Rodrigo Felix

Lisbon, 2026

Rodrigo Felix

Software engineer. I build Flutter apps at Lyzer and ship my own, two of which reached the top ten of Portugal’s App Store.

The Feed home screen

2026Live on iOS and Android

The Feed

A social network where every follower is an AI you own. They post, comment and DM on their own schedule.

Flutter · Gemini · Cloud Functions · Live Activities

Mod library in The Sims 4 skin

2026Free for Windows, macOS and Linux

The Sims Mod Manager

A free desktop mod manager for The Sims 1–4, Medieval and SimCity, with eight hand-built skins that match each game’s own UI.

Flutter Desktop · Firebase · GitHub Actions · 19★ on GitHub

Worldwink key art with Pip the penguin

2026In testing, built in Unity

Worldwink

Roll the dice, travel the world and build resorts, with Pip the penguin. A casual mobile game on a server-side economy.

Unity 6 · C# · Firebase · 6 languages

Also shipped in 2026

  • BacklootLive on the web

    Social tracker for your game backlog. Import from Steam, Xbox or PlayStation, then rate, review and follow friends.

  • StaySyncReleased

    One calendar for short-term rental hosts, merging Airbnb and Booking.com feeds.

  • PIONEER ToolboxThesis

    MSc thesis at ISCTE: an AI partner for designing Challenge-Based Learning around UN SDG 11.

  • JouraStore-ready

    Group trip planning with a shared itinerary and expenses split to the cent.

  • TrovraTestFlight

    Purchase intelligence: the best way to buy something, before you spend.

  • RepriseIn review

    Last.fm scrobbler and music stats. Your Wrapped, all year round.

On the bench in 2026

  • KaleidoAlpha

    One post, many makers. Friends fill tiles of a shared Mosaic from a link, no account needed.

  • MetrowrightVertical slice

    A PC city-builder in a realistic-miniature style, built on a deterministic simulation.

  • CityboundIn progress

    Isometric idle city tycoon, hand-rendered in Flutter with no game engine.

  • ClipPrototype

    Describe a mini web app in chat; AI writes it, hosts it and lets others remix it.

  • Collective AlibiPrototype

    A party game for 4–10 players where AI players fill the empty seats.

  • CapsulePrototype

    Time-locked gift capsules of photos, voice notes and handwriting, with an 80s/90s soul.

2025

Sep 2025 → nowCurrent

Lyzer

Mid-level Software Developer, Lisbon (remote)

I develop and maintain a production Flutter app: Firebase Analytics for usage insight, Remote Config feature flags that change behaviour without a redeploy, and integration with backend services on Microsoft Azure. I work with backend and product to keep data flowing reliably between client and server.

  • Second OpinionReleased

    Ask a yes/no question or run a poll and get answers from real people in minutes.

  • InnerHaloReleased

    AI mood journal and wellness companion for daily check-ins.

Arcana chat screen

2024 → nowLive on iOS and Android

Arcana

An AI platform for talking to LLM-driven characters who have their own city, schedule and voice. They text, send photos and voice notes, and call in real time. I built and run all of it, including the moderation pipelines and cost-aware rate limiting.

Flutter · Google Cloud · Gemini Live · Vertex AI · Cloud Run

2024

2024 → 2026

ISCTE

MSc in Computer Engineering, University Institute of Lisbon

My thesis is PIONEER Toolbox, an AI partner that helps educators design Challenge-Based Learning activities around UN SDG 11.

  • WanderlyReleased

    Turns your city into a treasure hunt. AI suggests real places; you visit and snap them for your passport.

Dimmed promo screen

2023 → now#8 on the App Store in Portugal

Dimmed

A dating app for the LGBTQ+ community built around safety, with AI-reviewed admission, selfie verification and a nearby grid. It has charted in Portugal’s App Store top downloads several times, peaking at #8.

Flutter · Supabase · PostgreSQL · Edge Functions · GPS

Hoot feed screen

2023 → nowLive on iOS and Android

Hoot

The good old social network, rebuilt: subscribe to themed feeds instead of people, plus Hoot Radio. No ads, no tracking.

Flutter · Firebase · Gemini · Source-available

App4SHM start screen

2023 → nowResearch at Universidade Lusófona

App4SHM

Checks the health of bridges with a phone: it records vibration, extracts natural frequencies and flags damage over time. A team research project I build with the research team at Universidade Lusófona.

