Ariel Pontes
Bucharest, Romania
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Top SchoolAriel Pontes is a seasoned Python/Django developer with 13 years of experience building backend systems, APIs, and data-rich applications for clients including the UN, European Commission, World Food Programme and fintech startups. Based in Bucharest, he combines strong relational database design and Dockerized deployment skills with practical expertise in ElasticSearch, Celery, and performance profiling to deliver reliable, scalable services. He has a track record of refactoring legacy systems and enforcing coding standards across projects, often shipping offline-capable sync endpoints and complex search features. Beyond engineering, Ariel is a philosophy-trained thinker and community organizer who promotes secular humanism and effective altruism, bringing unusually rigorous ethical and analytical perspectives to product decisions. He’s equally comfortable contributing to green-energy platforms and humanitarian projects, aiming to have a measurable positive impact regardless of role.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Student, Computer Engineering, Exchange Student, Computer Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyPontifical Catholic University of Rio de JaneiroMaster's degree, Analytic Philosophy, Master's degree, Analytic Philosophy at University of Bucharest
Portuguese, English, French, Swedish, Romanian, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (148)
python10
copernicus10
django10
api10
rest10
json-api10
python-modules10
datatables10
sqlalchemy10
lcc10
async9
test-fixtures9
testing9
json-schema9
fastapi9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
arielpontes/ghostlessmachine
Jan 2016 - Apr 2026
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 10 years 4 months
eaudeweb/scratch
Jan 2020 - Feb 2023
Contributions:9 releases, 53 reviews, 116 commits in 3 years 1 month
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