Summary
Raphael Ferreira is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience delivering secure, high-performance full-stack systems, currently leading Identity Platform UI efforts at GoDaddy in Seattle. He architects and migrates mission-critical authentication solutions—decomposing monoliths into microservices and moving on-prem OpenStack workloads to AWS—to improve scalability, security, and availability for millions of users. Skilled in Next.js, Python/Django, OAuth2 flows and MFA design, he also builds internal libraries and embeddable UI components that accelerate cross-team adoption of authentication patterns. A committed mentor and educator, Raphael has been the lead instructor for GoDaddy’s internship and bootcamp front-end curriculum and consistently ranks as a student favorite. Less obvious: he pairs deep systems work with hands-on recruitment and interviewing, having run large campus outreach events that attracted hundreds of applicants.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, 4.0 at University of Washington
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering, 3.6/4.0, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Engineering, 3.6/4.0 at Arizona State University
University of São Paulo
English, Portuguese