Rafael – Node.js, JavaScript, Nest.js, experts in Lemon.io

Rafael

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Back-end Web Developer|Senior
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Rafael – Node.js, JavaScript, Nest.js

Enthusiastic Software Engineer mainly focusing on Node.js with experience as a Team Lead and Software Architect. Rafael is a great example of a person who is really devoted and passionate about what he's doing. Rafael has a solid background working with startups and, apart from that, even took part in app development for the World Health Organization, which helps refugees in Africa. It's essential for him to change people's lives for the better and help them by creating meaningful things.

13 years of commercial experience in
Adtech
Advertising
E-commerce
Govtech
Healthcare
Hospitality
Legal tech
Marketing
Pharmaceutics
Project management
Public services
Retail
Sports
Tourism
B2B
Nonprofit
ERP
HRMS
Identity verification software
Mobile apps
POS systems
Main technologies
Node.js
8 years
JavaScript
9 years
Additional skills
Nest.js
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
Docker
AWS
DynamoDB
Kafka
Express.js
Microsoft SQL Server
Redis
OpenAPI
PHP
Vue.js
MongoDB
Angular
Typescript
PostgreSQL
MySQL
AWS Lambda
Golang
AWS CloudFormation
React
Rewards and achievements
Big tech veteran
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Possible
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Experience Highlights

Senior AI Software Engineer
Jul 2021 - Ongoing5 years 3 months
Project Overview

Generative AI platform and enterprise backend for global retail operations. Internal teams use AI agents for strategic decisions, while high-throughput services keep worldwide retail workflows under a second of latency.

Responsibilities:

Architected and shipped AI agents with Python, LangChain, and LangGraph on AWS Bedrock for internal strategic decisions.

Built high-throughput NestJS and Node.js microservices for global retail operations.

Ran a Databricks lakehouse with DynamoDB and PostgreSQL.

Automated Kubernetes on EKS with Terraform and Jenkins.

Instrumented OpenTelemetry, Grafana, and Istio to catch system issues and model drift early.

Tuned Amazon SQS and SNS, and stored credentials in AWS Secrets Manager.

Project Tech stack:
Nest.js
AWS
Jenkins
Terraform
DynamoDB
Apollo GraphQL
Jest
NX
Prometheus
Grafana
Docker
Kubernetes
Kafka
Kong API Manager
Software Engineer
Jun 2022 - Dec 20242 years 6 months
Project Overview

Enterprise systems for refugee care, Security Council meetings, and vaccination records. Built with NestJS and Angular on the MEAN stack, and designed to handle sensitive data across countries.

Responsibilities:

Defined the architecture for IRHIS, the medical appointment system for a refugee center.

Shipped ISCAD+ to organize Security Council meetings.

Built CoWin, the vaccination control system used in India.

Delivered the NestJS backends and Angular frontends behind those systems.

Project Tech stack:
Node.js
Docker
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Nest.js
Angular
MySQL
AWS
AWS Lambda
Lead Software Development Engineer
Jul 2021 - Oct 20221 year 3 months
Project Overview

KYC platform for B2B transactions across the EU. Large companies use it to verify identity before they do business with each other.

Responsibilities:

Led a multi-disciplinary team and defined how the services communicate.

Set the cloud architecture on Node.js and GCP, including Kubernetes and Istio.

Shipped Node.js APIs, CI/CD, unit and end-to-end tests, and Terraform.

Wrote the technical documentation, onboarded engineers, and ran workshops that kept delivery on target.

Project Tech stack:
Typescript
TypeORM
GCP
Kubernetes
Nest.js
Angular
Ionic
Terraform
Gitlab
Docker
Node.js
PostgreSQL
Senior Software Engineer
Aug 2020 - Jun 202110 months
Project Overview

Internal platform for pharmaceutical manufacturing. It tracks factory operations, contracts, HR, and drug recipes.

Responsibilities:

Built Node.js and TypeScript APIs on SQL Server, MongoDB, and Redis.

Defined the architecture and deployed it on Azure with Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Wrote unit tests, reviewed the codebase, and onboarded engineers.

Project Tech stack:
Node.js
Express.js
Angular
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Docker
Microsoft SQL Server
Prometheus
Grafana
Redis
Socket.io
Senior Software Engineer
Dec 2018 - Nov 201911 months
Project Overview

Hospitality platform that brings a hotel's operational data into one place.

Responsibilities:

Built Node.js APIs on Cassandra and MongoDB.

Shipped a cross-platform desktop app with Electron.

Owned the largest integration with an external provider and set up the Jenkins pipelines.

Project Tech stack:
Node.js
Redis
Lerna
MongoDB
MongooseODM
Cassandra
Typescript
OpenAPI
Angular
Docker
Socket.io
Electron.js
Mocha
Chai
Full-Stack Developer
Jun 2018 - Nov 20185 months
Project Overview

Sales system for electronic cigarettes, used across locations around the world.

Responsibilities:

Built and maintained the application in PHP and Laravel.

Developed Node.js services alongside it.

Maintained the SAP OpenUI5 interface.

Project Tech stack:
PHP
Laravel
Vue.js
Firebase
Angular
React Native
Ionic
Node.js

Education

2017
Computer Information Systems
Bachelor's degree

Languages

Portuguese
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Spanish
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English
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