Hi, I'm Hugo.
Staff Software Engineer. Former lawyer.
Solving problems with code since 2013.
Now
Working on Applied AI and AI Engineering at Postscript — building RAG systems, LLM supervision pipelines, and deploying ML models in production. Previously Staff at Clir Renewables for five years, where I grew from Co-Op to Staff and won four consecutive hackathons.
Outside of work, I'm exploring agentic workflows, building side projects, and mentoring developers.
Projects
Just the Next
Python · FastAPI · Vanilla JSA zen, minimalistic list app. No clutter, no features you don't need — just the next item. Built with FastAPI on the backend, vanilla JavaScript on the frontend, and PostgreSQL for persistence.
Read more →Easy Cash Flow
Python · FastAPI · ML · PDF ParsingPersonal cash flow management app that parses bank statements from Brazilian banks (Bradesco, BTG, Inter), categorizes transactions with ML, and gives a clear picture of where money goes. Built for a real problem I had.
Read more →Job Hunt Assistant
Ruby on Rails · PostgreSQLA webapp to organize and track job hunting. Dashboard view, kanban board for status tracking, automatic company rating scraping, and embedded maps for commute checks. 99%+ test coverage, TDD from day one.
Read more →Rails Marketplace
Ruby on Rails · AWS · RedisFull marketplace application with payment processing, admin backend, background jobs with Sidekiq, and S3 integration. The project that taught me how real web applications work end-to-end.
Read more →Spaceman on Jupiter
JavaScript · HTML5 CanvasA playable game built with vanilla JavaScript and HTML5 Canvas. No libraries, no frameworks — just raw JS and the joy of making pixels move.
Read more →About
I started out as a lawyer in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. One day I was tweaking a WordPress theme for my office and realized I'd rather be writing code than legal briefs. So I enrolled in a Rails bootcamp, started freelancing, and eventually left law behind entirely.
Moved to Vancouver in 2018 for Computer Science at Langara. Got a co-op at Clir Renewables, where I stayed five years and grew from intern to Staff. Now I'm at Postscript, working on AI systems that serve real users at scale.
I care about clean systems, honest engineering, and helping people around me grow. I work across the stack — Python, TypeScript, React, Go — and lately I've been deep in AI/ML, LLMs, and agentic architectures.
When I'm not coding, I'm probably playing with my dogs or trying to convince myself that I'll start that side project tomorrow.
Get in touch
Always happy to connect.