Frederico Martins Porto

Software Engineer


  • Cosmos - Software Consultancy

    - Senior Software Engineer

    September 2016 - present (8 years and 6 months)

    Consulting in software development specialized in Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript, with over 8 years of experience collaborating remote with US-based companies.

    As an independent contractor, I’ve worked with a diverse range of industries, refining ideas, understanding client needs, and adapting to unique challenges.

    After taking a sabbatical last year, I returned to working on client projects and developing a personal venture.

  • Firstleaf

    - Senior Software Engineer (Ruby and Javascript)

    May 2021 - February 2023 (1 year and 10 months)

    Firstleaf is a leading wine company and subscription service that makes it easy to discover new favorite wines.

    Working remotely from Brazil, I was part of the following teams throughout my journey at the company:

    ► Product: developing features and integrations

    ► Mobile: providing new APIs to support our mobile app

    ► Platform: improving the core functionalities of the platform

    At Firstleaf I also conducted several technical interviews for hiring new backend engineers.

  • Rockstar Coders

    - Senior Full Stack Developer (Ruby and Javascript)

    June 2018 - May 2021 (3 years)

    I worked with Rockstar Coders for nearly 3 years, collaborating with several of their clients, while primarily focusing on two of them, where I made significant contributions to their products as described below.

  • E-xact Transactions

    - Senior Full Stack Developer (Ruby and Javascript)

    September 2016 - December 2017 (1 year and 4 months)

    Exact Payments provides seamless embedded payment solutions, enabling quick merchant onboarding, instant payment method activation, delivering an end-to-end payment processing platform for SaaS businesses.

    I started as a Ruby on Rails specialist and later expanded my contributions to include Node.js microservices.

  • SDX Central

    - Ruby Developer

    January 2016 - July 2016 (7 months)

    SDX is a portal for emerging infrastructure, offering tools for news, articles, webinars, advertising, and data analysis.

    Built with WordPress, Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and AngularJS for the admin area.

    I worked part-time and focused on enhancing the Rails API, improving test coverage and fixing bugs.

  • B2W

    (Promoted Price) - Team Leader and Software Developer

    June 2010 - December 2015 (5 years and 7 months)

    Initially I worked at the company called Ideais, where our team supported e-commerce portals owned by B2W.

    After Ideais was acquired by B2W, I continued working on the same products, transitioning to being directly hired by B2W.

    Starting as a mid-level software engineer, I was promoted over the years and contributed to multiple projects within the company, eventually taking on the role of Tech Lead.

    I also had the opportunity to mentor numerous developers and serve as an instructor in the trainee program, helping to guide and shape the next generation of software engineers.

  • Logic Point

    - Team Leader and Software Developer

    December 2006 - June 2009 (2 years and 6 months)

    At my first software company, we built a hotel booking app, a bookstore app, and an educational assessment system. Though I was mostly focused on the hotel app (Logic Hotel).

    I introduced version control tools to the team (rare in 2006) and gained valuable experience in object-oriented techniques.

    This role also enhanced my skills in customer support and team management.