Marcelo Ferreira Email & Phone Number

Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand

As a Senior Software Developer in my current role, I specialize in enhancing and optimizing React solutions, which often involve untangling legacy Angular 1 code. My focus is on elevating code quality, improving performance, and implementing best practices to ensure a seamless user experience. I take pride in identifying and eliminating unnecessary re-renders, removing redundant code, and employing techniques such as memorization and memoization.In addition to code improvements, I actively contribute to the team by sharing valuable insights and practices related to React development. My role involves assisting team members with React-related queries, guiding architectural decisions, and providing mentorship to fellow developers.One of my key responsibilities is to conduct thorough reviews of Pull Requests, ensuring not only code quality but also maintaining a high standard of user experience. I am deeply involved in researching and recommending optimal third-party libraries whenever necessary, leveraging my expertise to choose tools that align with the project's goals.A significant part of my work involves utilizing state management tools like Zustand and leveraging the power of React Query to optimize data fetching and management. By championing these technologies, I aim to foster an environment of efficiency and innovation within the development team.Overall, I am dedicated to advancing our technology stack, driving architectural decisions, and fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented atmosphere within the team.

Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Responsible for mentoring developers, leading the mobile development team, and working on the backend product team (C# .NET and .NET Core). I created and work daily with CI/CD Azure pipelines, and also have created custom npm libraries (TypeScript) to reuse code across different projects and ensure consistency and efficiency.As part of my role, I define the development patterns for mobile and backend .NET Core functionality, ensuring that they are consistent and efficient. I work on complex MS SQL queries, stored procedures, and indexes to optimise SQL performance for the product.Additionally, I manage and maintain the App Center, ensuring that the mobile app is deployed, tested and distributed properly. I work closely with product managers to define and describe tasks for developers, and discuss business rules to ensure that they align with the product's requirements. I also review pull requests and provide feedback to ensure the code meets the project's standards.

Aguada Park

As part of my role, I was responsible for working with clients to define their requirements for software development projects. This involves regular communication with clients to understand their needs, and then developing a clear set of requirements that can be used by development teams.Additionally, I owned the web API and its documentation, which means I'm responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the API. I make sure it's well-documented so that other stakeholders and developers can easily understand its functionality.As the middleman between the mobile team, Sitecore team, and the client, I ensured that all teams are aligned on project goals and objectives. I used to facilitate communication between teams, making sure that everyone was working effectively together.Another important part of my role was creating new APIs for the mobile team. This involves collaborating with developers to identify new features and functionality that can be added to existing APIs, or developing entirely new APIs to support mobile applications.Finally, I worked with SCRUM methodology to manage development projects. This means that I'm responsible for coordinating sprints, managing the product backlog, and making sure that the team is working effectively and efficiently.

Montevideo, Uruguay

I was part of a team of 12 developers, and as a full stack developer, I was responsible for working with a variety of technologies, including HTML, CSS, Javascript, and C# .NET MVC. This means I was involved in developing the front-end and back-end of applications, as well as designing and building web APIs.Another important part of my role was using MS SQL queries to automate reports. This involved writing queries to extract data from our databases and generate reports that can be used by the business. I was always looking for ways to improve our reporting processes and make them more efficient.In addition to my development work, I was also involved in helping with the design of the database solution. This means working with other developers to ensure that our database was well-organised and optimised for performance.Finally, I worked with SCRUM methodology working within sprints and collaborating with other developers to prioritise tasks.

Montevideo, Uruguay

Technologies: Microsoft SQL Server and ASP.NET