Full Stack Developer / AI-capable product engineer

Hi, I am

Valter Ussene

Building complete products from interface to infrastructure.

I design and ship production web platforms with Next.js, React, Go, Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Azure. AI/ML is part of the toolkit, not the whole story.

About me

A product-minded engineer across the whole stack.

I build the visible product and the systems behind it: interfaces, APIs, data models, integrations, deployment workflows, and applied AI features when they create real value.

Frontend

Modern interfaces

Next.js, React, TypeScript, responsive UI, accessibility, design systems, and motion.

Backend

APIs and services

Go, FastAPI, REST, GraphQL, authentication, third-party integrations, and background workflows.

Data and cloud

Production foundations

PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, Azure Static Apps, Container Apps, storage, and CI/CD.

Applied AI

Useful intelligence

Audio models, voice interfaces, Twilio, STT/TTS, Python ML pipelines, and inference APIs.

What I optimize for

  • Clear product flows backed by dependable APIs.
  • Maintainable code, predictable deployments, and practical testing.
  • AI features that solve a product problem instead of becoming the product itself.

Delivery profile

Every layer gets the same level of care, from clean TypeScript components to Go services, database models, deployment automation, and production-ready AI workflows.

Featured work

Selected projects.

Five shipped pieces that show the full range: commerce, education, restaurant experiences, cloud backends, and applied AI.

Cook Market
Full Stack

2026

Cook Market

Pastry Academy & Catering Platform

Premium pastry academy and catering platform in Mozambique, covering shop, academy, workshops, catering, gallery, login, bilingual routing, SEO metadata, and structured organization schema.

Next.jsCommerceLMSAuthenticationSEO
TafsirArt
Full Stack

2024

TafsirArt

Islamic Calligraphy Art Gallery

Premium e-commerce platform for Islamic calligraphy and Arabic art, with React frontend, Azure deployment, containerized backend, Blob Storage media, and SEO optimization.

ReactAzureDockerREST APIBlob Storage
Wing's Kitchen
Frontend

2024

Wing's Kitchen

Premium Restaurant Experience

Elegant restaurant website for a premium seafood dining experience in Maputo, with menu showcase, wine selection, event booking, and WhatsApp reservation flow.

Next.jsTypeScriptAzure Static AppsUI/UX
MozEdu
Full Stack + AI

2025

MozEdu

Educational Platform with AI

EdTech platform with student, teacher, and admin portals, predictive analytics, PostgreSQL, Redis, GraphQL, CI/CD, and multilingual product support.

GoPostgreSQLRedisGraphQLReactCI/CD
Audio Emotion Recognition
AI/ML

2025

Audio Emotion Recognition

Real-time emotion detection from speech

Speech emotion recognition system using Wav2Vec2 and PyTorch, served through FastAPI with model evaluation, inference optimization, and documented results.

PythonPyTorchWav2Vec2HuggingFaceFastAPI

Field notes

The blog block stays visible.

Short technical notes make the thinking behind the work visible: architecture, product tradeoffs, deployment, and applied AI.

Open blog
01

From model demo to production API

How to package an ML model behind a stable endpoint and keep the product experience dependable.

02

Designing full-stack case studies

What each project should show: constraints, architecture, deployment, tradeoffs, and outcomes.

03

Commerce lessons from real launches

SEO, media, product pages, authentication, and the quiet backend work behind polished storefronts.

Contact

Let us build something complete.

Send a note about your product, platform, integration, or AI-enabled workflow. I will reply with a practical next step.