# Vasco Borges (@vascomotaborges.bsky.social)

Profile: https://sifa.id/p/vascomotaborges.bsky.social
Headline: Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Frontend, Design Systems
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vascomotaborges

## About

Multidisciplinary Software Engineer with a predilection for Frontend Development and 18+ years of experience building and managing web applications. Innovative and detail-oriented, with a natural ease for adopting modern tools and technologies. Proven ability to combine creative and analytical thinking to quickly diagnose complex problems and deliver effective solutions. Broad hands-on experience across HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, Go, Python, and SQL, with deep familiarity with industry-leading frameworks and tools including React, Vue, TailwindCSS, Node.js, Next.js, Django, and WordPress. Skilled in leveraging AI-powered development tools — including Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot — with a deliberate approach to model selection that maximises output quality and development speed. Uses AI tooling as a force multiplier: accelerating code generation, refactoring, and debugging while maintaining full technical ownership and engineering rigour throughout.

## Experience

- **Software Engineer at Talkdesk** (2021 – 2023)
  Maintenance, development and evangelization of internal Design System implementation and its ecosystem of tools for improved observability, documentation and community support.
  
  Optimization and maintenance of internal development platform for product apps, including integrated SDK, instrumentation plugins, observability tools and respective documentation.
  
  UX/UI development of multiple distributions of said platform including Web and ElectronJS-based Desktop versions.
  
  Preparation of said distributions for FedRAMP readiness, including security vulnerabilities mitigation, dependency updates and infrastructure configuration.
- **Software Engineer at TD SYNNEX** (2019 – 2021)
  (formerly Finance Technology AS, acquired by TD Synnex)  Maintenance and development of internal Design System and templating tools.
  
  UX/UI development of multiple checkout and payment solutions for the Consumer Electronics market.
  
  Building of integrations with 3rd party services for financing and credit.
- **Software Engineer at Critical TechWorks** (2019 – 2019)
  Full-Stack development of Web Solutions for the BMW Group.
- **Software Engineer at bolttech** (2016 – 2019)
  (formerly EdirectInsure) Full-Stack development of Web Solutions for the Insurtech industry.
- **Front-end Web Developer at Leadzai** (2016 – 2016)
  (formerly advert.io) Requirement Analysis, Design and Development of a Prototype Web Application for an Ad Tech Start-up.
- **Web Developer at Páginas Amarelas** (2014 – 2015)
  Requirement Analysis and Full-Stack Development of Web Applications.
- **Web & Mobile Developer at DUE, S.A.** (2013 – 2014)
  Design and Development of Web and Mobile Applications.
- **Web & Mobile Developer at Fazmail email marketing** (2012 – 2013)
  Design and Development of Web and Mobile Applications.
- **Co-Founder & Front-end Web Developer at Tangerina Freelance Team** (2008 – 2013)
  A small team of freelancers with large experience in Information and Comunication Technologies.
- **Web Developer at Bluegate IT** (2011 – 2012)
  Development of Web Applications, Mobile Solutions. Web Design.
- **Web Developer at Spotfokus** (2010 – 2010)
  Design and implementation of web applications.
- **Staff Software Engineer at Zendesk** (2024 – 2026)
  Core member of the team responsible for maintaining and evolving the Web Widget
  \- Zendesk's web-based embeddable interface for Omnichannel customer support, serving millions of end users daily.
  
  Contributed to hiring and mentoring efforts that helped shape a high-performing team, fostering an engineering culture grounded in technical best practices, continuous learning, and a growth mindset.
  
  Led ongoing initiatives across security, performance, and reliability
  \- spanning vulnerability remediation, CI/CD pipeline improvements, accessibility enhancements, and event-based usage analytics capture
  \- ensuring the widget remained robust, compliant, and best-in-class for Zendesk's global customer base.

## Education

- **Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto** — Licentiate degree, Computer Science (2013 – 2019)
- **Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto** — Licentiate degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering (2003 – 2008)

## Skills

- Large Language Models (LLM)
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Datadog
- Node.js
- Design Patterns
- Electron.js
- Polymer JS
- Python
- MongoDB
- MySQL
- Docker
- OpenTelemetry
- UML
- JIRA
- Git
- Github Actions
- HTML
- CSS
- JSON
- Web Development
- REST APIs
- FastAPI
- JavaScript
- Agile Methodologies
- Front-End Development
- Design Systems
- Vue.js
- TypeScript
- Redux
- Next.js
- React.js
- AngularJS
- Software Development
- GoLang
- Agentic Workflows
- Engineering Leadership

## Certifications

- Powering Up With React — Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/code-school-powering-up-with-react)
- JavaScript Fundamentals for ES6 — Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/javascript-fundamentals-es6)
- JavaScript Best Practices — Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/code-school-javascript-best-practices)
- JavaScript Road Trip Part 3 — Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/code-school-javascript-road-trip-part-3)
- JavaScript Road Trip Part 2 — Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/code-school-javascript-road-trip-part-2)
- JavaScript Road Trip Part 1 — Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/code-school-javascript-road-trip-part-1)
- React Advanced Conference 2023 — GitNation (https://portal.gitnation.org/person/504077ce-694c-49a9-bf11-7717809d3616/certificates/10313)
- React Server Components Unleashed — GitNation (https://portal.gitnation.org/person/504077ce-694c-49a9-bf11-7717809d3616/certificates/10898)
- React Performance Debugging — GitNation (https://portal.gitnation.org/person/504077ce-694c-49a9-bf11-7717809d3616/certificates/10916)
- React Advanced 2023 — GitNation Foundation (https://gitnation.com/person/vasco_borges/certificates/10313)
- JSNation US 2024 — GitNation Foundation (https://gitnation.com/person/vasco_borges/certificates/25187)
- React Summit US 2024 — GitNation Foundation (https://gitnation.com/person/vasco_borges/certificates/25760)
- Software Development with Claude Code — DataCamp (https://www.datacamp.com/completed/statement-of-accomplishment/course/37a424767f07e8433ed43779de797369114820b1)
- Advanced AI-Assisted Coding for Developers — DataCamp (https://www.datacamp.com/completed/statement-of-accomplishment/course/a7269c374391d3a6de4ddde50aab61fe1b844e0f)
- React Day Berlin 2024 — GitNation Foundation (https://gitnation.com/person/vasco_borges/certificates/26932)
- TypeScript Congress 2023 — GitNation (https://portal.gitnation.org/person/504077ce-694c-49a9-bf11-7717809d3616/certificates/9131)
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP) — DataCamp (https://www.datacamp.com/completed/statement-of-accomplishment/course/155f4f524d0bd0b2725099a3d4be50dcd288c212)
- Building APIs in Python — DataCamp (https://www.datacamp.com/completed/statement-of-accomplishment/track/59ab0f6224ac453b4d6075ea560c4e1d3f042e33)

## Projects

- **mscmtr**
  a simple blog about alternative (mostly electronic) music

## Publications

- Metrics that Matter — Measuring the Impact of the Cobalt Design System — Talkdesk Engineering Blog (https://medium.com/talkdesk-engineering/metrics-that-matter-measuring-the-impact-of-the-cobalt-design-system-part-ii-20ea2c131be1)

## Languages

- Spanish (limited_working)
- French (elementary)
- Portuguese (native)
- English (native)

## Other profiles

- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vascomotaborges