Alvaro Cavalcanti
Sr. Staff Software Engineer at WP Engine
Limerick, Munster, Ireland
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Top SchoolAlvaro Cavalcanti is a Sr. Staff Software Engineer at WP Engine with over 11 years of delivering scalable, people-centric software. He blends hands-on expertise in Python RESTful APIs, Ruby on Rails, Java, and frontend frameworks, and has led agile transformations and technical teams at ThoughtWorks and in consulting roles. A proven leader, he served as Technical Lead for more than two years, mentoring peers and delivering modules for billing systems, ERP, iOS apps, and online platforms. His philosophy — "writing software about people, one story at a time" — drives his focus on turning complex requirements into practical, auditable solutions. Based in Limerick, Ireland, he brings a global perspective from consulting in Brazil and Europe, including community leadership with IGDA Recife and education roles. He combines hands-on engineering, process improvement, and mentoring to ship reliable systems at scale.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at Universidade Católica de PernambucoHigh School, High School at Colégio Boa Viagem
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (85)
python10
dependency-analysis10
python-310
fontawesome510
woff210
rest-api10
django10
formatter10
api10
rest10
fontawesome10
fonts10
django-rest-framework10
checker10
rd10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
alvarocavalcanti/pierre-decheck
Jan 2018 - Oct 2022
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Contributions:5 reviews, 185 commits, 61 PRs in 4 years 9 months
up-for-grabspythoncheckerpython-3pull-requests
W3CBrasil/od4d.org
Jul 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:110 commits in 2 months
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