Rodrigo Barreto - Senior Software Engineer specialized in Ruby on Rails

Rodrigo Barreto

Senior Full-Stack EngineerRuby on RailsFounder at Mentorflow

📍 Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹

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2020

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Working with technology since 2011, I love building web applications with Ruby on Rails, writing blog posts about software development, sports, and participating in and creating workshops. Connect with me on LinkedIn to follow my journey.

Currently.

Right now I'm building features at Workwize, focusing on backend architecture and performance optimization.

When I'm Not Coding.

Outside of tech, I train Jiu-Jitsu regularly and enjoy staying active.

Mentorflow - Founder

Full-stack SaaS platform for instructors and training studios (martial arts, languages, fitness) launched as a side project. Worked full-time for 5 months to build the MVP, which organically grew to serve 10 invite-only clients with 1,500+ active users.

Built multi-tenant architecture with Ruby on Rails backend, React web app, and React Native mobile apps for iOS/Android. Integrated Stripe for subscription billing, Zoom SDK for virtual classes, and leveraged OpenAI API for AI-powered features like lesson planning and student recommendations.

Currently maintained on weekends only, with deployment on AWS infrastructure using S3 for file storage, CloudFront for content delivery, and Redis for caching.

Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering

Pontifical Catholic University (PUC), 2024 - 2025

Focus on full-stack MVP development, software architecture, agile project management, and software quality assurance using Python, FastAPI and React.

Bachelor of Information Systems

University of Salgado de Oliveira, 2010 - 2014

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Contact Me

Interested in collaborating or discussing opportunities? Get in touch via email or connect with me on LinkedIn.