F
Felipe Augusto Rieck
From Brazil
05:58 AM
(GMT-03:00)
$55/hr
or
$120,000/yr
Active 3 days ago
Staff / Principal Software Engineer
Full-Stack Engineer
Available for hire
Years of
experience
18+ years
Experience
level
Principal
Available
for
Full-time, Contract
Available from
20 Apr 2026
I'm a Staff-level software engineer and hands-on technical leader with 18+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, APIs, cloud-native platforms, and full-stack applications across technologies including Node.js, Java, PHP, SQL, and React. Strong background in technical leadership, software architecture, and turning complex product and platform challenges into reliable systems.
Skills
JavaScript
TypeScript
React.js
Next.js
NestJS
Node.js
Express.js
Fastify
SQL
Redis
GraphQL
Playwright
Electron
Docker
AWS
Azure
Angular.js
Zod
Software as a Service
Web components
NoSQL
REST
JIRA
Microservices
OpenAI
Swagger
Mongoose
JWT
Socket.io
RxJs
Yarn
MongoDB
SQLite
Sequelize
TypeORM
RabbitMQ
SQS
SNS
Git
GitHub
Prisma
CI/CD
MVC
Styled components
Web services
ChatGPT
Webhook
Serverless
Generative AI
Python
Java
PHP
MariaDB
Couch DB
Couchbase
Spring Boot
Cloudwatch
Quarkus
Maven
LangChain
Languages
Employment History
Engineering Director (Hands-On Contract Role) at
Medome
2025
-
2026
Led 2 software development squads, 1 QA squad, 1 integrations squad, and 1 AI squad in a remote health-tech startup, providing hands-on technical leadership across architecture, delivery execution, and cross-team coordination.
Guided the design and evolution of cloud-native architectures on AWS, supporting scalable and reliable backend and frontend systems.
Improved technical alignment and execution consistency across multiple teams, helping strengthen platform reliability and engineering foundations in a scaling startup environment.
Partnered with product and engineering stakeholders to improve prioritization, technical decision-making, and delivery effectiveness.
Supported implementation through design reviews, architecture guidance, and hands-on engineering input across backend and frontend systems.
CTO & Co-Founder at
AlvoUP
2025
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2025
Co-founded an early-stage AI startup focused on lead generation, qualification, and marketing automation products for businesses.
Defined the technology strategy and designed scalable systems spanning backend services, frontend applications, integrations, automation workflows, and AI-powered product capabilities.
Defined and implemented AWS-based cloud architecture, enabling scalable and reliable backend services and automation pipelines.
Worked hands-on across backend systems using PHP and Node.js, as well as frontend applications, integrations, and automation workflows.
Balanced delivery speed, maintainability, and scalability while establishing the technical foundation for product growth.
Senior Software Specialist at
Atlassian (via e-Core)
2021
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2025
Worked within Atlassian’s Developer Experience organization on developer-facing tools, internal SDKs, platform components, and ecosystem enablement initiatives supporting Marketplace partners and internal teams.
Designed and developed internal tools and platform capabilities that improved developer workflows, integration quality, and long-term maintainability.
Contributed to SDK maintenance, API adoption, and engineering solutions that increased developer efficiency and reduced friction for platform consumers.
Built and maintained backend services and tools deployed in AWS environments, supporting integrations and platform scalability.
Collaborated across distributed teams on architecture discussions, implementation work, and developer-facing solutions in a cloud-based environment.
IT Consultant at
Getnet Brazil
2020
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2021
Supported complex payments and credit card initiatives by helping technical teams evaluate architectural approaches and engineering best practices.
Contributed to strategic technical decision-making with emphasis on scalability, architecture quality, modernization, and future cloud adoption.
Represented the company in the evaluation of cloud providers as part of the migration of on-premise services to a public cloud architecture.
Senior Software Architect at
Neogrid
2019
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2020
Served as lead architect for the Special Projects division, driving frontend and backend architecture decisions for business-critical systems built for strategic customers.
Led technical initiatives across teams, guiding implementation approaches, architecture patterns, and delivery standards for complex products.
Led the rollout of a microservices architecture and mentored engineers on Spring Boot, Quarkus, Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL.
Created an Angular-based UI framework to improve consistency, reuse, and development efficiency across products.
Supported teams in go-to-cloud initiatives and adoption of modern architectural practices in Azure-based environments.
Contributed to hiring, mentoring, and engineering improvement initiatives across the organization.
Software Engineer / Technical Lead / Software Architect at
Neogrid, TOTVS & CALDSoft Sistemas
2007
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2019
Progressed through software engineering, systems analysis, and technical leadership roles across enterprise products in financial services, logistics, and EDI.
Designed and delivered backend, frontend, and integration solutions for business-critical systems with strong requirements for reliability, scalability, and operational continuity.
Delivered backend and web application solutions using technologies including PHP, Java, SQL, and JavaScript across enterprise and custom software projects.
Led engineering teams, acted as Scrum Master, and contributed to large-scale integration, modernization, and cloud adoption initiatives.
Worked across cross-functional and international environments, supporting continuous improvement, delivery quality, and technical evolution.
Built a strong foundation in software architecture, engineering leadership, and full-stack product development.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science at
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
2004
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2008