Duarte Esteves

Much of what I do starts with curiosity. I build software for the challenge of turning ideas into useful things, and read because books keep changing how I see the world.

Working on

Better Schedule

I kept finding scheduling rules that were harder to express than they should be. I started building a small library to make that work simpler. It is active, but not published yet.

Technologies: TypeScript, Temporal, fast-check

Mafalda Esteves Nutrição

This is a private product I am building around the day-to-day work of a nutritionist. Right now, I am focused on patient plans. It is still in pre-production.

Technologies: Next.js, Elysia, Prisma, Neon, Better Auth

Selected work

This site

Independent work · Creator · 2026–present

  • I wanted a small, quiet place for my work, books, and other curiosities.
  • Static pages keep it quick and let the Library remain readable without JavaScript.

Technologies: Octane, Effect, Vite

Identity-provider operations platform

Pixelmatters · Frontend Engineer · 2025

  • I worked on interfaces for identity-provider operations, with complex workflows that had to stay clear and dependable.
  • I shaped those workflows with the product and engineering team.
  • I cannot share the client name or product details.

Technologies: TanStack, Tailwind CSS, WorkOS

Pixelmatters website

Pixelmatters · Frontend Engineer · 2025–present

  • I turn the design team's work into code for pages that rarely share the same shape.
  • Much of my work is in the details — layout, motion, content flexibility, and speed.

Technologies: Next.js, Payload CMS, Tailwind CSS, Motion

Intellectual-property platform

BEAM – Managed IT Solutions · Frontend Engineer · 2024–2025

  • I joined this project knowing almost nothing about intellectual property.
  • The interfaces changed as the team and I learned how the domain worked.
  • I cannot share the client name or product details.

Technologies: Next.js, Ant Design, Tailwind CSS

Experience

Pixelmatters

I work on client products and the Pixelmatters website, usually close to designers.

Frontend EngineerSeptember 2025–present

BEAM – Managed IT Solutions

I moved between client projects and unfamiliar domains, learning each one as I worked.

Frontend EngineerJune 2024–September 2025

Bliss Applications

I worked on large e-commerce and event projects in a bigger frontend team.

Frontend EngineerJune 2022–January 2024

Library

Currently reading

  • O Som e a FúriaWilliam Faulkner

Favourites

  • A Máquina de Fazer EspanhóisValter Hugo Mãe
  • Crime e CastigoFiódor Dostoiévski
  • FrankensteinMary Shelley
  • Mendigos e AltivosAlbert Cossery
  • O pintor debaixo do lava-loiçasAfonso Cruz
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Setup and tools

Updated September 2026

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