Rafael B.

About Me

Rafael is a PHP/Go Developer who designs and develops web applications and produces resilient, highly scalable solutions on projects. He creates new features using PHP to customize templates and also implements custom modules and third-party integrations. Rafael is an advocate for open-source solutions and development best practices.

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)