Marcelo Vieira is a seasoned software developer and open source advocate with 18 years of experience building scalable web platforms and backend services. He has held technical leadership roles including CTO and co-founder of startups (movimente.me/FITNOVA) and has driven architecture and operations for high-traffic systems at Globo.com. Experienced across Python, Django, Go, React and Debian-based infrastructure, he combines hands-on engineering with system administration and platform design. A long-time Debian developer and active contributor to notable projects like Thumbor and Megadraft, he focuses on maintainability, cross-version compatibility and usable front-end features. Marcelo has also delivered government and public-sector systems with attention to accessibility and broad participation, showing a knack for bridging technical rigor and civic impact. Fast-learning and curious, he thrives in dynamic teams that value innovation and creative problem solving.
18 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Bachelor at Centro Universitário de Belo Horizonte
Megadraft is a Rich Text editor built on top of Facebook's Draft.JS featuring a nice default base of components and extensibility
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:11 releases, 228 commits, 85 PRs in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Marcelo primarily contributed to the development and improvement of the front-end components of the Megadraft editor. They fixed typos, created the initial version of inline styles, and implemented a new toolbar, demonstrating a focus on the user interface and editor functionality. Furthermore, they added features for the Media blocks, including the ability to add captions and control the appearance of the image and video blocks. They also fixed bugs and improved unit tests.
thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:2 releases, 10 reviews, 34 commits in 8 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Marcelo primarily contributed to the Thumbor project by updating dependencies, fixing code style issues, and addressing Python 2 and 3 compatibility problems. Their work included modifying core engine files, adjusting filter implementations, and updating build configurations to ensure proper functionality and compatibility. The user also replaced the 'pexif' dependency with the more versatile 'piexif' library, reflecting their commitment to the project's maintainability and broader compatibility.
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Marcelo Vieira - Software Developer at movimente.me