I build frontends that survive redesigns, framework upgrades, legacy code, and those suspiciously simple "quick change" requests.
Originally from 🇧🇷 Fortaleza, Brazil, now based in 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal.
I've been building web applications professionally since 2015, mostly working on enterprise products with international teams.
My specialty is Angular + TypeScript, particularly modernizing existing applications, improving frontend architecture, and building interfaces that are easier to evolve and maintain.
I like code that's easy to understand, systems that age well, and releases that are boring — in the best possible way.
- Frontend engineering: Building and evolving Angular applications for real-world business workflows.
- Modernization: Upgrading frameworks and refactoring legacy code without putting feature delivery on hold.
- UI architecture: Creating reusable components and shared libraries across applications.
- Quality: Testing, maintainability, responsive UX, and reducing technical debt.
- Collaboration: Working with product, design, backend, and QA teams to turn requirements into reliable software.
I care about the difference between "it works" and "we can still understand this code two years from now."
Mostly Angular. Increasingly curious about React and backend development.
And yes, CSS still surprises me occasionally.
Beyond my daily work, I'm interested in:
- Scalable frontend architecture and design systems
- Web performance and accessibility
- Testing strategies and developer experience
- AI-assisted software engineering
- Learning how other ecosystems solve familiar problems
I enjoy figuring out not just how to build something, but how to make the next developer's life a little easier.
Most of my professional work lives in private repositories. My public GitHub is a mix of experiments, learning projects, and things I build out of curiosity.
You'll probably find me playing guitar or bass, rearranging a pedalboard that was already working perfectly, playing video games, enjoying tabletop RPGs, or watching motorsports.
Apparently, I enjoy hobbies that also involve endless tweaking and questionable upgrade decisions.
- 🌍 Portfolio: chicojunior.github.io
- 💼 LinkedIn: franciscovale
- ✉️ Email: fdovalejr@gmail.com
- 🐦 X / Twitter: @chicovjr