Flutter · Signal processing · Multi-device sync

2023

Aug 2023 → Sep 2025

Endlessloop

Junior Software Developer, Lisbon (remote)

I built and maintained production applications with a focus on clean architecture, scalability, and integration with backend and cloud services, working with cross-functional teams from requirements to delivery.

  • OtakuReleased

    Anime and manga tracker built on MyAnimeList data: millions of titles, episode and chapter progress, and an offline library.

NONIC Network welcome and sign-in screens on two phones

2021 → 2023#1 on the App Store in Portugal

NONIC Network

Ask the people around you anything, publicly or anonymously. It reached #1 in Portugal’s App Store top downloads at launch. Retired in 2023 for a rebuild in Flutter.

Ionic · Angular · Firebase Auth · PHP

2021

Sep 2021 → Aug 2023

Escola Profissional de Tecnologia Digital

Basic Programming Teacher, Lisbon

I taught programming fundamentals to vocational students.

2019 and 2020

2020 → 2023

Universidade Lusófona

BSc in Computer Engineering

This is where App4SHM started: a structural-health-monitoring app I still build with the university’s research team.

Aug 2019 → Oct 2020

Siemens

Junior Software Developer (intern), Lisbon

Software development internship.

  • SkyveeArchived

    A lightweight cloud desktop where web apps run like native ones.

  • GetCoolArchived

    Anonymous mobile web app for sharing thoughts, with no names or pictures.

2014

I started at fourteen with an Internet Explorer-based browser in Visual Basic .NET. I never stopped shipping.

Also from the early years: Skyvee24, a social network built around interests and virtual rooms, and Buddy, a network connecting people from different cultures. Both in PHP and MySQL.

Got an idea? Let’s ship it.

rodrifelix99@gmail.com

© 2026 Rodrigo Felix · Lisbon, Portugal

Index

The route

Selected work, ranked by reach and depth

  1. ArcanaLive on iOS and Android

    An AI platform for talking to LLM-driven characters who have their own city, schedule and voice. They text, send photos and voice notes, and call in real time. I built and run all of it, including the moderation pipelines and cost-aware rate limiting.

    2024 → now · Flutter · Google Cloud · Gemini Live · Vertex AI · Cloud Run

  2. Dimmed#8 on the App Store in Portugal

    A dating app for the LGBTQ+ community built around safety, with AI-reviewed admission, selfie verification and a nearby grid. It has charted in Portugal’s App Store top downloads several times, peaking at #8.

    2023 → now · Flutter · Supabase · PostgreSQL · Edge Functions · GPS

  3. The FeedLive on iOS and Android

    A social network where every follower is an AI you own. They post, comment and DM on their own schedule.

    2026 · Flutter · Gemini · Cloud Functions · Live Activities

  4. The Sims Mod ManagerFree for Windows, macOS and Linux

    A free desktop mod manager for The Sims 1–4, Medieval and SimCity, with eight hand-built skins that match each game’s own UI.

    2026 · Flutter Desktop · Firebase · GitHub Actions · 19★ on GitHub

  5. HootLive on iOS and Android

    The good old social network, rebuilt: subscribe to themed feeds instead of people, plus Hoot Radio. No ads, no tracking.

    2023 → now · Flutter · Firebase · Gemini · Source-available

  6. NONIC Network#1 on the App Store in Portugal

    Ask the people around you anything, publicly or anonymously. It reached #1 in Portugal’s App Store top downloads at launch. Retired in 2023 for a rebuild in Flutter.

    2021 → 2023 · Ionic · Angular · Firebase Auth · PHP

  7. App4SHMResearch at Universidade Lusófona

    Checks the health of bridges with a phone: it records vibration, extracts natural frequencies and flags damage over time. A team research project I build with the research team at Universidade Lusófona.

    2023 → now · Flutter · Signal processing · Multi-device sync

  8. WorldwinkIn testing, built in Unity

    Roll the dice, travel the world and build resorts, with Pip the penguin. A casual mobile game on a server-side economy.

    2026 · Unity 6 · C# · Firebase · 6 languages

Everything else

  • BacklootLive on the web

    Social tracker for your game backlog. Import from Steam, Xbox or PlayStation, then rate, review and follow friends.

    2026 · Flutter Web · IGDB · Gemini

  • StaySyncReleased

    One calendar for short-term rental hosts, merging Airbnb and Booking.com feeds.

    2026 · Flutter · iCal · Firebase

  • PIONEER ToolboxThesis

    MSc thesis at ISCTE: an AI partner for designing Challenge-Based Learning around UN SDG 11.

