About

I'm Ian Nery Bandeira, a senior product engineer based in Brasília. My background is React Native app development, usability, research and education.

I'm a proactive problem solver who is always eager to learn and grow, and I like making a positive impact on the teams and projects I work with.

Experience

Nov 2025 – present
Character.AI
Senior Product Engineer
Full-stack and mobile product engineering on growth features and monetization infrastructure, at ~12M monthly active users.
- Character.AI
Oct 2023 – Oct 2025
Techsquads
Senior Software Engineer · Technical Lead
Led prototyping, development and deployment of client apps, working directly with clients.
- SoviHealth – Smart Diary
- AegisApp – 911 & Security Helper
May 2023 – Dec 2023 · Brazil
Qintess
Senior Software Engineer
Co-coordinated a team of six and led an app for artisans in socially vulnerable situations.
- Artisan Marketplace
Apr 2022 – May 2023 · Brasília
Flow Tecnologias Empáticas
Software Developer → Senior Software Engineer
Integrating psychophysiological data into development environments, and building two React Native apps.
- Moodmind – Smart Diary
- Playtestr – Playtest Support Tool
Feb 2020 – May 2023 · Brasília
University of Brasília
Researcher & Software Engineer · Assistant Teacher
Research apps, an MSc on wearable psychophysiological data in games, and teaching.
- Prescription Signatures
- Trilha da Arquitetura e Arte
Feb 2019 – Mar 2022 · Brazil
Finatec / CNJ
Front-End Developer
Mobile developer on a team of 18 building ESVirtual, an app for former inmates.
- ESVirtual