Daniel Picado

Self proclaimed Software Engineer

After 4 years of successfully pretending I know what I'm doing, I've mastered the art of making WordPress bend to my will, convincing React components to behave, and whispering sweet lies to Ruby on Rails until it works. My superpower is transforming client requirements into functional chaos while maintaining the illusion of competence.

Career MilestonesHappy Accidents

A timeline of accidentally stumbling upward through moments where I solved problems I didn't understand while pretending I planned it all along, learning that documentation is apparently optional, and innovating new ways to make simple things unnecessarily complicated in the world of technology

May 2025 – Present

Full Stack Engineer

Mindsync.AI

Develop and deliver software products, leveraging AI to combine human expertise with speed from concept to deployment.

NestJsNextJsRuby on RailsTypeScript
Jan 2025 – Present

Engineer 3

The Lifetime Value Co.

Actively driving improvements to our React component library.

CypressGitHub ActionsMUIReactRuby on RailsTypeScript
Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

Engineer 1

The Lifetime Value Co.

Led the migration from Jest to Cypress for component testing, utilizing TypeScript, and contributed to the Ruby on Rails backend core application.

CypressGitHub ActionsMUIReactRuby on RailsTypeScript
Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

Jr. Engineer 2

The Lifetime Value Co.

Led the migration and adoption of the React component library across various brands.

JestMUIReactTypeScript
Jun 2022 – Dec 2022

Jr. Engineer 1

The Lifetime Value Co.

Initiated development of a React component library to facilitate the migration from Ember across various brands.

EmberJestMUIReactTypeScript
Dec 2020 – Jun 2022

Web Developer

Baum Digital

E-commerce development and maintenance using WordPress and WooCommerce. Deployment and administration of AWS services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)JavaScriptPHPWooCommerceWordPress
Jun 2020 – Nov 2020

Web Developer Intern

Baum Digital

Developed a plugin to integrate WooCommerce with a loyalty plan service via its REST API. Established a decoupled AWS architecture for WordPress sites.

AWSREST APIWooCommerceWordPress
Mar 2019 – Jun 2020

System Engineering Project

System designed for a university Systems Engineering curriculum. Built with Java Spring Boot and PostgreSQL for the back-end, React JS for the front-end.

PostgreSQLReactSpring Boot

Let's Connect!

I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, collaborations, or just sharing insights about why everything is broken. Feel free to reach out - I promise I won't judge your tech stack... I mean, you've seen mine, so clearly I'm in no position to judge anyone's questionable choices.

Drop Me a Line

(Might take from 3 to 5 business days to respond)

Or find me on LinkedIn and GitHub.

P.S. If you want to fuel my caffeine addiction and questionable life choices, I won't say no!

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