I am a hands-on Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable, mission-critical systems in fintech, e-commerce, and public administration. I thrive on solving complex problems, guiding teams through architecture decisions, and shipping reliable software with clean code and solid test coverage. I specialize in PHP (Laravel/Symfony), Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js), with strong experience in microservices, distributed messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and cloud-native deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm). I value collaboration, continuous improvement, and observable systems, and I enjoy mentoring others to ship high-impact solutions quickly and safely.

Edmo Farias da Costa

I am a hands-on Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable, mission-critical systems in fintech, e-commerce, and public administration. I thrive on solving complex problems, guiding teams through architecture decisions, and shipping reliable software with clean code and solid test coverage. I specialize in PHP (Laravel/Symfony), Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js), with strong experience in microservices, distributed messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and cloud-native deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm). I value collaboration, continuous improvement, and observable systems, and I enjoy mentoring others to ship high-impact solutions quickly and safely.

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I am a hands-on Senior Software Engineer with 15+ years of experience delivering scalable, mission-critical systems in fintech, e-commerce, and public administration. I thrive on solving complex problems, guiding teams through architecture decisions, and shipping reliable software with clean code and solid test coverage.

I specialize in PHP (Laravel/Symfony), Node.js, and modern frontend frameworks (Vue.js), with strong experience in microservices, distributed messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and cloud-native deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm). I value collaboration, continuous improvement, and observable systems, and I enjoy mentoring others to ship high-impact solutions quickly and safely.

