Lucas Gabriel Ferreira · Software Engineering

Natal, Brazil

Behind
the system.

I build PHP and Python APIs, data synchronization and observability for enterprise and industrial systems.

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Backend Software Engineer

01Experience

Experience that connects systems.

From operations to architecture

Dec 2023 - Present

Remote, Brazil

Current roles

IMD/LABCOMU · UFRN

Backend Developer

  • Develop PHP/Slim REST APIs for systems supporting onboarding at Apple Developer Academies, as part of a multinational project with Apple as a client.
  • Implement data synchronization processes and contribute to the current backend’s hub-spoke architecture.
  • Build audit logging and integrate Elasticsearch search and Prometheus metrics to monitor API operations.
  • Maintain and improve quality pipelines across five backend projects with automated tests, PHPStan level 8 and SonarQube.
  • Contribute to CI/CD and iOS release preparation, including Xcode builds, signing, provisioning and TestFlight distribution.

May 2023 - Present

Natal, Brazil

Current roles

Geowellex

Full Stack Developer

  • Build FastAPI services connecting industrial PLCs through MQTT and WebSocket for real-time drilling monitoring.
  • Maintain lithological monitoring systems using PHP, Symfony and Laravel, with AngularJS interfaces.
  • Develop customizable PDF reports with Electron, Highcharts and TypeScript; configure Mikrotik for the portable Drilling Box monitoring system.

Apr 2024 - Apr 2026

Brazil

DB2

Full Stack Developer

  • Developed Django and Django REST Framework APIs and Sienge integrations for construction industry software.
  • Maintained production applications using Docker and AWS ECS/ECR, including backend services and React interfaces.

Jan 2023 - Jul 2024

Natal, Brazil

SESAP/CTEC

Full Stack Developer

  • Built hospital logistics, inventory and parenteral nutrition systems with React, FastAPI, Flask, SQLAlchemy and PostgreSQL.
  • Maintained containerized environments with Portainer and developed Power BI dashboards, Selenium automations and Windows services.

Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

Natal, Brazil

Linuslog

Full Stack Developer

  • Developed ERP modules with FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, MySQL, React and TypeScript; maintained Windows and Debian Linux servers.

Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

Natal, Brazil

BTN Solutions

Systems Support Analyst

  • Resolved Firebird, PostgreSQL and MySQL issues through backups, recovery, indexing and optimization; supported ERPs and server virtualization.

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021

Natal, Brazil

STI/UFRN

Systems Support Analyst

  • Connected SIGAA users with the development team through issue triage and technical reports on bugs and vulnerabilities.

02About

Portrait of Lucas Gabriel Ferreira

Natal, BrazilPHP / Python

Lucas Gabriel Ferreira.

I am Lucas Gabriel Ferreira, a backend software engineer based in Natal, Brazil. Since 2021, I have worked on systems connecting applications, data and operations, from ERPs and hospital workflows to industrial monitoring. At IMD/LABCOMU, I develop systems supporting onboarding at Apple Developer Academies as part of a multinational project with Apple as a client. My work includes hub-spoke architecture, synchronization, audit logging, Elasticsearch and Prometheus metrics. I hold a BSc in Science and Technology from UFRN and am pursuing a degree in Computer Engineering.

Languages

Portuguese: native

English: B2 (self-assessed)

Education

Dec 2024 - In progress

Computer Engineering

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Completed Dec 2024

BSc in Science and Technology, Computing emphasis

Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

03Backend · PHP & Python

Tools, in context.

Technologies I use to build, integrate and monitor production systems.

Backend and architecture

  • PHP
  • Slim
  • Symfony
  • Laravel
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • Django
  • Flask
  • REST APIs
  • SQLAlchemy
  • Hub-spoke architecture
  • Data synchronization

Data and observability

  • PostgreSQL
  • MariaDB
  • MySQL
  • Redis
  • Elasticsearch
  • Prometheus
  • Audit logging
  • MQTT
  • WebSocket

Infrastructure and quality

  • Docker
  • AWS ECS/ECR
  • Linux
  • CI/CD
  • Bitbucket Pipelines
  • PHPUnit
  • PHPStan
  • SonarQube

Interfaces and delivery

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • AngularJS
  • Electron
  • Highcharts
  • Xcode
  • TestFlight

04Contact

Let’s talk backend.

Open to software engineering roles and freelance projects. Tell me what you are building.

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