Alexandre Fernandes

I work as a solutions architect helping CTOs, engineering leaders, and founders at scaling tech companies make confident architecture and technology decisions, then build the systems that follow. If you are weighing a platform choice, untangling a fragile integration, or deciding where AI genuinely fits, I bring clarity before you commit budget and engineering time.

My background is 15+ years in software engineering on the .NET stack, and 20+ years in IT overall. Most of that has been backend systems and complex integrations, with a steady focus on quality, maintainability, and developer productivity. For the past year I have worked daily with agentic AI tooling such as Claude Code, applying it to architecture, analysis, documentation, and delivery, so my recommendations reflect what these tools can actually do rather than the hype around them.

What sets me apart is the mix of deep engineering judgment, broad IT experience, and hands-on command of modern AI workflows. You get a senior pair of eyes that can assess a system at the architecture level and also ship working code.

Typical engagements include:

- Architecture and technical due diligence reviews, with clear, prioritised findings

- Platform and vendor selection, including build versus buy and integration risk

- Systems and API integration design and delivery

- Agentic AI proof-of-concept sprints and automated workflow implementation

- Technology strategy, stack decisions, and roadmaps for scaling teams

I work fully remote through Lumenworks Digital, my UK-registered consultancy. I am comfortable dropping into a problem, getting to the core quickly, and leaving you with something you can act on. If that sounds like what you need, let's talk.