Tarik Caramanico

LSAT Demon

Full-stack engineer, Washington, DC (remote). 2022-05 – present

Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, React, React Native, Redis, Socket.io, AWS

• Led optimizations across the system with up to 50x faster loading times.
• Rewrote the iOS app from web views to native screens: 80% less memory, up to 10x faster.
• Built a multi-threaded video management tool moving content between YouTube and Vimeo.
• Built an automated tool that keeps scholarship and student statistics for every US university current.
• Integrated Stripe, Twilio, Discord, Segment, Zapier, ActiveCampaign, Sentry and Expo.
• Interviewed and assessed engineering candidates.

Neopro

Co-founder and CTO, São Paulo, Brazil. 2019-10 – 2023-09

Node.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, React, React Native, Electron, Socket.io, Google Cloud

• Built from scratch a web and mobile platform for retail sales performance and goal tracking.
• Scaled to Adidas, Hering, Clube Melissa and Lança Perfume, with over 7,000 active users.
• Clients saw a 16% average income increase; managers saved 15 hours a week.
• Selected for Google Startup Zone 2020 among 374 applicants; finished first.
• Led a multidisciplinary team across software, cloud, UI/UX and AI analytics.
• Integrated a real-time performance system with more than 30 ERPs.
• Built AI-driven daily goal recalculation, a digital sales queue, and payroll automation.

Sony Brazil

Software engineer (contract), São Paulo, Brazil. 2019-04 – 2021-04

Node.js, MongoDB

• Built a WhatsApp bot that messaged customers on every order update.
• One of the first developers in Brazil to receive WhatsApp homologation for a bot.
• Handled 100+ simultaneous orders on a fail-proof message queue with 100% delivery.

Nappo

Founder, Maringá, Brazil. 2018-06 – 2019-10

React Native, Node.js, MongoDB

• Founded and led a restaurant ordering platform: browse, order and pay from the phone.
• Built the Android and iOS app in React Native and the restaurant web app in React.
• Ran the Google Cloud infrastructure and led one engineer and one designer.

Onebot

Co-founder, Maringá, Brazil. 2018-03 – 2018-08

Python, Node.js, HTML and CSS

• Built Python automation for repetitive business tasks.
• Cut Esmaltec's sales form from 15 minutes to 30 seconds.

Yamada Educação Tecnológica

Innovation and support, Maringá, Brazil. 2014-12 – 2015-04

• Member of the innovation team, exploring and building new technologies.

Desafio do Código

Software developer, Maringá, Brazil. 2014-10 – 2015-01

PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, HTML and CSS

• Built the web platform of an NGO teaching programming to underserved communities, now with 260,000+ students and 300 daily sign-ups.
• Enabled adoption in public schools across Maringá and Sarandi.
• Taught programming in schools, at McDonald's, and at geek and tech conventions.
• Featured on SBT, Globo and Record for the work.

Tallk Assessoria Comercial

Systems engineer (internship), Maringá, Brazil. 2013-01 – 2013-02

Linux, Asterisk, Windows Server

• Configured Asterisk VoIP servers, NAS and VPN infrastructure.
• Set up and maintained Windows workstations.

Mabe

Software developer (freelance), São Paulo, Brazil. 2012-07 – 2012-08

PHP, JavaScript, MySQL

• Built PDVer, a mobile-friendly web system for in-store data collection with feedback and image upload.