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NAME

Filipe Alves de Almeida(cv)

filipealvesdealmeida — Senior Backend Engineer · PHP · Node.js · REST APIs · Linux · AWS

English C1 Advanced · Portuguese Native · 12+ years in production

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TL;DR

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  • 12+ years building, integrating and operating production systems in PHP, Node.js and Python.
  • 900K+ messages processed by a multi-tenant WhatsApp platform on Redis, BullMQ and MongoDB — idempotent webhooks, retries, controlled concurrency.
  • 1.47M clicks and 20M impressions from Google Search in a peak month, on a web property serving ~1M monthly pageviews.
  • 700K+ users registered on a Laravel application, with more than 500K verified email addresses.

DESCRIPTION

filipe Senior Backend Engineer with 12+ years of experience building, integrating and operating production systems in PHP, Node.js and Python. Strong background in backend ownership, REST APIs, webhooks, asynchronous processing, MySQL/MongoDB, Linux, Docker and Nginx, including mature PHP codebases and hands-on Laravel/Yii work.

Built a multi-tenant WhatsApp platform that processed 900K+ messages using Redis, BullMQ and MongoDB with idempotent webhook handling, retries and controlled concurrency; also operated high-traffic web systems reaching ~1M monthly pageviews and 1.47M Google Search clicks / 20M impressions in a peak month.

Experienced from requirements and architecture through deployment, incident response and production monitoring, with practical AWS exposure and daily AI-assisted development.

OPTIONS / TECHNICAL SKILLS

-b, --backend
PHP, Laravel, Yii, Node.js, REST APIs, Webhooks, Third-party integrations, Background workers
-m, --messaging
Redis, BullMQ, Job queues, Retries, Idempotency, Concurrency control, Failure handling
-d, --data
MySQL, MongoDB, SQL, Schema changes, Indexing, Query/performance troubleshooting, Bulk operations
-i, --infrastructure
Linux, Docker, Nginx, AWS EC2/S3, Cloudflare, DNS, SSL/TLS, Deployment, Monitoring, Incident response
-a, --ai-assisted
Claude Code, Codex, Architecture planning, Implementation, Debugging, Code/test review
-x, --additional
Git, Code review, WordPress/WooCommerce, Stripe/payment APIs, Selenium, Puppeteer, n8n

HISTORY / EXPERIENCE

  1. Founder & Software Engineer @ Logup Digital Jul 2017 — Present

    Brazil / Remote

    • Owned backend delivery end to end — requirements, architecture, database changes, implementation, deployment, monitoring and production support — across client and independent systems.
    • Designed and operated a multi-tenant Node.js messaging platform for the official WhatsApp Business Platform, processing 900K+ messages through Redis/BullMQ workers and MongoDB while keeping webhook ingestion responsive under traffic bursts.
    • Implemented idempotent webhook processing, retries and controlled concurrency; diagnosed CPU/database pressure during high-volume sends and redesigned the processing path around queues and batch operations to reduce synchronous load and improve stability.
    • Built a 24/7 data-ingestion service (Python/Selenium, later Node.js/MongoDB) that authenticated into external systems, detected newly available data and persisted records unattended, replacing recurring manual collection.
    • Built and maintained PHP/MySQL web and e-commerce systems, including WordPress/WooCommerce projects and integrations with Stripe and Brazilian payment services; operated Linux, Docker and Nginx environments with DNS, SSL/TLS and production troubleshooting.
  2. Senior Software Engineer — AI & Web @ Inteligência Conectada Ltda Mar 2023 — Nov 2025

    Brazil

    • Developed and operated production platforms across PHP, Node.js, Next.js, TypeScript, MongoDB, MySQL, Docker and Nginx, with emphasis on backend behavior, integrations, reliability and production troubleshooting.
    • Built REST API integrations and automation workflows connecting internal systems with third-party services, reducing repetitive operational work and improving system-to-system data flow.
    • Diagnosed application errors, server-load spikes, availability issues and deployment/configuration failures across Linux, Nginx, Cloudflare and database environments, focusing on root cause rather than symptom-only fixes.
    • Scaled and operated a WordPress-based web property to 1M monthly pageviews; in a peak month, Google Search Console recorded 1.47M organic clicks and 20M impressions after sustained work on application performance, caching, Cloudflare, technical SEO and infrastructure.
    • Built and operated a supporting Laravel application for account registration, scaling it to 700K+ registered users and more than 500K verified email addresses.
  3. PHP Developer — E-commerce @ CreationShop Ltd Feb 2014 — Jun 2017

    Remote

    • Maintained and evolved a mature PHP/Yii e-commerce codebase for 3+ years in a distributed remote team, shipping production changes against established business rules and integrations.
    • Built payment modules and third-party financial integrations for card and checkout flows; traced transaction failures end to end through application logic, MySQL and external APIs to keep checkout stable during higher-volume periods.

PROJECTS

Selected projects

Prompts Manager + RAG

Multi-tenant metered LLM chat

Next.js/TypeScript, MongoDB and AWS EC2/S3; integrates multiple model providers, usage accounting and a hybrid BM25 + dense retrieval pipeline with RRF fusion.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • MongoDB
  • AWS EC2/S3
  • BM25
  • RRF

Scale

WhatsApp messaging & support SaaS

Meta Cloud API, Redis/BullMQ, MongoDB and PM2, with templates, delivery metrics, billing, blacklist/opt-out and LLM-assisted workflows.

  • Meta Cloud API
  • Redis
  • BullMQ
  • MongoDB
  • PM2

KEYWORDS

  • PHP
  • Laravel
  • Yii
  • Node.js
  • Python
  • TypeScript
  • Next.js
  • REST APIs
  • Webhooks
  • Redis
  • BullMQ
  • Job queues
  • Idempotency
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • SQL
  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Nginx
  • AWS EC2
  • AWS S3
  • Cloudflare
  • DNS
  • SSL/TLS
  • Incident response
  • Monitoring
  • WhatsApp Business Platform
  • Meta Cloud API
  • Multi-tenant
  • RAG
  • LLM
  • Stripe
  • WordPress
  • WooCommerce
  • Selenium
  • Puppeteer
  • n8n
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Remote

EDUCATION / LANGUAGES

-e, --education
BSc in Computer Science — Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Brazil (2013)
--lang=english
English — C1 Advanced
--lang=portuguese
Portuguese — Native

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