AI workflows
Task design, data access, evaluation, permissions, human review, integrations, and failure recovery.
Based in Ericeira · Working across Portugal and Europe
AI and product engineering in Portugal, from the first decision to a working release.
I work directly with founders and small product teams on AI workflows, custom software, integrations, and difficult technical decisions. I am based in Ericeira and work remotely across Portugal and Europe.
Direct answer
A Portugal-based engineer for work that needs both product judgment and implementation.
I am an independent AI and full-stack product engineer based in Ericeira, Portugal. An engagement can begin with an audit, a bounded delivery, or ongoing technical direction. The location makes contracts, working overlap, and occasional in-person planning within Portugal straightforward; the work itself is designed for remote collaboration and clear written handoffs.
Related work
One technical problem often crosses several systems.
The capabilities page shows the other ways I can help and the case studies behind them.
When this helps
Useful when a team needs one accountable technical counterpart, not another layer between the decision and the code.
- A Portuguese startup needs to turn an AI idea into a testable production workflow.
- A European product team needs senior implementation support with reliable working-hour overlap.
- An internal process depends on manual research, handoffs, reporting, or disconnected tools.
- A founder needs an independent technical read before a build, migration, hire, or vendor commitment.
- A small team needs custom software but first wants to test whether configuration or integration would be enough.
What the work covers
The work follows the product problem, not a fixed technology package.
Each engagement names the decision owner, evidence, delivery boundary, operating responsibility, and handover before implementation expands.
Custom software
Web products, internal tools, APIs, data systems, tests, deployment, and a maintainable handover.
Technical direction
Architecture, sequencing, delivery risk, build-versus-buy decisions, and support for the team doing the work.
Technical audits
Evidence-led review of a codebase, system, delivery path, or one decision that has become expensive to guess.
Compare the options
Choose the smallest engagement that gives the decision a responsible owner.
| Engagement | Best when | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Focused audit | A consequential decision needs evidence before implementation. | Ends with findings, priorities, and a clear next decision. |
| Defined delivery | One workflow or product path can be scoped from input to release. | Requires a client-side owner for access and product decisions. |
| Fractional direction | Senior technical decisions recur, but a full-time role is premature. | Time and response expectations must remain explicit. |
| Advisory session | A bounded technical question can be answered without taking delivery ownership. | Not suitable for an unresolved programme of work. |
How the work runs
Start with one real decision and earn the larger scope.
Check the fit
Review the goal, current system, team, timing, location needs, and decision owner.
Inspect the evidence
Use real workflows, code, data, constraints, and failure cases instead of a speculative feature list.
Define the boundary
Write the output, responsibilities, assumptions, access, milestones, and handover.
Deliver and review
Ship the agreed path, measure what changed, and make the next decision from evidence.
Relevant work
Work connected to Portugal, backed by public project records.
I helped launch 42 Lisboa and worked on the 42 Network student intranet. The wider archive includes full-stack products, AI publishing workflows, smart contracts, and Bitcoin infrastructure, with case-study evidence linked where it is public.
FAQ
Working with an AI engineer in Portugal.
Where in Portugal are you based?
I am based in Ericeira, in the Lisboa region. Remote work is the default; in-person planning in Portugal depends on the project, location, and timing.
Do you work with companies outside Portugal?
Yes. I work remotely across Europe and plan explicit overlap for the team, release, and decision cadence.
Which languages can we work in?
English, French, and Portuguese. Project decisions and documentation use the language agreed for the team.
Can the engagement begin with an audit?
Yes. A focused AI opportunity or technical audit is often the responsible first step when the build boundary is still uncertain.
Do you work on-site?
Remote delivery is the normal arrangement. A workshop or planning session in Portugal can be discussed when being in the room materially improves the work.
What should I send before the first conversation?
Send the product or workflow, what is currently stuck, the people involved, the important deadline, and the decision you need to make. A formal brief is not required.
Portugal-based · Europe-ready
Bring the workflow, product, or technical decision that needs a clear owner.
I will tell you whether the responsible next step is an audit, a defined build, fractional direction, another specialist, or no project at all.
Discuss the work