Things I've done

List of things I’ve done over the years

Recently

  • Leading the platform engineering team of the advanced data analytics department at a large insurance company in the Nordics
  • Founded a software engineer pre-screening tool to attract better engineers
  • Built an interactive AI Based language tutor
  • Consulted with over 20 business owners and founders about their tech and product strategy
  • Mediated communications with business owners and development agencies
  • Reduced fixed costs of ongoing development between 20% and 50% for multiple businesses
  • Co-founder & CTO for a Project Management SaaS for the construction industry @Perlo
  • CTO for a proptech company that centralized project information from multiple sources in a single dashboard for the construction industry @DigitalXBO
  • Launched 12+ MVPs in the past 2 years

Less recently

  • Rebuilt a B2B SaaS for job tenders into a modern stack with a hybrid team of 7
  • Moved a very large application from on-prem to the cloud with a team of 6 @trivago
  • Founded a landing page builder SaaS
  • Worked on a cloud-based video editing tool @Vizrt

Ages ago

  • Worked as a frontend engineer for Portugal’s largest telecom company @Altice
  • Created a “lens finder” application to simplify the process for amateur photographers to find the right lens
  • Built a SaaS that connects physical ad locations with advertisers
  • Built a content management system from scratch
  • Got into web and mobile development for fun
  • Taught myself how to code as a kid due to hobby robotics

Industries I’ve worked in:

  • Online travel agencies
  • Insurance
  • Construction & Real Estate
  • E-commerce
  • SaaS
  • Human resources
  • Healthtech
  • Telecom

About the author

Amando Abreu is a serial entrepreneur, Fractional CTO, and engineer who has been involved in several startups and launched dozens of products. He has worked with companies such as trivago, Portugal Telecom, and Vizrt. He has experience in several industries, most notably e-commerce, SaaS, media, travel, insurance, property development, and construction.