  • efficient data structures
  • non-heuristic algorithms

Containers & Orchestration

  • years of GitLab Flow
  • guided by The 12-Factor App
  • structured and documented code