Hi, I'm Luís Marques

I build things for the web.

I'm a software developer specializing in building and designing exceptional digital experiences. Currently, I'm a Senior Software Architect & Technical Consultant at SAP.

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About

Pioneered initiatives, architected projects, and led teams in fast-paced, self-driven environments, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

Lead Software Engineer & Architect responsible for planning, architecting, and developing a comprehensive neuroscience platform to study human behavior, from conception to its use across multiple continents.

Lead Software Engineer in building and designing Portugal's #1 marketplace for video games, creating it from scratch and incorporating community-driven ideas.

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Skills

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • MongoDB
  • C/C++
  • C#
  • Python
  • PHP
  • R
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Experience

Senior Software Architect & Technical Consultant @ SAP

Jan 2022 - Present

  • Pioneered and led automation initiatives that saved over €1,800,000 and 70% to 90% of the time on tasks
  • Architected and built SAP Customer Data Cloud's front-end dev environment reducing tech debt from 80% to 10% in governments and large companies by integrating source control, CI/CD, testing, code quality, and security checks
  • Conceptualized extensions and products using AI, SAP BTP, React, Angular, Node.js, and Java, saving hundreds of development hours with SAP Commerce and SAP Spartacus projects
  • Created a JavaScript course to certify SAP Web Developers, resulting in the skill set upgrade of 60% of the team
  • Estimated projects for some of the largest companies and governments, increasing revenue while delivering quality

Strategy & Operations Lead @ Golens

Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Led the operation from conception to a multi-country expansion in less than 5 months, starting without branding, website, product database, suppliers, delivery partners, payment system or packaging
  • Developed a Vue.js app to manage product stocks integrated with invoicing software, enabling the quick management of over 150,000 SKUs
  • Optimized the user journey by reducing 50% of steps in some cases

Lead Software Developer & Architect, Co-founder @ BrainAnswer

Aug 2015 - Oct 2020

  • Architected and implemented a data collection system to remotely record Webcam, Microphone, Eye-trackers, EEG headsets and sensors simultaneously by the millisecond from dozens of stations with more than 100 channels each
  • Engineered signal processing system to run machine learning algorithms in 5 different programming languages, such as C++, R, Python, PHP, ImageJ
  • Implemented a scientific study builder using ReactJS and MeteorJS, featuring video, interactive forms, and games, and integrated an analysis tool for signals, statistics, and cross-referencing hundreds of data points

Lead Software Developer & Architect, Co-founder @ GameTrade

Apr 2014 - Nov 2016

  • Invented an innovative chat with embedded transactions and feedback, supporting over €110,000 in traded volume
  • Using ReactJS and MeteorJS, built and shipped the marketplace in less than 4 months (front-end, and back-end)
  • Created an auto-updating database system for over 50,000 games using PHP, SQL and CronJobs

Full Stack Software Developer & Consultant, Co-founder @ Vectis

Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

  • Produced uniquely innovative websites, e-commerce stores, and smartphone apps used by thousands of users
  • Co-authored a Web-Documentary with 3D navigation

Front End Software Developer @ EyeSee

Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Developed a back-office to manage contents along with a jQuery plugin for user interaction, in less than 6 months

Full Stack Software Developer @ GiftList

Feb 2012 - May 2013

  • Engineered a full-stack framework for real-time data synchronization with the database using JavaScript and PHP

Full Stack Software Developer @ SMS Server

Apr 2011 - Jan 2012

  • Architected (with Patent Proposal) an SMS Proxy service with servers and GSM Modems to deliver thousands of messages daily using JavaScript, PHP and C++

Full Stack Software Developer @ PaperPile

Sep 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Launched an expense-tracking web app with Excel-like expense tables, expense-sharing, and gamification
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Open Source

Automated Usage Tracking Tool
Architect and Product Owner
May 2024 - Present

User-focused approach for GDPR-compliant usage data collection.

SAP Customer Data Cloud accelerator
Architect and Product Owner
Feb 2023 - Present

Quality-focused development environment for SAP CDC that enables the use of modern tools, including modern JavaScript, source control, testing, code separation and quality checks.

SAP Customer Data Cloud toolkit
Architect and Product Owner
Apr 2022 - Present

Chrome extension that adds new functionalities and improves existing ones in the SAP Customer Data Cloud product.

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Publications

Neuroorganoleptics: Organoleptic Testing Based on Psychophysiological Sensing Aug 2021

Certain Heart Rate Variability (HRV) features have a strong correlation with the preferences self-reported by the participants.

e-CoVig: A Novel mHealth System for Remote Monitoring of Symptoms in COVID-19 May 2021

Cloud-based eHealth platform for collection, management and visualization of physiological and clinical data, with a smartphone-based ubiquitous system for acquiring COVID-19 symptomatic measurements.

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Awards

Cross Engagement Excellence Award | SAP Feb 2024
CX ASC Talent Award | SAP Dec 2023
Employee Spotlight Award | SAP Jun 2023
3rd place at DISRU.PT Summit CCCCB "Shark Tank" Tim Vieira | DISRU.PT May 2015

Startup pitch contest.

Passport to Entrepreneurship | IAPMEI Jun 2014

Secured investment for the development of an innovative project with high growth potential.

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Expert Testimonials

Hugo Silva
Hugo Silva
Chief Innovation Officer at PLUX

Luis is a top performer and one of the hardest working professionals I ever met, distinguished for his motivation, discipline, and ability to work independently.

João Valente
João Valente
Chief Executive Officer at BrainAnswer

...a solid background in software architecture and development, going far beyond the state-of-the-art in many impactful solutions.

Pedro Duque Vieira
Pedro Duque Vieira
Owner of Pixel Duke, Expert in UX & Java, Writer, Open Source

Luís has shown a unique combination of technical know-how and aesthetic intuition, producing modern and robust user experiences.

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Other Interests

Speaker

Speaker

Sharing inovation and ideas

Explorer

Explorer

Going to places hard to reach

Instructor

Instructor

Igniting the passion for building things

Artist

Artist

Sharpening the creative side

Startups

The passion to make the world a better place

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