Senior Software Engineering & Tech Lead
Scale
Embedded senior engineering inside an existing team: owning features end to end, raising code quality, and leading the technical side of a squad when needed.
Recent contracts include Elevate A/B Testing (a Shopify A/B-testing SaaS used by 1,200+ brands), Art of Mondays (a founder community of 5,000+ members in 80+ cities) and Iluy.ai.
What it includes
Scope
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Feature delivery across front end, back end and infrastructure.
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Technical design documents and code reviews.
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Mentoring and pairing with other engineers.
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Leading a squad's sprint planning and releases when needed.
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Integration work: payments, Shopify, messaging and third-party APIs.
Best fit
Who it is for
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Product teams that need a senior engineer who works independently
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Squads that need a hands-on tech lead for a product line
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Integration-heavy products: payments, Shopify, messaging, AI providers
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Not a fitOn-site-only roles (works fully remote).
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Not a fitShort tickets with no ownership of an outcome.
Case studies
Evidence
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Shopify A/B testing SaaSElevateAB.com
Worked on a Shopify experimentation platform used by 1,200+ brands to test prices, pages, themes, shipping, and split URLs.
Read the ElevateAB.com case study02
Founder community SaaS and mobile appArt of Mondays FSC
Built and scaled the FSC app and operations systems for founder matching and meetups.
Read the Art of Mondays FSC case study03
Controlled AI assistant platformIluy.ai
Built a controlled AI assistant with model routing, content filters, and multi-channel access.
Read the Iluy.ai case study
Senior Software Engineering & Tech Lead: FAQ
FAQ
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Is Pablo Italo available as a full-time contractor?
Yes. He works as a contractor (B2B), full-time or part-time, fully remote, and replies to new briefs within one business day.
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Which time zones does he cover?
He is based in Barcelona and works European hours, with overlap for US and Canada teams and scheduled coverage for Australia and Asia.
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What is his main stack?
TypeScript with Next.js, React and NestJS; Python with Django; PostgreSQL; AWS, Vercel and Cloudflare Workers; and LLM integrations with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google models.
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Can he lead other engineers while coding?
Yes. At AorForms, Climate4Buildings and Faculdade Rebouças he led teams of 3 while doing hands-on full-stack development.
Other services
Services
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Lead02
LeadTechnical Strategy, Architecture & Audits
Discovery, architecture, planning, risk analysis, and focused audits.
About Technical Strategy, Architecture & Audits03
BuildAI Product Engineering
AI adoption and production-ready AI features or products.
About AI Product Engineering04
BuildMVP & Software Development
Fixed-scope product design, engineering, and launch.
About MVP & Software Development05
ScaleSoftware Rescue, Modernization & Scaling
Stabilization, performance, reliability, migration, and growth constraints.
About Software Rescue, Modernization & Scaling
Next step
Share the context, timeline and goals in a short brief. Pablo Italo replies within one business day.