About

Banff National Park, Canada
Banff National Park, Canada
Amazon rainforest, Brazil
Amazon rainforest, Brazil

Hey, I'm Candido Sales, half Brazilian πŸ‡§πŸ‡· and half Canadian πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦. I started working as a software engineer in 2011, focusing on PHP.

Currently, I work at Smile.io where I'm dedicated to building accessible and human-centred products.

In addition to that, I've founded Geleia Total and Turismo PiauΓ­ and offer consulting services to private and public entities. One of my greatest joys is mentoring individuals and helping them with their IT careers through ADPList.

I'm a huge fan of open-source and side projects. When I'm not working, I enjoy cooking, playing games, reading non-tech books and hiking.

Work experience

  1. Smile.io πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    Senior Software Engineer

    Sep 2025 - Current

  2. Wealthsimple πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    Intermediate Software Engineer

    Nov 2024 - Jul 2025

  3. Cisco πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    Senior Software Engineer

    Feb 2022 - Oct 2024

  4. Vendasta πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

    Senior Software Engineer

    Sep 2019 - Feb 2022

  5. GR1D πŸ‡§πŸ‡·

    Tech Lead / Senior Software Engineer

    Dec 2017 - Sep 2019

  6. VC+ πŸ‡§πŸ‡·

    Co-founder, Android Developer and Frontend Developer

    Aug 2016 - Nov 2017

See more in my Linkedin

Anthony Bourdain

β€œIt seems that the more places I see, the bigger I realize the world to be. The more I realize how relatively little I know of it, how many places I have still to go, how much more there is to learn. Maybe that’s enlightenment enough, to know that there is no final resting place of the mind, no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom, at least for me, means realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.”