Full-stack software engineer

Gabriel Zilmar

Building web applications, APIs, and databases.

Computer Science graduate from PUC Minas with experience delivering production software in Brazil, Portugal, and the United States.

I focus on web applications, backend APIs, database design, and the delivery details that keep software reliable in production.

My experience includes full-stack work across React, Next.js, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Java SpringBoot, and event-driven backend services.

Computer Science @ PUC Minas
Web apps + APIs
Database design
Core stack
TypeScript
React
Node.js
Next.js
PostgreSQL
Focus

Web applications, APIs, and database-backed systems shipped in production.

Strength

Backend-heavy delivery with React frontends, APIs, and data modeling.

Experience

Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Java Frameworks: Node.js, NestJS, Express, Spring Boot, React, Next.js Databases: PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Lambda, Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD APIs: REST, GraphQL, WebSockets Testing: Jest, Cypress, Unit, Integration & E2E Testing Architecture: Microservices, DDD, TDD, SOLID, Clean Code Tools: Git, GitHub Actions, Scrum

Languages

English, Portuguese – All professional proficiency or above

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About

Experience profile

I build web applications with a strong backend focus, usually working on APIs, data modeling, and the parts of the stack that keep products stable and maintainable.

I graduated in computer science at PUC Minas, and I also worked on academic research in urban mobility and vehicular networks while at the university.

How I usually work

I prefer clear boundaries, observability, and code that makes the next change easier instead of harder.

My strongest work has been in projects where I owned implementation details, API and Database design, and delivery from idea to production.

Selected work
Full-Stack Software Engineer

Lux Capital

New York, USA11/2024 - Current

Led the development of a cryptocurrency exchange as Tech Lead, implementing buy/sell order flows and an RBAC authorization system.

Led the design and implementation of a permissions model for an application, defining roles, groups, permissions, hierarchical access, and role-based data visibility

Refactored a legacy KYC flow into an automated Face Liveness workflow to improve security and throughput.

Built payment automation with Spring WebFlux and an event-driven design.

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Boost-It

Lisboa, Portugal04/2024 - 11/2024

Played a pivotal role from project inception as Tech Lead, designing and modeling the database to meet client requirements, and conducting pull request reviews to ensure code quality.

Delivered the stack with Next.js, Tailwind CSS, shadcn, React Query, Axios, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and TypeORM.

Added Jest tests, OAuth integrations, and Sentry monitoring while reviewing pull requests as the team grew.

Full-Stack Software Engineer

Shaw and Partners

San Francisco, CA, USA06/2021 - 03/2024

Built healthcare and insurance software that supported thousands of plans and contract workflows.

Worked across TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Express, React, Redis, Node.js, and microservices.

Implemented Slack integrations, a text-game feature, a community app, and real-time communication with WebSockets and GraphQL on AWS Lambda.

Full-Stack Software Engineer

VP6

Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil12/2020 - 05/2021

Developed enterprise consultancy apps with Java SpringBoot on the backend and React on the frontend.

Focused on scalable delivery for business requirements that needed reliable operational software.

Full-Stack Software Engineer

OperData

Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil03/2020 - 12/2020

Designed and shipped a real-estate management platform from the first version to production.

Used React, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, and some PHP to support back-office workflows.

Academic Research

PUC Minas

Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil01/2019 - 02/2020

Researched urban mobility and vehicular networks while completing the degree in computer science.

Built the habit of working with technical depth before moving into product software delivery.

Stack
Tools I use for web apps and APIs

Backend

Node.js

Express

Nest

Koa

Sequelize

Spring Boot

Firebase Functions

Hapi

AWS Lambda

Prisma

TypeORM

Frontend

React

Next.js

Redux

Styled Components

Tailwind CSS

Data & Infra

PostgreSQL

Redis

AWS Lambda

Docker

CI/CD

Quality

Jest

Testing Library

Sentry

OAuth

GraphQL

Contact

Let’s build something useful

Open to product work, web applications, backend APIs, and database-heavy systems that need careful implementation.

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