Eduardo Cruz
Senior Software Developer at Upwork
Pernambuco, Brazil
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Top SchoolEduardo Cruz is a Senior Software Developer and the top-rated Laravel expert on Upwork with over 13 years of focused experience and more than 15,000 freelance hours delivering web applications across CRM, education, finance, social platforms and gaming APIs. He blends deep hands-on Laravel/PHP expertise with leadership—having managed teams up to 15 developers and acted as technical lead, founder, and consultant for startups, YC-adjacent teams, and large financial institutions. His background spans the full web stack and DevOps tools (AWS, DigitalOcean, Git, Jira) and is grounded in a master’s in Software Engineering with a research focus on software reuse. Known for clear communication and thorough documentation, he has consistently earned five-star client feedback for solving critical problems and guiding product strategy. Recently he’s explored blockchain and OpenAI integrations to expand product capabilities beyond traditional web backends. Based in Pernambuco, Brazil, Eduardo combines entrepreneurial grit with institutional consulting experience, able to take an idea from concept to VC-ready demo.
13 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Visual Data Mining, Bachelor, Visual Data Mining at Universidade SalvadorMaster, Software Engineering (Software Reuse), Master, Software Engineering (Software Reuse) at Universidade Federal de PernambucoStartup Boards: Advanced Entrepreneurship, Empreendedorismo, Startup Boards: Advanced Entrepreneurship, Empreendedorismo at Stanford University
English, French
Stackoverflow
617reputation
45kreached
50answers
1question
Github Skills (136)
watermark10
guzzle10
laravel10
intervention10
kanban10
imagick10
gd10
image10
tasks10
php10
javascript9
http-client9
invoice9
http-header9
laravel-dusk9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
MySkills/MySkills.com.br
Sep 2012 - Apr 2018
Contributions:687 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 7 months
software-developerdeveloper-communitygamified
eduardocruz/eduardocruz
Aug 2022 - Mar 2025
Eduardo Cruz personal website
Contributions:37 PRs, 44 pushes, 39 branches in 2 years 7 months
reactcruz
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