Mateo Narvaez

Frontend developer with full-stack range

I design and build interfaces that feel expensive, fast and remembered.

I help product teams ship web experiences that look sharper, move cleaner and convert trust faster. My strongest edge is frontend: visual execution, interface quality and the engineering discipline to keep it scalable.

  • What I bring Visual ambition with product-level execution
  • Based in Aveiro, Portugal. Open to remote roles.
4+ years React and Vue Design systems Performance-minded
Portrait of Mateo Narvaez
Available for frontend roles
React / Vue / Design Systems
Shipping Fast UI Performance, motion and clarity
Based in Aveiro, Portugal Remote friendly
Frontend vibe Bold visuals Without sacrificing usability

Built for product and consulting teams where frontend quality had to survive real constraints, not just look good in a mockup.

Axians Portugal Lexir Inc Webtales
React Vue Next.js TypeScript Tailwind CSS Storybook .NET Node.js GraphQL Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes React Vue Next.js TypeScript Tailwind CSS Storybook .NET Node.js GraphQL Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes

About

Not just frontend code. Product instinct, interface taste and delivery.

I am a Full-stack Developer, but the part I obsess over is the frontend. The spacing, the type, the motion, the clarity, the feeling that a product is trustworthy before a user reads a single sentence.

My work sits at the intersection of design execution and software engineering: reusable components, scalable architecture, strong UX rhythm and enough backend knowledge to build without tunnel vision.

01

Frontend precision

React, Vue, Next.js and TypeScript used in real teams where the UI had to be maintainable, responsive and production-safe.

02

Design-to-code strength

I translate design files into live interfaces with enough fidelity to keep the original idea intact and enough rigor to ship cleanly.

03

Engineering underneath

I can operate across .NET, Node.js, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes and Azure DevOps when the product needs end-to-end ownership.

Positioning

Good frontend is not decoration. It is product credibility.

The right interface makes a company feel sharper, more premium and more trustworthy. That is the kind of frontend work I care about.

A

I care about performance because a beautiful interface that stutters already lost part of its value.

B

I care about detail because spacing, rhythm and motion shape how users judge product quality.

4+ years building digital products professionally
3 spoken languages across teams and clients
12+ core technologies used in production work
1 clear focus: build memorable frontend experiences

Experience

Production work where UI quality, speed and maintainability all had to coexist.

Axians Portugal Jan 2023 - Present

Full-stack Developer

Worked across platform setup, infrastructure decisions, frontend implementation and delivery workflows for a tele-health product built with microservices and microfrontends.

  • React
  • .NET
  • Azure DevOps
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • MySQL
Lexir Inc Sep 2021 - Nov 2022

Front-end Developer

Built frontend features, reusable components and system-driven UI with React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS and Storybook in a remote product environment.

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Storybook
  • REST APIs
Webtales Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

Full-stack Developer

Developed responsive interfaces with Vue and connected them to backend services through Node.js, GraphQL and search tooling.

  • Vue.js
  • Node.js
  • GraphQL
  • SSR
  • Algolia

Projects

Selected interface work with room to keep growing.

Featured

Frontend systems and polished product surfaces

I care about shipping interfaces that feel intentional, not accidental. These pieces show the kind of visual clarity and UI sensitivity I keep pushing forward.

  • UI implementation
  • Responsive layout
  • Visual fidelity
  • Reusable patterns
Interface work for Lexir
Sunnyside landing page project
Marketing UI

Sunnyside Landing Page

Clean composition, contrast control and responsive storytelling through layout and imagery.

Interactive rating component project
Micro interaction

Interactive Rating UI

Small component work where spacing, state feedback and polish do most of the talking.

NFT preview card project
Card design

NFT Preview Card

Compact UI work focused on hierarchy, texture and premium-feel surfaces.

More coming

This section is intentionally expandable. I will keep adding more product work, experiments and stronger case studies over time.

Stack

The stack behind the visuals.

Primary edge

Frontend craft

High-impact interfaces, scalable components, responsive systems, motion with restraint and production decisions that keep things fast.

Frontend

  • React
  • Vue.js
  • Next.js
  • Nuxt.js
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS

Backend

  • C# / .NET
  • Node.js
  • GraphQL
  • REST APIs
  • Java
  • MySQL

DevOps

  • Azure DevOps
  • CI/CD
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes

Tools & workflow

  • Figma
  • Storybook
  • Git
  • Scrum / Kanban

Contact

Looking for a frontend developer who can make the product feel stronger on first contact?

I am open to remote opportunities where frontend quality, product thinking and engineering standards are treated as part of the same job.