485 - Alexandre Juca
Alexandre Juca is a Senior Software Engineer at Yoco, an African fintech creating opportunities for entrepreneurs to get paid and be more successful.He also worked at vPOS where he helped build up an online payment gateway used by the biggest startups in Angola.
He launched a website and newsletter called Notáveis which in English translates to Notable, where he interviews Angolan engineers who are doing great things in and outside of Angola.
He is also the creator of Xnappit, a macOS application that allows users to create, edit and share beautiful screenshots. During his free time he is an amateur photographer and open source contributor to Ghostty a terminal emulator for macOS and other open source software.
His previous workspace was featured in edition #233 back in 2022.
Twitter (X) → x.com/0xFFA4
LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/alexandre-juca
Alexandre's Workspace Tour
Workspace Items
- Dell U2720Q 27 inch Monitor
- HP 27f4K 27-inch Monitor
- Apple Magic Trackpad
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Logitech G305 Mouse
- Logitech MX Master 3S
- Apple M1 Max Studio (Personal)
- Apple Macbook M1 Pro (Personal)
- Apple Macbook M2 Max (Work)
- Sony WH1000XM5 Headphones
- Lofree Block Mechanical Keyboard
- Anne Pro 2 Mechanical Keyboard (Gateron Brown switches)
- Anne Pro 2 Mechanical Keyboard (Gateron Red switches)
- iPhone 11
- Insta360 Link 2 4K webcam
- IKEA NYMÅNE work Lamp
- Rode PodMic USB Microphone
- Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 audio interface
Software
- Xnappit
- Vscode
- Slack
- IntelliJ Ultimate
- Fleet
- Zoom
- Spotify
- Final Cut Pro
- Adobe Lightroom
- Excalidraw
- Sketch
- Grok
- ChatGPT
- Linear
- Docker
- Xcode
- Cursor
- Linear
- Obsidian
- Atlassian
- Android Studio
- Ghostty terminal
- Datagrip
- Anki
- ProtonVPN
What is the most recent item that you've added to your workspace?
I recently got the Apple MacBook Pro M2 Max 32GB 1 TB SSD and it has supercharged my workflow.
What is one change you'd like to make to your current workspace?
I wish I had a larger room for my workspace and one more window to get way more light into my space.
What does your typical day look like?
A typical day would start with a 20 minute exercise routine before work. I’d have breakfast while reading a book or watching a few videos on topics that interest me outside of work. At around 9 I’d start work. I would generally start by reviewing any pending MRs from the team for about an hour, then I’d pickup any new Jira tickets to tackle or continue with whatever I was already working on previously. Than I’d have standup with the team and depending on the day perform other team rituals. I’d end the work day with a review session and write anything that was interesting to me into my engineering daybook that lives in Obsidian. The rest of the day would be spent with with my family, teaching my 3 year old boy something new and doing any one of my other hobbies, like photography, drawing, listening to music or reading.
What do you enjoy most about WFH life?
Having more time to spend with my family and doing the things I love which helps me actually refuel and do my work better. Having less stress because of traffic and just having the freedom to work from wherever I want whilst being productive.
