Luiz K.

About Me

Luiz is a Senior Software Developer with 10+ years of full-stack development expertise - working to move the engineering solutions forward in a meaningful way. He has deep and broad experience in producing both detailed technical work and high-level architectural designs on solutions. He creates efficient and scalable software solutions and scripts, participates in PoC projects and translates business needs into workable technology solutions.

Frontend

Backend

Database

DevOps

QA & Testing

Workflow

Other

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Senior PHP Developer
2021 - Present (4 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Catho
Catho
Technical Lead
2019 - 2021 (2 years)
Barueri, Brazil
  • Lead and manage engineers and architects to craft technical designs and expand Catho's payment method offering for B2C clients.

  • Oversee the implementation of high-level solutions, design architectures, code reviews, mentor people and promote software engineering practices.

  • Developed quick proof of concepts to set the technical direction for solutions on the project.

YetGo
YetGo
Backend Developer
2018 - 2018
Belém, Brazil
  • Architected and developed solutions to improve YetGo's driver management system and automating processes.

  • Maintained and modernized the codebase on the solution.

  • Troubleshot and resolved bugs and issues across the stack on YetGo's platform.

WebHoldingUSA
WebHoldingUSA
WordPress Developer
2018 - 2018
Florida, United States of America
  • Developed and deployed WordPress web applications from business requirements on projects for clients.

  • Worked on the frontend and backend of different WordPress projects - implementing web site content, graphics, performance, and capacity.

  • Liaised with other devs to create website functionality and design solutions; following technical direction for consistency across all builds.

Bilheteria Digital
Bilheteria Digital
Backend Engineer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
São Paulo, Brazil
  • Architected and designed the v.2.0 of a highly available, fault-tolerant, ticketing software; iterating APIs for the frontend and online ticket store.

  • Worked and succeeded in a fast-paced and agile development environment - writing high-quality code that is robust and easy to maintain.

  • Participated in peer design/code reviews, identified and drove improvements to Bilheteria's dev processes.

Bilheteria Digital
Bilheteria Digital
Software Developer
2013 - 2016 (3 years)
Goiânia, Brazil
  • Designed, developed and deployed responsive web solutions on projects for clients.

  • Translated high-level requirements into detailed technical designs for the development of new products and software tools for clients.

  • Maintained and enhanced ongoing software product codebase and collaborated with other teams on technical issues.

TicPlus
TicPlus
PHP Programmer
2012 - 2013 (1 year)
Goiânia, Brazil
  • Designed, implemented, and performed maintenance tasks on software solutions; working well with peers and leaders at all levels.

  • Improved the reliability, testability, and scalability of solutions and troubleshot technical issues across all application tiers.

  • Participated in code reviews and gave insightful feedback on engineering designs and features.

Freelance
Freelance
Senior Software Developer
2010 - Present (15 years)
Brazil
  • Build and maintain different web-based software solutions using varying tech stacks, tools, frameworks and open-source solutions for clients.

  • Write high-quality production level code for multiple products on projects; maintaining security, performance, and code quality standards.

  • Serve as a subject matter expert on projects - evaluating and implementing solutions that enhance products.

Showcase

Technical Lead - Catho
Technical Lead - Catho
  • Led a team of 4 developers in designing a new cloud billing solution.

  • Implemented the solution using Node.js on AWS services (Lambda, SNS, SQS).

  • Modernized an outdated 20-year-old billing system to the cloud.

Senior Software Engineer - Bilheteria Digital
Senior Software Engineer - Bilheteria Digital
  • Developed the v 2.0 of Bilheteria's ticketing software.

  • Managed the backend Node.js API, including requirements documentation, endpoint design, and coding.

  • Collaborated with a team of 3 developers to complete the project.

Senior Developer - WPZap
Senior Developer - WPZap
  • WPZap is a WordPress plugin for integrating a website with WhatsApp.

  • It utilizes the MVC pattern and community best practices for development.

  • The plugin focuses on creating buttons and forms for WhatsApp integration.

Education

BEng. Computer Engineering
BEng. Computer Engineering
Universidade Federal de Goiás
2009 - 2014 (5 years)