Jonatas Santos
Sr. Frontend Engineer
About
I build highly interactive, performance-driven digital experiences, bridging creative vision and engineering through animated, 3D, and game-like web interfaces—always structured, scalable, and smooth at 60fps performance.
Download resumeSelected Works
Here are some of my best collaborations with wonderful clients and studios.
For deeper experiments, prototypes, and R&D work, visit the crafts page.
Expertise
I’m passionate about crafting unconventional, expressive user interactions. I rely on mathematics, motion design, and computer graphics to build exclusive experiences, while diving deep into the browser and rendering pipeline to extract maximum performance.
On the engineering side, I focus on reducing complexity—translating core business logic into clean, scalable, and highly maintainable systems.
I approach software development by staying close to core business logic and decision makers, ensuring technical solutions are well aligned with real product needs. I design systems to be modular and scalable from the start, guided by software architecture principles, design patterns, and proven engineering practices—whether the focus is rapid iteration or long-term refinement.
I approach graphics programming with a strong emphasis on production realities—aligning visual expectations with technical feasibility and deadlines. Grounded in computer graphics fundamentals, I help guide asset creation and rendering decisions, specializing in rasterized pipelines and OpenGL-based workflows.
I approach Shopify development with a strong focus on content autonomy. I design and adapt the CMS so clients can fully manage and evolve their content, even in projects with complex or highly ambitious art direction. As always, I incorporate hand-made animations tailored for each individual client.
Technologies
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I'm not currently available for new projects, but feel free to reach out to discuss potential collaborations in the future.
contact@jonatassantos.worksChrome Pit Crew
Chrome Pit Crew is a gamified site available on mobile and desktop that highlights the browser’s features as it tests players' timing, speed, and balance, in four McLaren F1 challenges.
