Problem Manager (a.k.a. Product Manager)

#payments #crypto #blockchain #engineering

Personal background

🏡 Born, raised & living in Braga, Portugal → you have to try our Francesinha.

😎 Strong believer in the importance of teamwork and collaboration in life challenges.

📋 I make lists and set reminders for everything.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Always seeking to start projects that solve real problems with interesting people.

🛩️ I've been to +20 countries, mainly Europe, and met people with different backgrounds and ideas → thank you, Erasmus+ program.

💻 Crypto & blockchain enthusiastic and investor → strong understanding of blockchain technology, DeFi protocols, NFT marketplaces, and crypto wallets.

🌐 Virtual reality curious.

🍴 Always open to try new food, wine and beer.

Professional background

🧑‍🎓 Graduated in Software Engineering by University of Minho.

🛠️ 2016 → First work as full-stack dev for a small startup (using Ruby-on-Rails and React).

🚀 2018 → Joined a crypto payments startup (xMoney acq. by MultiverseX), 2 months after the ICO in 2017, as one of the first employees:

• Developed and maintained the first version of the front-end for the MVP of the product (launched in April 2018).
• Designed and specified the core payment flow v2.0 (2022) using technical knowledge, users’ feedback and business goals – still in use today.
• Defined the first product OKRs and KPIs for my scope and updated them quarterly.
• Created the roadmap of my products and implemented monthly roadmap re-prioritisation sessions.
• Launched and maintained multiple e-commerce integrations (WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, etc.).