Rafael B.

About Me

Rafael is a PHP/Go Developer who designs and develops web applications and produces resilient, highly scalable solutions. He creates new features using PHP to customize templates and implements custom modules and third-party integrations. An advocate of open-source solutions and development best practices, Rafael is currently exploring Haskell and OS development with Zig.

Frontend

Backend

Database

Other

Work history

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

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

  • Ensuring that features are being delivered efficiently and on time.

  • Worked on a project for Nylas (Sep 2021-Nov 2022) using Go, Real-time Data, AWS (DynamoDB, Kinesis, Lambda, SQS), and GCP (Pub/Sub).

PHPGoLaravel FrameworkPostgreSQLSQLGCPAWSReal-time Data Amazon DynamoDB AWS KinesisAWS Lambda AWS SQS
Banco Itaú
Banco Itaú
Software Engineer
2022 - 2023 (1 year)
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Worked on projects for the largest bank in Latin America.

GoAWSLinuxKubernetesDockerTerraformAWS Lambda HelmIT Infrastructure
DB1 Global Software
DB1 Global Software
Golang Developer
2021 - 2021
Paraná, Brazil
  • Built new systems for a currency conversion platform using Go and other frameworks.

  • Developed and implemented microservices to enhance the currency conversion platform's codebase to the next level.

  • Integrated third-party solutions and private libraries on the project.

Ilhasoft
Ilhasoft
Support Analyst
2021 - 2021
Alagoas, Brazil
  • Replicated, troubleshot, and described simple bugs and reported to product/engineering for redress.

  • Participated in incident management tasks, handling root cause analysis, reading error logs, and investigating bugs.

  • Provided timely updates and kept thorough, clear, and complete records in the ticketing system of all actions taken.

Freelance
Freelance
Web Developer
2020 - 2021 (1 year)
Remote
  • Developed and deployed solutions to maintain different features and solutions on web apps for clients.

  • Implemented third-party API integrations on different solutions to solve problems and ease processes.

  • Completed required coding tasks to meet the defined acceptance criteria in delivering desired outcomes.

Aurem
Aurem
Web Development Intern
2019 - 2019
Brazil
  • Developed and implemented solutions for a simple PowerPoint/PDF presentation tool integrated with MDN's speech recognition API.

  • Collaborated with other developers to achieve quality and consistency on the solution.

  • Worked collaboratively on the project, learning, growing professionally, and contributing to the team.

Henrique's Tax Consultancy
Henrique's Tax Consultancy
PHP Developer
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Participated in a mix of maintenance, enhancements, and new development on an in-house tool for HCT.

  • Solved technical problems by delivering stable, high-performing, and reliable code on the project.

  • Wrote and deployed modular, well-tested, and maintainable code for HCT's website.

Showcase

Go Developer - GoBot
Go Developer - GoBot
  • GoBot is a platform for managing a Twitch chat bot.

  • The solution is built using Go, Rust, Elixir, Kafka, Docker/Docker Compose, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

  • The project includes implementation of SentryIO, Kubernetes, and Prometheus, and deployment to AWS.

Go Developer - Go4Noobs
Go Developer - Go4Noobs
  • Developed a roadmap for studying and mastering Golang.

  • Provides a step-by-step walkthrough of Go and its libraries.

  • Utilizes repositories that are regularly updated to reflect industry trends.

Software Developer - Fiusky Labs
Software Developer - Fiusky Labs
  • Fiusky Labs is an open-source collection of GitHub projects.

  • The projects are written in PHP and Go.

  • It’s a collection of packages hosted on GitHub.

Education

Bachelor of Mathematics (in progress - until Jul 2026)
Bachelor of Mathematics (in progress - until Jul 2026)
Universidade Anhembi Morumbi - Brazil
2022 - Present (3 years)