Senior Front End / Product Engineer

David
Morais


Founder of Dark Magic Studios. I solo-ship native desktop apps, developer tools, and a Steam game.

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About Me

I'm a Senior Front End / Product Engineer who also does back end, based in Almada, Portugal, with 9+ years of experience building web applications, desktop apps and games. I specialize in React, TypeScript, and Node.js, with a passion for clean code, performant interfaces, and pixel-perfect design.


Founder / Lead Engineer at Dark Magic Studios and open to senior and lead roles (remote, EU). Previously Senior Front End Developer at Pennylane, plus Gaspard + Bruno and Intrasurance. When I'm not coding for work, I'm building indie games and open source tools.

9+Years Experience
52k+Theme Installs
4k+Steam Wishlists
2k+Gitmoire Downloads

Tech Stack

Technologies and workflows I use to ship AI-native, production-ready software.

JavaScript & React
ReactTypeScriptNext.jsReduxReact NativeElectronD3.jsReact QueryViteJestVitest
Styling
TailwindSassStyled ComponentsBootstrapPandaCSS
Back-End
Node.jsRustExpressRuby on Rails
Databases
PostgreSQLSQLiteSupabase
Game Dev
ElectronAsepritePixel Art
AI
Claude CodeClaude APIMCPAgentic workflowsn8n
Tools & Ecosystem
GitWebpackViteDockerNetlifyGatsbyshadcn/uiT3 StackTanstackTauri



Let's Build

Want to build software with AI? Let's talk about your product, your team, or your next launch.