2025 — Present
Senior Front-End · Printed
Leading the build of a real-time image editor that exports press-ready PDFs using Vue, canvas tooling, and high-performance worker pipelines.
Senior Web Developer
Marco Mendes
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
I build immersive, conversion-driven digital products that balance performance, accessibility, and storytelling. I lead modern engineering teams that ship fast, learn faster, and never lose sight of the user.
15+ years shipping
React · Vue · .NET
Impact-led delivery
Latest Impact
Driving ambitious roadmaps for modern product teams across SaaS, media, and print-on-demand.
2024 — 2025
Senior Front-End · Plimsoll
Shipped a content intelligence platform in C# ASP.NET MVC while crafting React and Vue microsites that powered international campaign launches.
2023 — 2024
Principal Freelancer
Guided startups from concept to launch, aligning founders on UX strategy and delivering maintainable front-end systems with rapid iteration cadences.
Scaling Growth
Earlier chapters building platforms that elevated operations, engagement, and conversion.
2022 — 2023
Front-End · Verisure
- Shipped internal tools and email systems with Vue, Vuetify, and modular design tokens.
- Integrated Here Maps APIs to optimize logistics and on-site operations.
- Championed front-end QA that lifted delivery confidence for sales squads.
2019 — 2021
Front-End · Dojob
- Co-created the marketplace interface with React, Vue, PHP, and modern CSS.
- Partnered with stakeholders to define product flows and feature priorities.
- Boosted acquisition through performance-focused UI refactors.
2016 — 2019
Front-End Lead · Recebaki
- Directed the front-end squad delivering logistics dashboards and API integrations.
- Designed customer journeys that expanded member registrations.
- Mentored engineers progressing into lead roles.
2010 — 2016
Product & Front-End · Obafest
- Transitioned from project management into engineering leadership.
- Built end-to-end event tooling with HTML, CSS, PHP, Vue, and React.
- Scaled UX that increased customer retention across the platform.
Stack & Systems
Full-stack fluency anchored in front-end craft, pairing design systems with resilient services.
Front-End Experience
React · Vue · Nuxt · Next.js · Tailwind · TypeScript · Design Systems · Storybook
Platform Engineering
Node.js · Laravel · C# · ASP.NET MVC · REST APIs · SQL · Supabase · edge deployments
Ways of Working
GitHub flow · CI/CD · Agile ceremonies · stakeholder facilitation · mentoring · rapid prototyping
Languages
Portuguese (native), Spanish (advanced), English (fluent)
Learning Journey
A legal foundation sharpened by ongoing technical mastery and certifications.
Mackenzie University
Bachelor of Law
2004IMAB
Conciliation, Mediation & Arbitration
2008Udemy & W3Schools
HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Bootstrap · React · Vue
ContinuousLet’s launch what’s next
I partner with teams that value craft, data, and brave design. If you are building something ambitious, I can help you ship it with clarity and momentum.
© Marco Mendes · Newcastle Upon Tyne