Dani A.

Engineering Manager

Lisbon, Portugal8 yrs 10 mos experience

AI EnabledAI ML Practitioner

Key Highlights

Expert in optimizing Core Web Vitals for better performance.
Led multiple teams in fast-paced startup environments.
Proven track record of driving revenue through technical improvements.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert with strong frontend development and team leadership skills.

Contact

daneakabane@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Software ManagementSoftware Product ManagementTechnical ArchitectureProduct StrategyFront-end DevelopmentTeam LeadershipWeb Development

Other Skills

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Engineering LeadershipLLM Integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral)Prompt EngineeringAgile MethodologiesTeam MentorshipStakeholder ManagementLangChain / LlamaIndexVector Databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate)ReactTypeScriptFastifyCross-Functional Team ManagementJavaScriptStrategic Planning

About

Most websites are slower than they should be and it’s costing companies money. Slow load times hurt: SEO rankings user experience conversions I help fix that. I specialize in: Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) Frontend performance (React / Next.js) Speed optimization that actually impacts revenue In most cases, I can: → significantly reduce load time → improve Lighthouse scores → help sites perform better in search Right now, I’m offering a few performance audits where I break down exactly what’s slowing your site down and how to fix it. If you run a website and suspect it’s underperforming: Send me your URL or DM me

Experience

8 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

1 yr 8 mos

Average Tenure

4 mos

Current Experience

Zapp technology

2 roles

Software Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 4 mos · Remote

Engineering Manager | Startup Scale-Up | Product & Delivery Ownership
Promoted to Engineering Manager to lead and scale the engineering function at Zapp Technology.
Own the end-to-end engineering operation across product development, delivery, and production, acting as the sole Engineering Manager in a fast-growing startup environment.
Key responsibilities and impact:
Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 6 engineers through regular 1:1s, performance reviews, feedback cycles, and career development plans.
Drive engineering execution from discovery to deployment, overseeing technical discussions, architectural decisions, and delivery quality across the entire product lifecycle.
Partner closely with product and leadership to define and execute OKRs, while tracking delivery success, system reliability, and operational health.
Establish and monitor SLAs and SLOs to ensure platform stability, predictable delivery, and high service quality.
Guide engineers through performance improvement plans when needed, while fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Maintain a high-level technical overview of the platform, providing architectural guidance and unblocking complex technical challenges without micromanaging implementation.
Balance speed and quality in a startup context, enabling rapid iteration while building scalable, maintainable systems.
Act as the bridge between engineering, product, and business, ensuring technical execution directly supports company goals.

Software ManagementSoftware Product Management

Product & Engineering Consultant

Jul 2021 – Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Remote

Led the architecture and frontend foundations for Zapp’s platform.
Built the end-to-end MVP (React + TS + Fastify + Prisma) → validation cycles 4× faster.
Drove rapid prototyping loops with design & product, improving user experience and shortening decision cycles.
Architected scalable APIs & Stripe payments for a future-proof platform.

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Engineering LeadershipLLM Integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral)Product StrategyPrompt EngineeringTechnical Architecture+5

Engine by moneylion

Software Engineer

Apr 2023 – Jun 2023 · 2 mos · United States · Remote

Team LeadershipCross-Functional Team ManagementPrompt EngineeringStrategic PlanningTeam ManagementFront-End Development+2

Socar mobility malaysia

3 roles

Technical Consultant

Dec 2022 – Feb 2023 · 2 mos · WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Remote

Team LeadershipCross-Functional Team ManagementProgrammingJavaScriptPrompt EngineeringStrategic Planning+5

Full Stack Engineer (Squad Leader)

Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 · 11 mos · WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Remote

Led the full-stack engineering team, mentoring developers, conducting 1:1s, and defining progression paths to elevate team performance and retention.
Oversaw sprint planning, delivery timelines, and cross-functional discussions with product and business stakeholders.
Architected and migrated core front-end applications to Next.js, improving performance, maintainability, and developer productivity.
Built reusable custom UI components and a shared design system to accelerate feature delivery across teams.
Delivered the company’s insurance product end-to-end, from API design and backend integration to a customer-facing web experience.
Advocated for and implemented automation-first engineering practices, improving code quality, testing standards, and system reliability.

Team LeadershipCross-Functional Team ManagementProgrammingJavaScriptStrategic PlanningTeam Management+6

Full Stack Engineer

Feb 2021 – Jan 2022 · 11 mos · WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Remote

Built and shipped SOCAR’s insurance platform from the ground up, integrating backend APIs with scalable front-end applications.
Drove adoption of best practices in full-stack engineering, enhancing maintainability and scalability of mission-critical systems.
Led cross-functional collaboration with product, operations, and design teams to ensure smooth product delivery.
Managed sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and delivery execution to align engineering work with business goals.

Team LeadershipCross-Functional Team ManagementProgrammingJavaScriptStrategic PlanningTeam Management+4

Moneylion

Software Engineer

Dec 2022 – Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 7 mos · WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Hybrid

Unified 6+ frontend apps into a single Next.js architecture (React + TS).
Built MLDS design system → adopted by 10+ teams, UI delivery time ↓ 40%.
Modernized infra (Docker, K8s, CI/CD) → deployments ↓ 60%.
Marketplace performance improvements → $1M+ quarterly revenue lift.
Cross-team technical leadership on architecture, standards, & long-term strategy.

Team LeadershipCross-Functional Team ManagementRetrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)LLM Integration (OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral)JavaScriptPrompt Engineering+7

Trevo

Software Engineering Lead

Jun 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 5 mos · WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Remote

Led development of Trevo’s Indonesia expansion and insurance services, designing scalable APIs, frontend apps, and database architectures.
Implemented monitoring and alerting pipelines in Datadog to maintain service reliability and performance.
Mentored engineers, managed KPI reviews, promotions, and team performance improvements.
Partnered with product and business teams to align technical delivery with regional growth objectives.
Delivered a secure, performant platform that supported thousands of new users across Indonesia’s launch markets.

Leading Development TeamsTechnical Leadership

The access group

Full Stack Software Engineer

Feb 2019 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · WP. Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Hybrid

About Access's Recruitment department (volcanic): it's a startup that is rising in popularity among the recruitment technologies firms, volcanic provides a high end suit of products for the HR industry, https://www.volcanic.co.uk/
Role: Platforms/micro services development, integrations, features planning and engineering

Team LeadershipCross-Functional Team ManagementProgrammingJavaScriptStrategic PlanningWeb Development+3

Volcanic

Front End Software Engineer

Dec 2017 – Feb 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · On-site

build, deliver and maintain highly responsive and often complex websites, based on a bespoke design, working closely with designers and backend developers to ensure best results driven performance when it comes to user's experience and ease of use, when applying for jobs.
Moved into lead development and team lead role, training junior developers and interns, leading development and feature planning.

Team LeadershipCross-Functional Team ManagementProgrammingJavaScriptStrategic PlanningWeb Development+2

Blueninja.io

Software Engineer Intern

Jun 2017 – Dec 2017 · 6 mos · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · On-site

as a software engineer in a startup, i had a lot of opportunities to do various stuff from front end development to back end engineering and architecture, to sales and marketing strategies, and dealing with clients directly to deliver high quality products.
my core responsibilities were to build and maintain websites using HTML 5 and CSS 3 with all the functionalities related to it using different JavaScript frameworks and libraries, as well as back end integrations.

ProgrammingJavaScriptWeb DevelopmentFront-End Development