João Domingos Matola Muconto

Professional Profile

AI Automation Engineer with 5+ years of experience in backend development, API integration, and incident management across critical environments, including banking. Builds resilient, secure systems using Python, FastAPI, and LLMs (Ollama) — combining deep engineering skills with a proactive security mindset to test, harden, and protect every layer of the stack.

Active open source contributor with multiple live projects showcasing the ability to take an idea from prototype to deployed MVP, with a focus on usability, performance, and engineering best practices.

Currently building Tandaa, an AI-powered messaging orchestration platform that unifies WhatsApp, SMS, and Email — intelligently adapting tone and content for each channel to solve a real communication problem for businesses and institutions.

Professional Experience

MARRAR, LDA – Software Developer / Systems Analyst

Subcontracted at ABSA Moçambique

September 2024 – Present

L2/L3 support for critical banking applications with incident, problem, and change management
Develop automation and reporting tools using Python and C# — reducing manual reporting time by ~30%
Perform root-cause analysis on recurring incidents and implement preventive measures
Support SQL Server and Oracle databases, diagnose integrations, REST APIs, and batch processes
Collaborate with development, infrastructure, and business teams

FOSS LABS SERVICE – IT Consultant

September 2023 – September 2024

Delivered backend modernisation for portals and ERP systems (Odoo, Django, FastAPI)
Designed and implemented automation workflows for IT operations and reporting using n8n and Python
Optimised database structures (PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and integrated external REST APIs
Built monitoring dashboards to proactively flag integration failures
Implemented security improvements and cybersecurity assessments

WORLD MESSIANIC CHURCH – Missionary / Systems Coordinator

2016 – 2023

Led humanitarian and educational initiatives across multiple countries
Managed organisational systems and community digital tools
Developed cross-team communication workflows and reporting dashboards
Digitized administrative processes and task automation

DELIMITE, LDA – Web Developer

2014 – 2015

Developed CMS-based applications (WordPress, Joomla) with secure backend logic
Performed system hardening and performance tuning
Backend functionality development and database integration

Personal Projects

🚀 Flagship

Interactive CV — Modern Resume Platform

HTMX · Vanilla JS · CSS3 · JSON

🔗 Live Demo 🐙 GitHub

Interactive expandable sections, multi-language toggle (EN/PT)
Static blog system with tags, reading time, and session caching
CSP headers, XSS sanitization, eval() blocking, data encryption
Lazy loading, skeleton screens, DOM batching — zero dependencies
MIT License

🔷 MVP

Tandaa — AI-Powered Messaging Orchestration

Flask · HTMX · Ollama · Twilio · PostgreSQL

📺 Demo Video 🐙 GitHub

Unified API for WhatsApp, SMS, Email with AI (Ollama) channel adaptation
Real-time messaging status API, testing interface, international validation
Multi-recipient support, self-delivery protection, mobile-first design
2 months part-time + 3 months nearly full-time — early users engaged
MIT License

🧠 RAG

EdugestAI — Student Information Agent

FastAPI · Ollama · LangChain · PostgreSQL · JWT

🐙 GitHub

AI chat agent answering parent/teacher queries (attendance, grades, schedules)
RAG over structured school data with role-based access control
Conversation history, prompt filtering for data privacy
MIT License

📄 OSS

OpenResume — Resume Builder

FastAPI · HTMX · Tailwind · WeasyPrint

🔗 Live Demo 🐙 GitHub

Lightweight resume builder generating clean PDFs from JSON
Live preview, JSON input, one-click PDF export
Zero heavy JS frameworks, fully responsive
MIT License

Technical Skills

🧠 AI & Automation

Ollama LLM, LangChain, RAG, n8n, Zapier, Botpress, UIPath, Automation Anywhere

⚙️ Backend Development

Python, Go, C#, PHP, FastAPI, Django, Flask, Laravel, .NET

🗄️ Databases

PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB

☁️ DevOps & Cloud

Docker, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Nginx, AWS Fundamentals

🔐 Security

Secure Coding, OWASP Top 10, Nmap, Wireshark, CSP, XSS Prevention

📊 Incident & Change

ServiceNow, Jira, Notion, RCA, SLA Monitoring

🖥️ OS

Windows Server, Linux

📱 Frontend

HTMX, Tailwind CSS, Vanilla JS, Responsive Design

Education

BSc in Information Management

Polytechnic University – Maputo

Bachelor of Theology

Messianic College – São Paulo

Certifications

Cisco – Cybersecurity

Cisco – Ethical Hacking

Cisco – Endpoint Security

Microsoft – C# Fundamentals

Automation Anywhere – RPA

UniAthena – Python Masterclass

IBM – Business Intelligence

IBM – Generative AI

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