Diego Hernandes is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building backend systems and leading small engineering teams across Brazil and remote nearshore engagements. He’s worked as a Node.js engineer at BairesDev and held senior roles including CTO at a fintech-focused startup, giving him hands-on expertise from PHP-era web apps to modern JavaScript services. Comfortable in both execution and technical leadership, he has moved between product-focused startups and large-client delivery environments, shipping scalable solutions for diverse industries. Known on GitHub as a "hyperactive" developer, he brings a high-energy, continuous-delivery mindset and a habit of iterating quickly on prototypes. Based in Minas Gerais, he pairs practical engineering with an entrepreneurial streak that surfaced early in his CTO tenure. His background suggests strengths in rapid problem solving, cross-team collaboration, and evolving legacy systems into API-first services.
Contributions:1 release, 41 PRs, 166 pushes in 3 months
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