Summary
Rafael Aquino is a fullstack software engineer with 11 years of experience specializing in backend-heavy Ruby on Rails systems, APIs, and responsive web projects for startups and local businesses in Brazil. He has a track record of reducing churn and improving operational efficiency—most notably helping a large sports academy network retain customers during the pandemic—and builds integrations that turn multichannel data into a single source of truth. Comfortable across the stack, he pairs Rails expertise with React, Next.js, Python/FastAPI, TypeScript, and background processing with Redis/Sidekiq, plus deployment experience with Docker and AWS. As a contractor he has delivered 100+ websites, e‑commerce and payment gateway integrations, and SEO-minded front-end work, while also contributing to AI/LLM projects and continuously upskilling through certifications and advanced algorithm study. Notably, he combines pragmatic product focus with hands-on maintenance of legacy systems, making him adept at both shipping new features and stabilizing existing platforms.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Data Structures and Algorithms, Data Structures and Algorithms at Zero To Mastery Academy
Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Web Development Certification Computer Software Engineering at freeCodeCamp
Master's Degree in Information Technology (Not completed) Intelligent Computing, Master's Degree in Information Technology (Not completed) Intelligent Computing at Universidade Federal de Sergipe
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Universidade Tiradentes-Unit
Portuguese, English