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Hi, I’m Estevam Pontes. I am transitioning into software quality assurance and Python backend development, bringing nine years of experience in fine dining in Brazil and Portugal. I am a detail-oriented, communicative, and high-performing professional who thrives under pressure and values teamwork. I’m building a technical portfolio in Python and QA and am open to fully remote roles, especially in customer service/support for international companies. I’m learning software testing fundamentals and backend development, and I enjoy creating small scripts and test examples to demonstrate QA and automation concepts.…Hi, I’m Estevam Pontes. I am transitioning into software quality assurance and Python backend development, bringing nine years of experience in fine dining in Brazil and Portugal. I am a detail-oriented, communicative, and high-performing professional who thrives under pressure and values teamwork. I’m building a technical portfolio in Python and QA and am open to fully remote roles, especially in customer service/support for international companies. I’m learning software testing fundamentals and backend development, and I enjoy creating small scripts and test examples to demonstrate QA and automation concepts.

Estevam Pontes

Back-End Developer, Web Developer, Full Stack Developer, +2

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Hi, I’m Estevam Pontes. I am transitioning into software quality assurance and Python backend development, bringing nine years of experience in fine dining in Brazil and Portugal. I am a detail-oriented, communicative, and high-performing professional who thrives under pressure and values teamwork. I’m building a technical portfolio in Python and QA and am open to fully remote roles, especially in customer service/support for international companies. I’m learning software testing fundamentals and backend development, and I enjoy creating small scripts and test examples to demonstrate QA and automation concepts.…Hi, I’m Estevam Pontes. I am transitioning into software quality assurance and Python backend development, bringing nine years of experience in fine dining in Brazil and Portugal. I am a detail-oriented, communicative, and high-performing professional who thrives under pressure and values teamwork. I’m building a technical portfolio in Python and QA and am open to fully remote roles, especially in customer service/support for international companies. I’m learning software testing fundamentals and backend development, and I enjoy creating small scripts and test examples to demonstrate QA and automation concepts.

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Hi, I’m Estevam Pontes. I am transitioning into software quality assurance and Python backend development, bringing nine years of experience in fine dining in Brazil and Portugal. I am a detail-oriented, communicative, and high-performing professional who thrives under pressure and values teamwork.

I’m building a technical portfolio in Python and QA and am open to fully remote roles, especially in customer service/support for international companies. I’m learning software testing fundamentals and backend development, and I enjoy creating small scripts and test examples to demonstrate QA and automation concepts.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

Portuguese

Fluent

English

Fluent

Spanish; Castilian

Advanced

Work Experience

University Lecturer – Technical Health Courses at Universidade da Amazônia

January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2016

Taught Pathology, Public Health and Scientific Methodology to technical-level students. Planned and delivered classes, created teaching materials and assessments. Supervised academic projects, encouraging critical thinking and scientific reasoning. Strengthened communication and ability to explain complex topics clearly.

Chef at Various Restaurants (Brazil & Portugal)

January 1, 2017 - October 1, 2025

Drove high-quality dining experiences, coordinating with kitchen teams, ensuring strict quality standards and consistent service under pressure. Built discipline, resilience and customer-focused mindset; collaborated across teams to deliver smooth service and problem-solving.

Python & QA Student (Self-Taught)

October 1, 2025 - Present

Remote study focusing on backend development in Python and software quality assurance. Learning fundamentals: functional and regression testing, test case design and bug reporting. Building small scripts and test examples; maintaining a public portfolio on GitHub focusing on QA and Python backend development.