Celso Madeira
Software Developer
- Coding95
- Forehand90
- Jet-lag resistance85
- Gaming80
- Spice tolerance70
Software Developer · Loulé, Algarve
Olá! I'mCelso Madeira
A software developer whowrites clean code, smashes forehands, eats very weird food, collects passport stamps, ships pixel-perfect sites.
Software Developer from Loulé, in the Algarve. I love turning ideas into digital solutions, whether that's a desktop app, a mobile app, a website or something completely different, and I'll probably challenge you to a game of ping-pong.
37.14° N · 8.02° W
Player profile
About me
Software Developer by day, table tennis player by night, and a tourist with a very adventurous stomach in between.
Scouting report
- Hometown
- Loulé, Algarve
- Playing since
- I learned to read
- Position
- Software Developer
- Fuel
- Coffee & food
Born and raised in the beautiful town of Loulé, in the Algarve, I became a software developer some years ago. My focus is building digital solutions, from desktop and mobile apps to websites. For the last four years I’ve been building desktop apps in Flutter and Go, and this year I’ve started working with PySide. I enjoy working in a team and turning ideas and challenges into simple, functional and efficient solutions, always giving my best to create experiences that make a real difference to the people who use them.
But my life is more than code! I’ve played competitive table tennis since I learned to read, and it’s still one of my great passions. I’m “addicted” to travelling, I’ll try any weird food at least once, and I love computer games. Maybe that’s why my wife thinks I’m a geek.
- Competitive table tennis
- Travel addict
- Weird-food hunter
- Gamer
- Desktop apps & websites
- Team player
Match history
Selected work
Websites, web and mobile apps, and brand activations for festivals, museums, tourism and local businesses.
Gas Check Mobile app
An iPhone app that finds the cheapest fill-up nearby, drive included, comparing official pump prices from DGEG (Portugal) and MITECO (Spain), with saved stations and price alerts.
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RTP SocialWall
A live social wall for RTP's stand at NOS Alive 2018, showing festival-goers' photos on a giant tower of screens.
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Oriflame Interactive
Interactive kiosks for Oriflame at NOS Alive 2018 to book make-up sessions, get a queue ticket and print hashtag photos, packaged as an Electron app.
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Cruz Vermelha Tavira Website
Website for the Portuguese Red Cross humanitarian centre in Tavira, with its history, health and social services, gallery and news.
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Vinyl Plank Flooring Website
Online store for Vinyl Plank Flooring, a Sydney importer of vinyl planks and tiles, with a product catalogue, flooring calculator and sample orders.
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wizMart Website
Corporate website for wizMart, a Taiwan-based maker of fire and security detectors and alarms, with products, services and certifications.
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Snido Website
Corporate website for Snido, an Algarve engineering company doing fast prototyping, embedded systems and electronics design.
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SEAPPY Website
Website for SEAPPY, a platform to manage lifeguards and beach watch posts.
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AHFC Website
Corporate website and product catalogue for AHFC.
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Carrasquinho & Filhos Website
Corporate website for Carrasquinho & Filhos, a family business from the Algarve.
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Lazing Website
A bold, colourful website for Lazing Technologies.
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Pedro Carrasquinho Website
Website for an insurance brokerage, with services, partners and contacts.
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A House in Lisbon Website
Editorial website about Portuguese real estate, with articles, videos and market news.
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M5SAR Website
Website for M5SAR, the sensorial museum virtual guide, a mobile app that brings artworks to life.
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Loulé Criativo Website
Website for Loulé Criativo, the creative-tourism network of my hometown, with workshops, artisans and programmes.
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Proactivetur Website
Website for Proactivetur, a responsible-tourism operator with tours across the Algarve.
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in2south Website
Website for in2south, nature tourism and walking trails into the natural Algarve.
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SIA Website
Website for the Algarve Real Estate Fair (Salão Imobiliário do Algarve) in Lagoa, with exhibitors, programme and online magazine.
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Mini-game
Beat Celso at ping-pong
First to 11, two clear points, serve switches every 2 points. Real table tennis rules. Win and you unlock a prize.*
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Away games
Places I’ve played
Travel is my other sport.
- countries
- 22
- cities
- 24
- km of route
- 59,500
Loulé
Portugal
Home base. Where I learned to read, to code and to play table tennis, roughly in that order.
Weird food here
Madrid
Spain
Tapas crawls, late dinners and a city that never seems to go to bed.
Paris
France
Croissants for breakfast, frog legs for dinner and far too many museum steps in between.
Weird food here
Florence
Italy
Climbed the hill for the view over the Duomo and the red roofs. Worth every step.
Andorra la Vella
Andorra
A tiny country squeezed between mountains, with plenty of snow and shops.
Edinburgh
Scotland
Castle on a rock, cobbled streets and weather that changes every ten minutes.
London
England
Red buses, black cabs and a pint after a long day of walking.
Dublin
Ireland
Pubs with live music and the friendliest people around.
New York
USA
Walked 30 km a day and still found time for a ping-pong bar in Manhattan.
Berlin
Germany
History on every corner and a currywurst never too far away.
Copenhagen
Denmark
Bikes everywhere, colourful harbour houses and very expensive coffee.
Stockholm
Sweden
A city spread over islands, and fika as a daily ritual.
Helsinki
Finland
Saunas, sea and the quietest capital I have ever visited.
Budapest
Hungary
Thermal baths, the Danube at night and plenty of goulash.
Prague
Czech Republic
Fairy-tale rooftops, the old bridge and very cheap beer.
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Skyscrapers in the desert and malls bigger than some towns.
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
A white mosque that takes your breath away.
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Twin towers, hawker stalls and heat that never lets up.
Bangkok
Thailand
Street food heaven. Tuk-tuks, night markets and a bag of crunchy crickets.
Weird food here
Hanoi
Vietnam
A million scooters, street pho and crossing the road as an extreme sport.
Shanghai
China
The home of table tennis legends. Got politely destroyed by a retired gentleman in a park.
Weird food here
Sydney
Australia
The Opera House, the harbour and the longest flight of my life.
Brussels
Belgium
Waffles, chocolate and fries done properly.
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Canals, bikes and narrow houses leaning on each other.
Food dares
Would you eat it?
I’ll try anything once. Swipe right if you’d eat it, left if you wouldn’t, then see how brave you are next to me.
Caracóis
snails
Weirdness: 2/5
Celso’s verdict: Summer in the Algarve means a plate of snails and a cold beer. Toothpick technique required.
Percebes
goose barnacles
Weirdness: 3/5
Celso’s verdict: They look like dinosaur toes and taste like the Atlantic. Worth every euro.
Frog legs
Weirdness: 2/5
Celso’s verdict: Tastes like chicken. Everyone says that. It's true.
Fried crickets
Weirdness: 4/5
Celso’s verdict: Crunchy, salty and dangerously snackable with a cold beer.
Durian
Weirdness: 3/5
Celso’s verdict: Banned on the metro for a reason. Custardy and sweet once you get past the smell.
Century egg
Weirdness: 3/5
Celso’s verdict: Black, jelly-like and smells of ammonia. Surprisingly nice with tofu.
Your bravery score
Kit bag
What’s in my bag
The tools I play with every day.
Your serve
Got a project? Serve it over.
Always up for a new app, a website or a quick game. Drop me a line.
Emailinfo@celsomadeira.comAté já!(see you soon)