Rodrigo Silva

Profile

Software Engineering student at Universidade do Minho with a strong interest in AI, machine learning, and full-stack development. I've built and shipped real projects, from hackathon winners to a production logistics platform during a summer engineering internship, and am driven by curiosity, craft and honing to become a better developer and solutions architect.

Education

BSc Informatics Engineering (Software Engineering)

2023 - Present

Universidade do Minho, Braga

Core modules in Algorithms & Data Structures, Functional Programming (Haskell), Imperative Programming (C), Object-Oriented Programming (Java), Logic, Operational Investigation, Computer Networks, and Operational Systems. Currently in 3rd year, targeting a future Master's in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning.

Experience

Full-Stack Engineering Intern

Summer 2026 · 2 mo.

ProperInn (Proper Innovation)

Architected and engineered features for the logistics suiteinn_v2 platform using Clean/Onion Architecture principles, the Bun runtime, React 19, the TanStack ecosystem, Zod v4, and Drizzle ORM.
Engineered a virtualized sheet-style grid for tariff previewing/editing (TanStack Virtual) supporting 60 FPS performance over thousands of rows.
Built a dynamic 3-leg quote simulation engine, an AI entity sync pipeline, interactive Leaflet heatmaps, and Recharts radar analytics.
Resolved critical system performance issues (route memoization failure, SQL boundary guards) and maintained Docker CI/CD pipelines on GitHub Container Registry.

Projects

Geisha Gains 🏆 Uphold Theme Winner

Jan 2026

BugsByte 2026 Hackathon · GitHub

AI-powered crypto trading simulator built with Next.js 14, React, TypeScript, Prisma, PostgreSQL and Tailwind CSS. Integrated NVIDIA NIM (Llama-3 70B) for real-time news analysis and risk profiling. Deployed on Vercel with a full intelligence loop: live news ingestion → AI threat scoring → war room dashboard. Won the Uphold-sponsored theme at the hackathon.

Solmåne Band Website

2026 - Present

solmaneband.github.io · Live

Official website for the alt-rock band I co-founded, handling design, development, and content.

Skills

Languages

Haskell · C · TypeScript · JavaScript · Python · HTML/CSS · SQL

Frameworks & Tools

Next.js · React · Bun · TanStack · Zod · Drizzle ORM · Tailwind CSS · Prisma · PostgreSQL · Docker · Git

Interests

AI / LLMs · Machine Learning · Linux · Full-Stack Development

Other

Solmåne - Co-founder & Lead Guitarist

2024 - Present

Alt-Rock Band, Braga · Available on Spotify

Co-founded, arranges, records, and performs original material. Manages the band's digital presence and website. Studying jazz guitar; influences span neo-soul, blues, and shoegaze.

Languages

Portuguese (Native) · English (C1)