I build software shaped by years of understanding people.
I'm Raphael, a software engineer based in Portugal. My path ran through music, community building, and marketing before landing in code — and that background defines how I build.
My journey
My background is unconventional. I studied music at the Federal University of Ceará (Brazil) and have spent the last 13 years practising and teaching sound healing — work I still do today. I trained practitioners in the Peter Hess method across Europe, built an online community of over 40,000 people from scratch, and learned early on that understanding people is a craft in itself.
The pandemic pushed me to understand the mechanics behind that community. I went deep into digital marketing, copywriting, product development, and storytelling. That led naturally to automation — WhatsApp APIs, ManyChat flows, AI agents, custom pipelines. I was building systems long before I wrote my first line of code.
That technical foundation eventually pulled me into programming itself. Under the mentorship of a senior German engineer, I moved from building my own apps to a hands-on engineering experience at Resonance Labs — going progressively deeper into full-stack development, system architecture, and AI-powered workflows. Today I build software with a decade of human insight baked into every technical decision.
Why work with me?
- —I understand why products succeed or fail before they're built — I've launched, marketed, and iterated from the user's side.
- —I connect business goals to working code without losing the original intent along the way.
- —My automation background means I think in systems: I build things that run on their own.
- —I communicate clearly. No jargon, no surprises.
When I'm not writing code, you'll find me surfing the waves in Peniche or running a sound healing session. Both keep me grounded in the same thing that drives my work: presence, intention, and the way energy moves through a system. A bit more about me →
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From an initial conversation to full-cycle development, I offer a transparent and realistic path to getting your idea built. Send me an email →