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About

Twenty years of engineering, leadership and startup building — distilled into one hands-on partner.

I'm Victor Alves — a System Architect, Senior Full Stack Developer and IT Consultant. My career has been spent at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution: optimizing global e-commerce platforms, scaling a software house from zero to fifty engineers, leading CTO mandates at AI startups, and bridging digital systems with physical hardware.

Today, through VS Tech Consulting, I operate as Tech Lead as a Service. I partner with companies that need senior technical leadership without the overhead of a full-time hire — mapping out processes, designing UI/UX, architecting cloud infrastructure, integrating AI, and shipping the entire stack.

Off the keyboard: I love speed, cars and the engineering that makes them fast. That same instinct — precision, telemetry, marginal gains — is how I run technical projects.

How I work

Four principles that shape every engagement.

01

Outcomes over output

Code is the means. Revenue, scale and shipped products are the goal.

02

Senior end-to-end

From cloud architecture down to soldering iron — one partner, the whole stack.

03

Agile, not theatrical

Lightweight process, fast feedback loops, no ceremonies for their own sake.

04

Mentor the team

Engagements leave your engineers stronger than they were before I arrived.

Track record

Selected laps from a long career.

  1. 2024 →

    VS Tech Consulting

    Founded the consultancy to deliver Tech Lead as a Service: on-demand architecture, full-stack engineering and AI integration for ambitious teams.

  2. 2021 → 2024

    CTO — AI sports photography platform

    Architected an AI-powered photo sales platform on AWS using PHP/Laravel. Integrated computer vision to auto-tag thousands of event photos and lift conversion.

  3. 2013 → 2025

    Co-founder & Tech Lead — Software house

    Grew the company from 0 to 50 engineers across two cities. Led the delivery of 100+ projects — web platforms, mobile apps and complex cloud integrations.

  4. 2011 → 2012

    E-commerce specialist — Global platform

    Deployed and optimized thousands of online stores worldwide. Foundational expertise in scalable e-commerce, performance and CRO.