Josué Almeida

Full-Stack Software Developer & DevOps @ Deloitte - Tax IT

Intro

What I am all about.

Not so long ago in a galaxy near, near you. . . . I grew up with a hacking mentality, messing with my original PlayStation hardware and changing my Nokia 3310 software. Growing up like this, I’m not usually satisfied with the first iteration of what I get. Using the same mentality, in the past years, I got used to digging up and fixing the dark side of software code to extract what I want. I want to keep learning, and having fun along the way, but also to be able to help others bring balance to their codebase. Use the Force to send me a message. This is the software developer you're looking for!

Expertise

Obi-Wan would be jealous.
01

Object-Oriented Programming

02

Ruby on Rails

03

Ruby

Certifications

Ready Go...
01

Flexi Multiradio GSM/EDGE Troubleshooting (EX3.1

02

Cisco CCNA 1

03

Cisco CCNA 2

04

Cisco CCNA 3

05

Cisco CCNA 4

Experience

Yes. I've been around.
2024 - Present (less than a year)

Deloitte

Team Leader

Porto, Portugal

// MASTER O̶B̶I̶-̶W̶A̶N̶ ̶K̶E̶N̶O̶B̶I̶ SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
// Plot
After a few years as an Experienced Programmer, the Jedi Order granted me a new rank. Now, as Team Leader, I guide a squad of Padawan developers through complex Ruby on Rails projects, aligning our missions with both local and intergalactic needs. My focus lies in maintaining code excellence, reviewing codebases with Jedi precision to safeguard against instability In collaboration with teams across distant systems, I adapt our applications to serve a diverse galaxy, ensuring our tax solutions honor the Order’s code of efficiency and excellence.

2022 - 2024 (2 years)

Deloitte

Experienced Programmer

Porto, Portugal

// THE BOOK OF BUG HUNTING
// Plot
After a year on the planet DevOps, I was promoted to the rank of Experienced Programmer. Looking for more experience, I went exploring other planets, helping in a more hands-on manner our applications teams develop our hiTax suite of web apps, using Ruby on Rails on the back end and Angular on the front end. The Jedi Order also gave me more responsibilities, so I became a first-line reviewer of pull requests and gave Docker and Git lessons to our new hire Padawans.

2021 - 2022 (1 year)

Deloitte

Junior Programmer

Porto, Portugal

// THE DELOITTE 'ORIAN
// Plot
Tired of being a lone bug hunter, I became a Deloitte 'orian by accepting the challenge of entering a Big Four firm to help develop their ecosystem of hiTax technological solutions that enable the automation of the Empire's financial and fiscal processes, ensuring time and cost savings. Because of my previous education as a networks and computer systems technician, my first mission was on to the planet DevOps where I helped the infrastructure team manage their AWS CloudFormation. Besides working with AWS, we developed and managed a central application, hiTax Hub, responsible for our users' credentials and access control which used, besides AWS Cognito and other Amazon technologies, Ruby on Rails on the back end and Angular on the front end.

2017 - 2019 (2 years)

KuantoKusta

Marketing and Communication Manager

Porto, Portugal

// Episode IX - THE RISE OF THE MARKETING MANAGER
// Plot
Given the experience of managing the company's social media for a few years, I had the opportunity to oversee and develop an integrated communications strategy for the whole company. Being the Marketing Jedi Grand Master, I had to write press releases and do interviews with local and national media, both online and offline. At the same time, I was also responsible for e-mail marketing campaigns that reached the outer rim territories

2016 - 2017 (1 year)

KuantoKusta

Social Media Manager

Porto, Portugal

// Solo - A SOCIAL MEDIA STORY
// Plot
KuantoKusta opened a bounty for a social media manager and I went all-in on it. After all, who doesn't want to be paid to become a Twitter and Facebook Grand Master? Besides the normal managing of several corporate social networks, I had to use my powers to develop the company's brand awareness and online reputation, generating inbound traffic. I was able to build a community that followed our funny posts and interacted frequently with us. During this period, I also did some social media advertising experiments

2014 - 2016 (2 years)

KuantoKusta

Web Content Manager

Porto, Portugal

// Episode VIII - THE LAST CONTENT MANAGER
// Plot
Because of my previous experience, I was hired to oversee content creation, mainly in the smartphones category. Working closely with the marketing team, we devised a web content strategy that aligned with the company's wider goals. Being a Master Jedi, along the way I trained some young Padawans, new to the team, on how to use the website content management system.

