Summary
Gabriel C is a backend software engineer based in São Paulo with nine years of experience building web applications, specializing in Ruby on Rails (almost six years) and Elixir/Phoenix (five years). He has deep practical experience with relational databases (Postgres, MySQL), Redis for caching and background jobs, and a disciplined focus on simple, performant code delivered with thorough testing (TDD/BDD). Gabriel has progressed through multiple roles at Petlove—from intern to senior engineer—and currently engineers backend systems at HG Insights, bringing production-ready practices around CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud services. A Linux and Vim enthusiast with a computer science degree, he also experiments with Node, Java and several compiled languages, giving him breadth beyond his backend specialization. Notably, he combines hands-on implementation with operational awareness, frequently touching infrastructure and deployment in addition to feature development.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Portuguese, English, Spanish, German