João Jesus received his Master in Architecture from the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, in 2008. Before joining OODA, João worked as an architect at OMA / Rem Koolhaas office in Rotterdam, on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange project, and previously at Carrilho da Graça Arquitectos on the Cruise Terminal Contest project. Between 2012 and 2016, he joined LIKEarchitects as a Partner.

In 2018, João was invited to be a Partner at OODA, where he has been developing several projects such as the Hotel Harare Radisson Blu in Harare, Zimbabwe; the Residential project Jardins da Arrábida in Vila Nova de Gaia; the Residential project Alameda das Antas in Porto; and the building for the Headquarters of the Portuguese Football League, Liga Portugal HQ, in Porto.