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Francisco Sousa

@franciscosousa2

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I build and operate full-stack SaaS products from database schema to app-store release.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking for a remote full-stack, backend, mobile, or platform engineering role with a company hiring in Portugal, where I can bring end-to-end product ownership and production experience.

I designed, built, and operate My Lessons, a SaaS platform for sports-school management now used by nine schools. I wrote every line of code, run every deployment, and handle production incidents.

I built its Django and DRF backend on PostgreSQL alongside Flutter apps for iOS, Android, and web. I integrated Stripe subscriptions, Firebase authentication and notifications, role-based access, and a CI/CD pipeline using Docker, GitHub Actions, Xcode Cloud, and DigitalOcean.

My Lessons began as the internal system for We Can Skate School, which I have run in Cascais since 2022, and it won the PLAY Your Idea 2026 entrepreneurship competition. Running both the school and product means I speak directly with the people using what I build.

I bring end-to-end ownership, production discipline around testing, monitoring, GDPR, and security, and practical experience taking a product from idea to app-store release.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Chair of the Supervisory Board

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Associação Amigos do PDG

Jan 2026 - Present (8 months)

Oversight of the association's accounts and statutory compliance. Designed and built the association's platform with Astro.

Astro

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Organizing Committee Member — Cascais Beach Cup

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Grupo Sportivo de Carcavelos

Jan 2024 - Present (2 years 8 months)

International trampoline competition. Member of the organizing committee for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 editions, focused on the event's IT infrastructure: network setup, registration and scoring systems, and technical operations during the competition.

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Founder & Sole Engineer

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My Lessons

Jan 2023 - Present (3 years 8 months)

SaaS platform for sports-school management: scheduling, bookings, payments, equipment and student progress. 9 schools onboarded. Winner of PLAY Your Idea 2026.

• Architected and built the full stack solo: Django + DRF REST API on PostgreSQL, Flutter client shipping from a single codebase to iOS (App Store), Android (Google Play), and web.
• Integrated Stripe subscription billing with four pricing

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Owner & Manager

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We Can Skate School

Jun 2022 - Present (4 years 3 months)

Founded and run a sports school end-to-end: operations, finances, teaching, and communication with students and families. The original customer and testing ground for My Lessons.

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