Pedro Costa

Pedro Costa

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5.0
(52 reviews)
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ABOUT ME
Web development expert
Web development expert

Full-stack software engineer with a preference for backend web development. Call me if you need wires untangled.

Portuguese, Spanish, English
Lisbon (+01:00)
Joined September 2015
EXPERTISE
7 years experience | 25 endorsements
Using professionally for rapid prototyping of web products since 2013. Teaching about it since 2015.
Using professionally for rapid prototyping of web products since 2013. Teaching about it since 2015.
6 years experience

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0
(52 reviews)
Sam Gichuru
Sam Gichuru
May 2020
Good Job
Sam Gichuru
Sam Gichuru
May 2020
Another great session with Pedro, looking forward to future classes
Sam Gichuru
Sam Gichuru
May 2020
Best session and experience on code mentor, Pedro is very knowledgeable and a patient mentor, breaks down complex items and makes them very palatable, coding stops being intimidating and becomes enjoyable and fun, hope to do more sessions with him in the future.
Aline
Aline
July 2018
Pedro is a very good professional and explained things very clearly. Would talk to him again.
Peter
Peter
December 2016
Pedro is a super smart and helpful mentor
ben barton
ben barton
April 2016
Another great session...Pedro runs through a list of bugs / tasks & is able to quickly pinpoint the problem/solution every time. Highly recommended.
ben barton
ben barton
February 2016
Pedro went through my list of issues again and helped me knock them out one by one...providing solid explanation that I could understand along the way. highly recommended.
ben barton
ben barton
January 2016
Great session...quick and easy. Pedro pinpointed the trouble area in my code right away and was able to debug the issue really quickly. Definitely recommend him.
Arjun
Arjun
January 2016
Excellent job & understanding
Sara
Sara
October 2015
big help!!!
EMPLOYMENTS
Backend Engineer
Coverflex
2024-04-01-Present
  • Improved search of eligible individuals for health insurance by 2 orders of magnitude.
  • Leading the backend development in...
  • Improved search of eligible individuals for health insurance by 2 orders of magnitude.
  • Leading the backend development in the insurance team.
  • Redesigning the insurance solution to improve its resilience and scalability.
PostgreSQL
Elixir
Phoenix Framework
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PostgreSQL
Elixir
Phoenix Framework
Elixir/Phoenix
Phoenix LiveView
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Senior Full-Stack Engineer
V7 Labs
2023-02-01-2024-01-01
  • Played a key role in enhancing system performance by optimizing database operations and resolving scalability issues.
  • Led...
  • Played a key role in enhancing system performance by optimizing database operations and resolving scalability issues.
  • Led a major overhaul of the billing system, effectively cleaning up significant technical debt.
  • Enhanced the user experience of internal tools, optimising for both functionality and efficiency.
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Elixir
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PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Elixir
Phoenix Framework
Vue.js
Phoenix LiveView
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Lead Software Engineer
Avenue.place
2022-03-01-2022-12-01
  • Pioneered and managed the engineering team from inception, developing a product designed for high scalability, akin to Discord, w...
  • Pioneered and managed the engineering team from inception, developing a product designed for high scalability, akin to Discord, with enhanced user experience.
  • Responsibilities included mentoring a team of engineers, strategic product planning, hands-on development, and direct customer support.
PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Docker
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PostgreSQL
TypeScript
Docker
React
Elixir
Phoenix Framework
Tailwind css
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