Pedro Soares

Senior Design Engineer | Senior Frontend Engineer | React & Next.js | Shipped AI platforms, award-winning e-commerces, and enterprise tools from UX research to production React.

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

About

Design Engineer with 7+ years building web products end-to-end, from UX research and UI design to production React and deployment. I've gone from junior developer to founding design engineer and CTO, shipping AI platforms, NFT marketplaces, award-winning e-commerces, and enterprise tools for brands like Petrobras, Globo, Osklen, and the São Paulo F1 Grand Prix. My mind is for the craft. I care about the details that make interfaces feel right: performance, accessibility, motion, and clarity. I build products that make people feel something. Currently open to Design Engineer roles. Based in Rio de Janeiro (BRT, UTC-3). See my work at predosoares.com

Experience

  • Founder at Stealth
    Aug 2023 - Mar 2026 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Founded No Match, a design-and-development studio specializing in accessible web experiences. • Managed end-to-end project processes, from strategy and design to coding. • Collaborated with clients through research-driven methodologies to ensure clarity in project delivery. • Developed key projects including Robbin, Kids of Eden, and ScoupTech, focusing on performance and communication.

  • Founding Design Engineer at Sharpi
    Jan 2024 - Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Sole design engineer at Sharpi, an AI-powered sales platform that automates order capture and quoting for industrial distributors via WhatsApp. I owned the full product pipeline — UX research, UI design, frontend development, deployment, testing, analytics, and support. Everything from talking to users to shipping code. Key work: • Built a multi-tenant Next.js web app with real-time WhatsApp chat integration, a custom schema builder for tenant order configuration, role-based permissions (Clerk), and PostHog analytics to measure AI generation accuracy. • Designed and shipped a full-featured mobile app in under two months, driving +100 new users. • Conducted on-site field research at client HQs, observing sellers on legacy hardware (pre-2010 machines) to inform performance optimization and UX decisions. During my time there, the platform grew from 0 to 300 users. Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, React Native, Tailwind, Clerk, PostHog, Figma

  • Software Engineer at Aparelho Studio
    2021 - Dec 2025 · 5 yrs

    Primary software engineer across a 4-year partnership with Aparelho Studio, building and maintaining 8+ e-commerce platforms for brands including Osklen and Galpão 51. Shipped the Osklen e-commerce site, which won a Latin America Design Awards gold medal. Led internationalization (i18n) of the Galpão 51 platform and created a reusable Shopify theme template now powering multiple client storefronts including D.M. Brut and Drink Cana. Built an AI-powered site agent with Mastra that answers visitor questions and navigates to relevant sections contextually. Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, Shopify, Mastra

  • allnft{lab} (Full-time · 1 yr 5 mos)
    • CTO
      Mar 2023 - Aug 2023 · 6 mos

      • Led the frontend engineering team at allnft{lab}, a pioneering Web3 company specializing in NFT products. • Managed a team of 4 developers using Jira and SCRUM methodologies to enhance productivity. • Oversaw the development of an NFT marketplace and high-profile collections for major Brazilian brands, including Flamengo and Zico. • Directed technical architecture and team processes to ensure seamless integration of Ethereum smart contracts.

    • Lead Front-End Engineer
      Apr 2022 - Feb 2023 · 11 mos

      Built the frontend architecture for an NFT marketplace using Next.js, Tailwind, and shadcn/ui, integrating Ethereum smart contracts via wagmi and Family Kit for wallet connection. Shipped the platform foundation that supported three high-profile collections including the São Paulo F1 Grand Prix, Zico, and Flamengo.

  • Software Engineer at Tecgraf / PUC-Rio
    Oct 2021 - Apr 2022 · 7 mos