Summary
Rafael Papastamatiou is a full-stack software engineer with a back-end focus and 7 years of experience building web and mobile products from idea to production. Currently a Senior Software Engineer at Afya, he has led a squad and shipped features like video playlists, study plans, Salesforce integrations, an internal helpdesk, and a checkout back end using Node.js, React, React Native, Serverless/AWS Lambda, MongoDB and SQS. Previously he built end-to-end HR and recruitment platforms as the sole developer at TeamHub, also managing AWS infrastructure (EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, CI/CD) and scaling MySQL/NestJS/Sequelize systems. He combines hands-on implementation with stakeholder communication—regularly aligning clients, product owners and Tech Leads to meet deadlines and deliverables. Based in Minas Gerais, Brazil, he brings practical experience turning complex educational and HR workflows into reliable, production-grade services. A pragmatic builder who thrives in small teams, Rafael often owns full feature lifecycles from architecture through deployment.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Technician, Computing, Computer Technician, Computing at COTEMIG - Colégio e Faculdade
English, Portuguese