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Helder Burato Berto

Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

Braga, Portugal+351 910 160 926helder.burato@gmail.comhelderberto.comlinkedin.com/in/helderbertogithub.com/helderberto

Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years across agencies, consultancies, and product platforms, the last decade focused on frontend architecture for large-scale applications. Previously founded and ran a software company. A decade of remote work with distributed teams in Brazil, the US, and Europe.

Experience

Senior Software Engineer (SDE IV), Frontend

PagerDuty · Portugal (Remote) · Jul. 2024 - Present

  • Define frontend technology standards and UI building patterns on the Frontend Architecture Strategy Team, adopted by product teams across the Frontend Platform org.
  • Authored the cross-company guidelines for TypeScript adoption, Vite migration, local storage, and source-map handling.
  • Migrated high-complexity legacy surfaces from Ember and Backbone to React, including the incident timeline and the incident list, one of the highest-traffic pages in the product.
  • Introduced visual regression testing to a business-critical frontend application, catching breaking UI changes before they reach customers.
  • Mentor SDE II-III engineers on frontend architecture and technical strategy.

Senior Software Engineer (SDE III), Frontend

PagerDuty · Portugal (Remote) · Jul. 2022 - Jul. 2024

  • Architected and shipped incident-management features on the Incident Management Services team, including the Incident Responders tool and incident service reassignment.
  • Contributed to the founding effort of the internal design system.

TypeScript · React · Redux Toolkit · React Query · Cypress · Vitest · Jest · CI/CD

Senior Frontend Engineer

FARFETCH · Portugal (Remote) · Jan. 2021 - Jul. 2022

  • Built the back-office platform end to end, from micro-frontend React modules to a NestJS backend-for-frontend wrapping REST services in GraphQL.
  • Co-led frontend development of the CMS behind Farfetch Platform Solutions, used by luxury retail brands including Harrods and Chanel.

TypeScript · React · Redux · Next.js · GraphQL · Node.js · Emotion · Docker · Jenkins

Senior Frontend Engineer

Cheesecake Labs · Brazil (Hybrid) · Jan. 2019 - Dec. 2020

  • Architected complex web and mobile (React Native) UI systems for clients including Agriness, AES Tietê, and Skyroam.
  • Led a chapter of ~20 frontend engineers, setting conventions and technical standards aligned with company OKRs.
  • Led project planning and client negotiations.

JavaScript · React · Redux · React Native · Next.js · CSS Modules

Frontend Engineer

D3 · Brazil (Remote) · Mar. 2018 - Jan. 2019

  • Built scalable frontend applications for large-brand clients including Centauro and BrasilPrev (Banco do Brasil).

JavaScript · React · CSS · React Native

Founder & CTO, Applann Digital · Brazil (Remote)Oct. 2016 - Oct. 2018

Full Stack Developer, Project Commerce · Brazil (Remote)Jan. 2017 - Aug. 2017

Senior Frontend Engineer, Homeyou · USA (Remote)Aug. 2015 - Oct. 2016

Full Stack Developer, Virtualiza · Brazil (On-site)Mar. 2013 - Aug. 2015

Full Stack Developer, Burn web.studio · Brazil (On-site)May 2011 - Mar. 2013

Skills

Architecture
Frontend Architecture, Design Systems, Micro Frontends, Technical Standards
Frontend
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Redux, Next.js, React Native, CSS
Testing
Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright
AI Tools
Cursor, Claude Code & Cowork, GitHub Copilot, Spec-driven Development
Tooling
Vite, Node.js, GraphQL, Docker, CI/CD

Languages Portuguese (Native) · English (Fluent, Professional)

Education Coursework in Information Systems, Esucri, Criciúma, Brazil (2009 - 2012)