    2026 · Flutter · Vertex AI · 11 locales

  • JouraStore-ready

    Group trip planning with a shared itinerary and expenses split to the cent.

    2026 · Flutter · Riverpod · Maps · Gemini

  • TrovraTestFlight

    Purchase intelligence: the best way to buy something, before you spend.

    2026 · Flutter · Gemini · Eval benchmarks

  • RepriseIn review

    Last.fm scrobbler and music stats. Your Wrapped, all year round.

    2026 · Flutter · Firebase · Last.fm API

  • KaleidoAlpha

    One post, many makers. Friends fill tiles of a shared Mosaic from a link, no account needed.

    2026 · Flutter · Cloud Vision · BigQuery

  • MetrowrightVertical slice

    A PC city-builder in a realistic-miniature style, built on a deterministic simulation.

    2026 · Unity 6 · URP · C#

  • CityboundIn progress

    Isometric idle city tycoon, hand-rendered in Flutter with no game engine.

    2026 · Flutter · CustomPainter · Game Center

  • ClipPrototype

    Describe a mini web app in chat; AI writes it, hosts it and lets others remix it.

    2026 · Flutter · Cloud Run · Qwen3-Coder

  • Collective AlibiPrototype

    A party game for 4–10 players where AI players fill the empty seats.

    2026 · Flutter Web · Gemini

  • CapsulePrototype

    Time-locked gift capsules of photos, voice notes and handwriting, with an 80s/90s soul.

    2026 · Flutter · Riverpod · Firebase

  • Second OpinionReleased

    Ask a yes/no question or run a poll and get answers from real people in minutes.

    2025 · Flutter · Firebase · Vertex AI

  • InnerHaloReleased

    AI mood journal and wellness companion for daily check-ins.

    2025 · Flutter · Firebase AI · RevenueCat

  • WanderlyReleased

    Turns your city into a treasure hunt. AI suggests real places; you visit and snap them for your passport.

    2024 · Flutter · Gemini · Maps

  • OtakuReleased

    Anime and manga tracker built on MyAnimeList data: millions of titles, episode and chapter progress, and an offline library.

    2023 · Flutter · MAL API · ObjectBox

  • SkyveeArchived

    A lightweight cloud desktop where web apps run like native ones.

    2020 · Electron · JavaScript

  • GetCoolArchived

    Anonymous mobile web app for sharing thoughts, with no names or pictures.

    2020 · PHP · MySQL

  • Skyvee24Archived

    A social network built around interests and virtual rooms.

    Earlier · PHP · MySQL

  • BuddyArchived

    A network connecting people from different cultures.

    Earlier · PHP · MySQL

Career and education

  1. Sep 2025 → nowCurrent

    Lyzer

    Mid-level Software Developer, Lisbon (remote)

    I develop and maintain a production Flutter app: Firebase Analytics for usage insight, Remote Config feature flags that change behaviour without a redeploy, and integration with backend services on Microsoft Azure. I work with backend and product to keep data flowing reliably between client and server.

  2. 2024 → 2026

    ISCTE

    MSc in Computer Engineering, University Institute of Lisbon

    My thesis is PIONEER Toolbox, an AI partner that helps educators design Challenge-Based Learning activities around UN SDG 11.

  3. Aug 2023 → Sep 2025

    Endlessloop

    Junior Software Developer, Lisbon (remote)

    I built and maintained production applications with a focus on clean architecture, scalability, and integration with backend and cloud services, working with cross-functional teams from requirements to delivery.

  4. Sep 2021 → Aug 2023

    Escola Profissional de Tecnologia Digital

    Basic Programming Teacher, Lisbon

    I taught programming fundamentals to vocational students.

  5. 2020 → 2023

    Universidade Lusófona

    BSc in Computer Engineering

    This is where App4SHM started: a structural-health-monitoring app I still build with the university’s research team.

  6. Aug 2019 → Oct 2020

    Siemens

    Junior Software Developer (intern), Lisbon

    Software development internship.

About

I’ve spent 4+ years building and running production apps that combine AI services with cloud infrastructure. I work end to end: backend and data flows, deployment and monitoring, and the interface people actually touch.

Apps
Flutter · Dart · Riverpod · GetX · UI/UX
Backend and cloud
Google Cloud · Firebase · Supabase · PostgreSQL · Cloud Functions · REST APIs
AI and data
LLM systems · Gemini · Vertex AI · Data pipelines · Python
Shipping
Git and GitHub · Fastlane · RevenueCat · Unity

Get in touch

rodrifelix99@gmail.com