Douglas Gabriel is a pragmatic CTO and software engineer with 8 years of experience leading product-focused teams and shipping maintainable full‑stack applications. Based in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, he specializes in TypeScript-driven stacks—Node.js with NestJS for GraphQL/REST APIs and Next.js on the frontend—backed by PostgreSQL (with MongoDB and Neo4j when the use case demands). At Goodworld he progressed from Lead Engineer to CTO, combining hands‑on implementation with technical leadership to evolve product architecture. An active open-source contributor, he has improved accessibility and reliability in the popular Chakra UI component library, reflecting a strong attention to UX and code quality. Colleagues describe him as a problem solver who quickly learns new technologies and prioritizes long‑term maintainability.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Technologist, Systems Analysis and Development, Technologist, Systems Analysis and Development at Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul - Campus Bento Gonçalves
Chakra UI is a component system for building products with speed ⚡️
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:5 commits, 4 PRs, 4 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Douglas primarily contributed to the Chakra UI component library by modifying existing components and addressing specific issues. Their work involved updating the `ISwitch` component, fixing types in `useDisclosure`, and optimizing the `Modal` component. The contributions included changes related to accessibility, usability, and preventing bugs. The user's changes reflect a focus on improving the functionality and maintainability of the UI components within the React-based design system.
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Douglas Gabriel - Chief Technology Officer at Goodworld