Summary
Raphael Macedo is a senior full-stack developer with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable software in agile environments. Based in Brussels, he currently serves as Senior Full-Stack Developer at 5th floor Software, employing Java, Spring Boot, Angular and cloud-native tech (Docker, Kubernetes, Skaffold, Helm, OpenShift) to build robust, scalable business applications. Previously, as a Tech Lead and Solution Architect at European Dynamics, he steered high-profile projects for the European Parliament and European Commission, making key architectural decisions and mentoring delivery teams. His background also includes automating integration at Westcon, ERP-focused development at Sapitur, and IT leadership at De Chelles, giving him a broad, end-to-end perspective across government, enterprise, and vendor ecosystems. He's an advocate of continuous improvement and modern testing/API-driven practices, with hands-on experience across Cypress, Cucumber, Karate, Microcks, Keycloak, Elastic Stack and API design.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Tecnico em Contabilidade - Colégio Estadual Jamil El Jaick
Postgraduate Studies, Software Engineer, Postgraduate Studies, Software Engineer at ESAB
Estácio de Sá University
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Dutch