Summary
Deiva Magalhaes is a Senior JavaScript Engineer with 11 years of experience building reliable, edge-case-aware product systems across e-commerce, SaaS, and high-traffic web platforms. Currently at Help Scout, he led major migrations from Backbone/Marionette to React, launched Custom Apps 2.0 and shipped Inbox features that enabled teams to customize workflows and surface critical data. He brings a full-stack sensibility from earlier roles in PHP, Laravel and Drupal, and a track record of improving performance, developer ergonomics and extensibility that directly unlocked new partner and customer integrations. Comfortable working cross-functionally with design and backend teams, he emphasizes "owning the outcome" and pragmatic craftsmanship over convention. Based in Spain with an MBA in Project Management and an engineering background, he combines technical depth with product-minded delivery and a knack for turning legacy systems into scalable, user-focused experiences.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Project Management, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Project Management at Fundação Getulio Vargas / FGV
Federal University of Technology – Paraná
English, Portuguese