My Brag Document
A running record of what I've shipped, the impact it had and what I'm learning. I keep it so the details don't get lost by review time, and I keep it public so you can see the work behind my CV.
💼 Impact at work
DB1 Global Software, Nov 2023 – Present as React and Mobile Developer, Dec 2021 – Nov 2023 as Junior React Developer.
✅ Led a React Native e-commerce app to 500,000+ downloads - With no fully formed squad, I took the technical lead: architecture, code standards, release flow and day-to-day development, with a focus on performance and accessibility.
✅ Core banking for 50,000+ customers - Built and maintained web features with React, Next.js and TypeScript for the platforms of a bank and two credit unions.
✅ USD 10,000+ in potential savings - Found delivery bottlenecks in a client project, collected and structured the financial data and presented a plan based on engineering and agile process changes.
✅ Raised the quality bar of my teams - Introduced code standards, better code reviews and Clean Code practices in the projects I joined.
✅ Beyond my own tickets - Tracked delivery metrics (lead time, cycle time, deployment frequency) and joined company initiatives such as improving the onboarding of new team members.
✅ Promoted from Junior React Developer to React and Mobile Developer in November 2023.
🛠️ Side projects in production
- andreluizv.dev.br - Migrated the blog from MDX files in the repo to my own content API (Fastify, Drizzle, PostgreSQL on Neon, Vercel Blob) with a shared Zod contract, so publishing no longer needs a deploy. Added a private writing panel with OAuth sign-in, live preview with the real layouts, in-browser WebP image conversion and a cover generator. CI and automated releases on every merge.
- Ritmoso - Habits, tasks and goals app in three languages. Next.js, Prisma and PostgreSQL, tested with Jest, Testing Library and Playwright.
- My Free Flashcards - Spaced-repetition PWA with Google sign-in, real-time sync between devices and offline mode, on React, Vite and Firebase.
🎓 Teaching and knowledge sharing
- Mentored 200+ students a month as a Peer Coach at Kenzie Academy Brasil, through code reviews and debugging sessions.
- Internal developer training at DB1 - Wrote frontend lessons for a program that prepares people to enter the field, and content on CSS, responsive design and internationalization for junior developers moving to mid-level.
- Lightning talk on browser integration in React Native for DB1's developer community.
✍️ Writing
- 3,000+ readers on my blog, written in English, Portuguese and Spanish, about React, Next.js, system design, accessibility and performance.
- Most read: Master Deploying a React App in a Few Steps! and Mastering Animations in React with Framer Motion.
🤝 Community
- Organized company food and clothing drives that supported 300+ people.
- Active in internal committees and events that improve the day-to-day of the people at the company.
🏆 Feedback I've received
Collected anonymously in peer reviews.
Strong analytical skills, organization, planning, and timely deliveries.
Extremely professional, mission-driven, and constantly evolving. His dedication to studies and commitment to high-quality work is evident.
André is highly committed to project goals, team collaboration, and professional growth, always eager to learn and share knowledge.
Delivers excellent work, meeting client needs.
Someone I can trust. Actively seeks to expand knowledge.
Effective communication, teamwork, continuous learning, resilience, empathy, and positivity define André.
📚 Learning
- Technologist Degree in Systems Analysis and Development, PUCPR, completed in 2025.
- English at C1 level.
- Books: Clean Code and The Clean Coder (Robert C. Martin), The Pragmatic Programmer (David Thomas, Andrew Hunt).
🎯 Next steps
- Join a team as a Senior Frontend or Mobile Engineer.
- Certify my English level.
- Publish case studies of my side projects and contribute to open source.
- Ship an iOS app and write about mobile accessibility.
- Read Refactoring (Martin Fowler) and Domain-Driven Design (Eric Evans).