2013 - 2014 (1 year)

ICP Logística

Mobile Phone Repair Technician

Porto, Portugal

// Rogue One - A MOBILE TECHNICIAN STORY
// Plot
I maintained and electronically repaired mobile phones for several outer rim brands. After the repair, I had to update the software and recondition the equipment. The mobile phones came every day from another galactic base, so I had to reception them and manage them logistically until they were fixed and ready to be dispatched.

2013 - 2013 (less than a year)

Samsys

IT Technician

Porto, Portugal

// Episode VII - A TRAINEE AWAKENS
// Plot
On my route to becoming a Jedi Master, I had to awaken my Force skills at Samsys. There I was mainly involved in technical assistance and helpdesk requests, electronic repair of computer laptops and networking troubleshooting.

2013 - 2013 (less than a year)

Feira de Santana e Feira de Custóias

Salesman

Porto, Portugal

// Episode III - REVENGE OF THE SALESMAN
// Plot
Once again, between missions and hiding from the Empire, I had to become a lone Bantha milk salesman who had to assemble his showcase daily and do his own stock management and negotiation with suppliers.

2013 - 2013 (less than a year)

Logitools

IT Support Technician

Porto, Portugal

// Episode II - ATACK OF THE SUPPORT
// Plot
Here I became the Jedi Knight of the Microsoft SQL Server databases and Windows Server systems I had to administer. My daily tasks as a Knight involved giving technical support to our Logitools Electronic Prescription application and PHC users. I also had to implement and administrate site-to-site and remote-access VPN to communicate with the Rebellion. That led to some network troubleshooting. When something broke, I also handled RMA requests.

2011 - 2012 (1 year)

Portugal Telecom

Operation and Maintenance Technician - Cellular Radio Network

Porto, Portugal

// Episode I - THE CELL COVERAGE MENACE
// Plot
After gaining my Force powers at Cisco Academy, I continued to pursue my Jedi training, at Academia Técnica PT, and became a Portugal Telecom Padawan. Even without full Jedi powers, I was able to climb to telecommunication towers. I was first sent to battle in the middle of a 2G network swap (from RBS Ericsson to NSN Flexi Multiradio GSM/EDGE). There I had to commission and Integrate new BTS (Nokia Siemens Networks) and upgrade NodeB (Ericsson) for the Galatic Empire. I was also responsible for preemptive and corrective mobile network infrastructure maintenance and ticket management of radio (GSM, UMTS and LTE) or infrastructure malfunctions. On several occasions, there was a disturbance in the Force, and I had to review network degradations (coverage tests, drive tests, KPI analysis). On those occasions, I acted as a middleman between TMN and ANACOM. In my "spare" time, I also helped with the logistic management of spares and consumables.

2011 - 2011 (less than a year)

ERA Imobiliária

Real Estate Agent

Porto, Portugal

// Episode VI - RETURN OF THE SALESMAN
// Plot
Getting back to my Jedi training, pursuing new courses and certifications between missions, I ended up representing a real state agency and presenting its services to seller and buyer clients. I had to counsel the best business solution in accordance with my client's needs and demands. This mission involved a lot of market prospection throughout the whole galaxy

2008 - 2008 (less than a year)

Wondercom

Telecommunications Technician

Porto, Portugal

// Episode V - THE TECHNICIAN STRIKES BACK // Plot My first Jedi assignment was to install ADSL and VoIP solutions for the Rebellion I also had to do some network troubleshooting.

2005 - 2007 (2 years)

Grupo Decsis – Sistemas de Informação

Hardware Technician

Porto, Portugal

// Episode IV - A NEW PADAWAN TECHNICIAN
// Plot
During my journey to become a Jedi Knight, I was first stationed as a young Padawan at Decsis. There I learned the ways of the Force and was able to give on-site technical assistance to HP servers, desktops, laptops and printers (laser and inkjet) and Fujitsu-Siemens and Wincor Nixdorf POS. I also learned how to electronically repair laptops (Acer and Fujitsu-Siemens), CRT and TFT monitors (Acer and Fujitsu-Siemens), POS (Fujitsu-Siemens and Wincor Nixdorf) and UPS (APC). In the end, I became a Master of maintenance and mechanical repair of bank check readers (Servibanca and Millennium BCP) and ATMs (Caixa Geral de Depósitos).

Education

Lazy isn't in my vocabulary.
2023

Informatics Engineering, Computer Science

Universidade Aberta

Porto

2019

Academia de Código_

Full-Stack Programming Bootcamp

Porto

2000 – 2003

CINEL

Electrónica,Energia,Telecom. e Tec. de Informação EQF Level 5, Networks and Computer Systems Technological Specialization

Porto

2011

PT Inovação

Academia Técnica PT

Porto

2004-2007

IEFP

EQF Level 4, IT Technician

Porto