David Soares

I specialize in Rust for back-end development and Flutter for front-end development. I can have a 360° vision over a project because I can operate on both the frond-end and back-end if necessary. I also have in-depth cyber-security knowledge thanks to my past experiences.

Early stage solo-startup I work on in parallel with freelancing with the little spare time I have Back-end (Rust), Scraping Agent (Rust), Mobile App (Flutter)

• Refactored the notification infrastructure (Push & SMS) to make it more reliable • Improved user experience and fixed bugs in the Flutter B2B app • Synchronized the in-app calendar with Planity • Enhanced security of the Rust API • Designed a dynamic payment system using Stripe Connect, enabling B2B client to precisely customize their payment flow • Increased performance of the Postgres database

• Built an MVP in a couple months and maintained it with a very small team (2 devs) • Implemented a native Kotlin/Swift plugin in Flutter • Built another MVP in a couple months when management decided to rebrand • Taught Flutter to a small team of React Native devs and oversaw their work • Synchronized the front-end team with the project's architect and the back-end teams • Worked as part of an international team across multiple timezones

• Carried out security audits on clients' infrastructure or applications (web, active directory, code, mobile) • Handled monthly phishing campaigns against employees of client companies • Built and administered the phishing and mailing servers • Built a SIEM using the ELK Stack (Elastic, Log Stash, Kibana) on Kubernetes. The goal was to offer a turnkey SIEM service to small businesses that didn’t have the necessary budget to set up the infrastructure

Learnt the job of a pentester with a senior consultant. Discovered mobile applications audits

Created a Web-based CTF used to teach cybersecurity to Robert Gordon University's students during their curriculum. The project won RGU's "Best Project Work" that year