Thiago Menezes de Oliveira

Frontend-focused Software Engineer

Louisville, KY (USA)
thiago.uxbr@gmail.com
thiagoux.us
github.com/thiago-menezes
linkedin.com/in/thiagouxd/
+1 (502) 767-9606

Professional Summary

Frontend-focused Software Engineer who builds scalable, maintainable React/Next.js applications with TypeScript and strong UX rigor. Specializing in Design Systems and platform primitives, I excel at unifying design languages and leading the development of extensible frontend portals. I bring a product-design background to ship accessible, high-performance UIs that drive business and user outcomes.

Experience

Frontend Engineer

Jun 2022 - Sep 2025
Grupo SBF (Nike Brazil & Centauro) • Remote
  • Led the frontend for Panel SBF (Next.js + TypeScript), centralizing tools from 12+ teams into 50+ features with RBAC and audit logging.
  • Architected an extensible, component-driven platform using React, Storybook, and design tokens, enabling rapid feature onboarding.
  • Modernized legacy flows in Freight & Stock with React/TS and React Query, improving stock search responsiveness.
  • Hardened quality through Testing Library/Jest and CI-friendly coverage, reducing regressions in critical UI primitives.

Product Designer

Jan 2021 - Jun 2022
Grupo SBF (Nike Brazil & Centauro) • Remote
  • Drove discovery and user research for marketplace-in product management, aligning solutions to seller needs.
  • Prototyped end-to-end flows for product onboarding and catalog updates, reducing friction and support tickets.
  • Contributed patterns to the Design System, improving consistency and speeding handoff to engineering.

Frontend Engineer & Product Designer

Aug 2017 - Jan 2021
Digix • Brazil
  • Delivered core PapelZero features digitizing government workflows for thousands of users.
  • Built and documented reusable components and tokens, standardizing UI across 9+ products.
  • Drove UX through interviews, journey maps, and usability tests for high-impact government products.
  • Scaled Design System practices and design-ops rituals adopted across multiple teams.

Designer

Jun 2015 – Aug 2017
BTB Agency • Brazil
  • Designed and developed websites and digital assets, producing visual assets for magazines and campaigns.
  • Collaborated on video production, photography, and art direction for end-to-end campaign delivery.

Technical Skills

Frontend:

React, Next.js 15, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3, Tailwind, SCSS Modules, Styled Components

Tools & Testing:

React Query, React Hook Form, Storybook, Testing Library, Jest, Git, CI/CD, GitHub Actions

Design:

Design Systems, Design Tokens, Figma, Accessibility (WCAG), User Research, Prototyping

Education

B.A. in Advertising

2012–2015
Uniderp Anhanguera

Certifications

HackerRank: Frontend Developer (React), JavaScript, React (2025)
LinkedIn: Next.js Full-Stack, GitHub Actions (2025)

Languages

Portuguese: Native

English: Intermediate / Business

Key Achievements

  • Platform Vision (Grupo SBF): Presented a strategy to C-level leadership to centralize services, leading to the creation of Panel SBF.
  • Rapid Growth (Digix): Earned 6+ recognitions and advanced from trainee to Senior Product Designer in four years.
  • Tech Modernization: Led the migration of flagship products to Next.js, significantly improving Lighthouse scores and performance.