Hey, you.
I'm Henrique—known as ickas in the onchain world!
I turn cool ideas into onchain products. Currently VP of Engineering at LayerX, and creating DayDrift on the side—a minimal task app that ditches deadlines for a more natural flow.
I've been building for the web since 1999, from winning hackathons to co-founding startups. These days, I lead engineering teams by day and build side projects by night. I usually find solutions for bugs during sleep and have my best ideas in the shower—proof that stepping away from the problem is often the best way to solve it.
I also write about tech, AI, and the onchain world—sharing what I learn along the way.
Experience
VP of EngineeringToday
Baker2024 ~ 2025
Head of Product2022 ~ 2023
Head of Product2022 ~ 2023
Design Lead2019 ~ 2022
Frontend Developer2019
Dignus Care
Co-Founder2017 ~ 2019
Freelance
Frontend Developer2011 ~ 2019
CoolFarm
Frontend Developer2015 ~ 2018
Fincheck
UI Designer2017 ~ 2018
Frontend Developer2013 ~ 2015
Selected work
Writings
Dec 2025AI Skills vs. Sub-Agents: the architecture decision that will define your next AI project→Oct 2025Everyone needs some skills, even the AI agents→Jul 2020Hack the Hackathon (Part III)→Jul 2020Hack the Hackathon (Part II)→Jul 2020Hack the Hackathon (Part I)→More writings →
Awards
2nd Place @ Best Mobile UX
ETH Lisbon, Wallet Connect2022
2nd Place @ Storage Wizard
ETH Lisbon, IPFS, Filecoin2022
Winner of Hack for Good
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation2020
Winner of Hack for Good
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation2019
Winner of JavaScript coding competition
Shift APPens2019
1st Place
Pixels Camp2019
3rd Place
Shift APPens2018
Winner of JavaScript coding competition
Shift APPens2018
1st Place
Pixels Camp2017
4th Place
Pixels Camp2016


