About Polyxmedia
One engineer, twenty years, real systems in production.
Polyxmedia is a principal-led practice, deliberately small. No account managers, no outsourcing, no agency overhead, just direct work with the person actually writing the code.
André Figueira
Founder & Engineer
I've been building software professionally for over 20 years. Started in 2003, back when PHP 4 was still a thing and jQuery was revolutionary.
Since then I've been building and running production systems at enterprise scale. I've worked on systems for ASDA, Loblaws, Tesco, South Eastern Grocers, Pizza Express, Harvester and T.I.'s Trap Music Museum, amongst others.
Polyxmedia is a principal-led practice. I work directly on every engagement myself, and when a build needs more hands, I bring in senior engineers from my network. People I've worked with for years, who know how to ship quality code.
For most projects, it's just me. No account managers. No project coordinators. No meetings about meetings. You work directly with the person building your system.
What I work on
Full-Stack Development
Go, Python, PHP, Laravel, Vue.js, React, TypeScript. Backend, frontend, APIs.
AI Integration
LLM implementation, RAG systems, embeddings, Claude/OpenAI integration. Practical AI that does actual work.
System Architecture
Design systems that handle billions of events. Proven patterns from real production.
Cloud & DevOps
Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, AWS, GCP. Infrastructure that runs itself.
Payment Systems
Stripe, Adyen, PayPal integration. E-commerce, subscriptions, POS systems.
Technical Advisory
20+ years of experience making technical decisions. I've seen what works.
"I started Polyxmedia because I was tired of working in big teams where most time was spent in meetings instead of building. I wanted to work directly with clients and focus on shipping quality software. That's what I do."