Profile
I’m Rafaela, an Angolan-Portuguese developer based in Belgium, currently studying Digital Design & Development at Howest, majoring in Creative Development and minoring in Experience Design.
I’m always looking to learn, improve, and understand things more deeply. I’m not someone who likes to stay comfortable with what I already know. I want to keep pushing myself and become better at what I do. That mindset is what led me to move to Belgium on my own and challenge myself beyond what I was used to.
Development is where I feel most at home: building, solving problems, and turning ideas into something real. But I also care about how people experience what I create. That’s why the combination of Creative Development and Experience Design feels so natural to me.
Ultimately, I want to become an excellent developer and build something of my own. Something I believe in, and something that genuinely brings value to others.
Traits
Adaptable / Curious / Proactive / Communicative / User-minded
What I work with
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Web & mobile
TypeScript, JavaScript, React, React Native, Astro, HTML, CSS
- 02
Backend & data
Node.js, PHP, SQL (MySQL), Supabase, WebSockets
- 03
Programming
Python, C, C#, C++
- 04
Interaction & motion
GSAP, Framer Motion, Three.js
- 05
Game development
Unity, Unreal Engine
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Tools
Git, GitHub, Figma, VS Code