Tiago Araújo
Guimarães
Summary
I enjoy learning and applying new knowledge to solve challenges as I work toward growth. I'm driven by a genuine desire to improve, both personally and professionally, and I'm always open to taking on new responsibilities that help me grow while contributing to the success of the teams I'm part of.
Respectful self-motivator gifted at finding reliable solutions for software issues. Fluent in portuguese and accustomed to working with cross-cultural, global teams.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Developer Consultant
VTXRM
10.2024 - 10.2025
- Developed and maintained APIs using C# .NET, implementing RESTful services to support scalable and secure backend functionality.
- Designed API endpoints, ensuring efficient data exchange, robust error handling, and adherence to best practices for performance and security.
- Optimized API performance through caching, query optimization, and load balancing to ensure low latency and high reliability.
Automation Software Tester
VTXRM
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Write and optimize SQL queries using joins, subqueries, and aggregate functions.
- Design relational schemas, ensuring data integrity, performance optimization via indexing and normalization.
- Develop and maintain UI/UX and backend test scripts using Selenium, Playwright, and APIs, ensuring reliability, performance, and seamless service integration.
- Conduct functional and regression testing, implementing strategies for robust test coverage and reporting.
Education
Master's - Informatics and Computing Engineering
Faculty of Engineering of The University of Porto
Porto07.2023
Bachelor's - Engineering in Digital Game Development
Instituto Politécnico Do Cávado E Do Ave (IPCA)
Barcelos06.2021
Participant - Fourth Winter School on Artificial Intelligence for Games
Instituto Politécnico Do Cávado E Do Ave
Barcelos12.2020
Skills
- Great Communication
- Teamwork
- Good planning, organization and interpersonal skills
- Good reading, interpretation and communication skills
- NET development
- Programming
- RESTful services
- Agile development methodologies
LANGUAGES
Portuguese - Native
English - Advanced
Timeline
Software Developer Consultant
VTXRM
10.2024 - 10.2025
Automation Software Tester
VTXRM
01.2023 - 01.2024
Master's - Informatics and Computing Engineering
Faculty of Engineering of The University of Porto
Bachelor's - Engineering in Digital Game Development
Instituto Politécnico Do Cávado E Do Ave (IPCA)
Participant - Fourth Winter School on Artificial Intelligence for Games
Instituto Politécnico Do Cávado E Do Ave