Passionate Senior Software Developer with 25+ years in software, 15+ in the Apple ecosystem (iOS & macOS: Objective-C, Swift, SwiftUI), and AI engineering — building LLM-powered applications. I also build full-stack, edge-first products with Cloudflare Workers, Next.js and TypeScript, on top of a deep background in Java & web backends, frontends and systems.
Self-taught since exploring BASIC on a ZX Spectrum 48K at age 8, I graduated in Computer Science in 2001 and have since worked across software, telecommunications, electronics, higher education and healthcare — adapting quickly to new technologies, contexts and cultures. I have an entrepreneurial streak (co-founded two companies) and years of experience in distributed, remote teams (Sakai community, Paw). I always put my love in what I do — positive, open-minded and determined, and always looking for greater and bigger challenges.
| Language | Understanding | Speaking | Writing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listening | Reading | Spoken interaction | Spoken production | ||
| Portuguese | Mother tongue | ||||
| English | C1 | C1 | C1 | C1 | C2 |
Levels: A1/A2 Basic · B1/B2 Independent · C1/C2 Proficient (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Organisational / managerial
Communication
Gained as an active Sakai contributor — periodic video-conference meetings, speaking at international Sakai conferences, and daily community communication via mail/chat.
Digital skills: Proficient user — information processing, communication, content creation, safety and problem solving. Other: passionate surfer, meditation, tech-savvy, continuous self-improvement.
“Nuno is one of those colleagues that will stick to your mind even years after working together. It's not common to find someone who's so curious, eager to find solutions and to do things well, a true engineer. On top of this, he's a wonderful human being and a remarkable colleague — a big plus to any development team that needs heavy cooperation and teamwork.” Ricardo Silveira Antunes — People facilitator while solving challenges | Engineer at heart (LinkedIn, 2026)
“It is also fair to highlight the work carried out by the team responsible for preparing the launch of the Virtual University (UFP-UV) in 2008–09, specifically the operational component with Nuno Fernandes, who the Sakai consortium (MIT; Harvard; Stanford and Michigan) has just appointed Sakai Fellow for his contribution, at UFP, to improving the operationalisation of the e-learning platform we use.” Prof. Doutor Salvato Trigo — Rector, University Fernando Pessoa (UFP News #09, 2008)
“Nuno has been the main technical lead for the UFP's Virtual University project until his departure in Oct 2010. During his time on the project, Nuno showed unrivalled technical, groupwork and personal skills from which not only UFP but the whole Sakai project benefited. It was a pleasure to work with him.” Feliz Gouveia — Associate Professor, University Fernando Pessoa
“Nuno is an excellent professional and good character. He served as principal programmer and produced several tools assisting the UFP Virtual University (UFP-UV) initiative — now part of the Sakai software worldwide. He gained recognition from the Sakai Foundation with the Sakai Fellow in 2008, and consistently proves he has the technical skills and qualities to excel in complex technical projects.” Luís Borges Gouveia — Associate Professor (with aggregation), University Fernando Pessoa
“Nuno is a highly skilled software developer with very good analysis capacity and problem-solving techniques.” David Roldán Martínez — Information Architect & Open Source Project Contributor
Licenciatura (Computer Science) degree certificate — Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto (concluded 2001-07-20, final classification 14/20). Available on request.