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Work Experience

Senior Backend Engineer at PagSeguro International
August 1, 2024 - Present
Developed and maintained APIs for financial transactions using PHP, including credit card operations and system integrations across Latin America. Contributed to migration of legacy monolithic systems to microservices architecture, enhancing scalability, maintainability and deployment speed. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD. Utilized Splunk for real-time monitoring, log analysis, and observability, enabling proactive incident response and performance optimization. Worked with MySQL for structured data storage and relational database performance. Built apps that use Kafka and RabbitMQ for asynchronous messaging, ensuring efficient and reliable communication between distributed services.
Senior Backend Engineer at PixPay
April 1, 2024 - October 13, 2025
Developed a billing API using PHP/Laravel, integrated with a large national bank to process thousands of transactions daily. Ensured 100% unit and feature test coverage with PHPUnit, improving software reliability. Employed Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Argo CD to streamline deployments in a GitOps model. Used Dynatrace and Kong for performance monitoring and API gateway management. Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile sprints, delivering user-centered features on time.
Senior Fullstack Developer at Invilla (Client Infracommerce)
October 1, 2023 - October 13, 2025
Developed customer-facing e-commerce portals using PHP/Laravel and JavaScript, improving performance and maintainability. Acted as Technical Lead, conducting regular code reviews, defining development standards, and promoting best practices such as SOLID, TDD, and CI/CD. Documented architectural decisions and implemented improvements to modernize and refactor legacy code, improving system scalability and readability. Collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile sprints to deliver user-centered features on time.
Senior Fullstack Developer at Invilla (Client Gym Pass)
December 1, 2022 - October 13, 2025
Developed scalable APIs using Node.js and Express to collect and centralize KPI data from Google Play and Apple Store, increasing data availability and monitoring accuracy by 40%. Integrated multiple RESTful APIs via Kafka, enabling reliable asynchronous communication and improving system throughput and resilience under high load. Built front-end dashboards using JavaScript and Vue.js to visualize KPI metrics and enhance user experience for internal stakeholders. Used Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform and Helm to provide and configure the environment. Implemented SonarQube for continuous code analysis, leading to a 30% reduction in critical code issues and raising overall code review efficiency. Utilized Dynatrace for real-time monitoring, log analysis, and observability.
Senior Fullstack Developer at Invilla (Client Drug Center)
April 1, 2022 - October 13, 2025
Developed scalable e-commerce web application for the pharmaceutical sector, enabling pharmacies to efficiently restock their inventory through an online platform. Built and maintained RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js, ensuring reliable back-end performance and secure data handling. Designed and implemented a dynamic frontend interface with Vue.js and JavaScript, featuring real-time search and fast-loading components to enhance user experience. Utilized Redis for caching popular and best-selling products, improving overall system responsiveness and reducing database load. Managed data persistence using Cassandra NoSQL, optimizing performance and scalability for large volumes of product and transaction data.
Technical Lead at Vox Tecnologia (João Pessoa)
January 1, 2021 - October 13, 2025
Led a cross-functional team of four developers, ensuring smooth collaboration and alignment on architecture. Unblocked developers by resolving technical challenges, reviewing code, and maintaining alignment on architectural decisions and team priorities. Improved deployment process by implementing CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, reducing deployment time by 70% and enhancing reliability and consistency across environments by eliminating manual steps. Contributed to a culture of engineering excellence by promoting clean code practices, pair programming, and automated testing.
Senior Software Developer at Vox Tecnologia
January 1, 2018 - October 13, 2025
Developed features for a legal registration system integrated with Brazilian government platforms, improving onboarding speed and automating compliance processes. Implemented back-end enhancements using PHP (Symfony) and JavaScript. Wrote and maintained unit tests with PHPUnit, increasing test coverage from 60% to 93%. Worked with PostgreSQL for relational data storage, and optimized performance using Redis for caching in high-traffic scenarios. Improved code quality and maintainability by integrating SonarQube for continuous code analysis and enforcing clean code practices.
Senior Software Engineer at PagSeguro International (Remote)
August 1, 2024 - Present
Developed and maintained APIs for financial transactions using PHP, including credit card operations and system integrations across multiple countries in Latin America.
Senior Software Engineer at PicPay (Remote)
April 1, 2024 - October 13, 2025
Developed a billing API using PHP/Laravel, integrated with a large national bank to process thousands of transactions daily.
Senior Software Engineer at InVilla (Client InfraCommerce) (Remote)
October 1, 2023 - October 13, 2025
Led cross-functional team of four developers, ensuring smooth collaboration and alignment on architecture decisions and sprint priorities.
Senior Software Engineer at Gympass (Remote)
February 1, 2022 - October 13, 2025
Developed scalable APIs using Node.js and Express to collect KPI data from Google Play and Apple Store, increasing data availability and monitoring accuracy by 40%.
Senior Backend Developer at Vox Tecnologia
January 1, 2021 - October 13, 2025
Led features for a legal registration system integrated with Brazilian government platforms, improving onboarding speed and automating compliance processes. Implemented backend enhancements using PHP (Symfony) and JavaScript. Wrote and maintained unit tests with PHPUnit, increasing test coverage from 60% to 93%. Worked with PostgreSQL for relational data storage, and optimized performance using Redis for caching in high-traffic scenarios. Improved code quality and maintainability by integrating SonarQube for continuous code analysis and enforcing clean code practices.
Senior Backend Developer at Vox Tecnologia
January 1, 2018 - October 13, 2025
Developed new features for a legal registration system integrated with Brazilian government platforms, improving onboarding speed and automating compliance processes. Implemented backend enhancements using PHP (Symfony) and JavaScript. Wrote and maintained unit tests with PHPUnit, increasing test coverage from 60% to 93%. Worked with PostgreSQL for relational data storage, and optimized performance using Redis for caching in high-traffic scenarios. Improved code quality and maintainability by integrating SonarQube for continuous code analysis and enforcing clean code practices.
Senior Backend Engineer at PagSeguro International
August 1, 2024 - November 18, 2025
Developed APIs for financial transactions using PHP/Laravel across multiple countries; migrated legacy monolithic systems to microservices; implemented CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitLab CI, and Argo CD; designed and integrated messaging with Kafka and RabbitMQ; improved observability with Dynatrace and Splunk; optimized relational storages with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
Senior Backend Engineer at PicPay
April 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024
Developed billing APIs in PHP/Laravel; achieved 100% unit test coverage with PHPUnit; built deployment pipelines with Docker/Kubernetes/Terraform/Argo CD; implemented monitoring with Dynatrace; integrated with Kafka for asynchronous messaging; built real-time KPI dashboards and leveraged Redis for caching.
Senior Fullstack Developer at InVilla (Client Gympass) – Vox Tecnologia
December 31, 2022 - December 31, 2022
Developed scalable APIs using Node.js and Express.js to collect KPI data from Google Play and Apple Store, increasing data availability and monitoring accuracy by 40%; integrated with Kafka for asynchronous messaging; created front-end dashboards with Vue.js; containerized with Docker and Kubernetes; used Terraform and Helm for IaC; implemented SonarQube for code quality and Dynatrace for monitoring.
Senior Fullstack Developer at InVilla (Client Drogacenter) – Vox Tecnologia
April 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022
Developed features for a pharmaceutical sector e-commerce/ERP system; built RESTful APIs with PHP (Symfony/Laravel) and JavaScript; implemented dynamic front-end with Vue.js; used PostgreSQL for relational data storage; Redis for caching; implemented SonarQube for code quality; participated in Agile sprints to deliver client-focused features.
Senior Fullstack Developer at InVilla (Client Gympass) – Vox Tecnologia
April 1, 2022 - April 1, 2022
Repeated engagement focusing on API development and front-end dashboards; built caching strategies with Redis; integrated with Kafka for messaging; containerized with Docker; used Kubernetes; persistent data in PostgreSQL; built dashboards with Vue.js.
Tech Lead at Vox Tecnologia – João Pessoa, Brazil
January 31, 2021 - January 31, 2021
Led cross-functional teams, resolved architectural and technical challenges, and promoted best practices. Improved deployment processes via CI/CD, emphasized clean code, pair programming, and automated testing, and guided the team toward delivering high-quality features on time.
Senior Fullstack Developer at Vox Tecnologia
January 31, 2018 - January 31, 2018
Developed features for a legal registration system integrated with Brazilian government platforms, improving onboarding speed and automating compliance processes. Implemented backend enhancements using PHP (Symfony) and JavaScript; wrote and maintained unit tests with PHPUnit, increasing test coverage from 60% to 93%; worked with PostgreSQL for relational storage and used Redis for caching in high-traffic scenarios; integrated SonarQube for continuous code analysis; collaborated with cross-functional teams in Agile sprints.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Internet Systems at FATEC PB - Faculdade de Tecnologia da Paraíba
August 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011
Bachelor's Degree in Internet Systems at FATEC PB - Faculdade de Tecnologia da Paraíba
August 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011
Bachelor's Degree in Internet Systems at FATEC PB - Faculdade de Tecnologia da Paraíba
August 1, 2009 - December 1, 2011

Qualifications

Zend Certified Engineer (PHP 5.4)
January 1, 2015 - January 13, 2025
GitHub Copilot Certification
January 1, 2025 - November 18, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Financial Services, Professional Services