Building software with intention

Computer Engineering student @FEUP with experience building accessible, maintainable user interfaces, and a strong interest in data, machine learning, and AI to create smarter, user-centered products.

class Engineer {
  constructor() {
    this.name = "Clara";
    this.stack = [ "TypeScript", "C++", "Python"];
    this.interests = [ "ux & ui", "data", "ai & ml"];
  }
  seeking() {
    return "Opportunities to grow";
  }
}

Selected Projects

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Populi

A platform to help citizens find concise, structured, and unbiased information about the politicians they elect. Features include deputy profiles, legislative proposals, and an AI chat assistant for better-informed political opinions.

TypeScriptNext.jsReactPython
2025

CherryPick

Cross-format cultural recommendation platform. Users input a book, movie, show, or album and receive curated picks across media types. Hackathon prototype with a full redesign in progress.

TypeScriptReactNode.jsAppwrite
2025

2Auction

Web application that brings live auction dynamics online, enabling users to buy and sell items with a secure, interactive experience for bidders and sellers.

PHPLaravelBladePostgreSQL
2025

Books & Movies

What shapes my thinking

📚 Currently Reading

O Grande Gatsby cover

O Grande Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Recently Read

The Deal (Off-Campus, #1) cover

The Deal (Off-Campus, #1)

Elle Kennedy
Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories cover

Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories

Peter Kuper

🎬 Recently Watched

The Devil Wears Prada 2 poster

The Devil Wears Prada 2

★★★
Obsession poster

Obsession

★★★★
28 Days Later poster

28 Days Later

★★★½
The Drama poster

The Drama

★★★★

Let's work together

Feel free to reach out at clara.barros.sousa@gmail.com

Check out my GitHub and LinkedIn to see my work, or visit my Goodreads and Letterboxd to see what movies and books I'm enjoying.