Summary
Luis Novaes is a senior software engineer based in Rio de Janeiro with a decade of full-stack experience delivering scalable web applications across startups and enterprise-like teams. He blends strong front-end skills (JavaScript, React, Next.js, TypeScript) with robust back-end capabilities (Node.js, Ruby on Rails) and databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL), deployed on AWS and Docker. He has led projects from prototypes to production, optimizing performance, improving security, and refining CI/CD pipelines, while solving real-world problems with practical architectures. Notably, he strengthened legacy systems at MyCareforce by leveraging Sentry and Betterstack to boost user experience and removed data bottlenecks, and he built an OAuth-based authentication system during his Plathanus/Tabas tenures. He is actively expanding his skill set through Microverse's remote full-stack program and holds a Computer Science degree from UFRJ, bringing a global, continuous-learning mindset to teams. Based in Brazil, he thrives in cross-functional collaboration and translating complex requirements into tangible product outcomes.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Remote Full Stack Web Development Program, Computer Software Engineering, Remote Full Stack Web Development Program, Computer Software Engineering at Microverse
Portuguese, English