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Hi, I'm Rafael Araújo, a Lead Software Engineer based in Auckland, New Zealand. I bring 10+ years of engineering leadership, having migrated multi-million-line PHP platforms to containerised, cloud-native architectures, cut infrastructure costs, and accelerated deployment pipelines. I specialize in optimising databases, applying clean architecture, and designing serverless solutions that boost system performance by 6-8x. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams, setting engineering best practices, and delivering scalable solutions across PHP, TypeScript, Python, and AWS technologies.…Hi, I'm Rafael Araújo, a Lead Software Engineer based in Auckland, New Zealand. I bring 10+ years of engineering leadership, having migrated multi-million-line PHP platforms to containerised, cloud-native architectures, cut infrastructure costs, and accelerated deployment pipelines. I specialize in optimising databases, applying clean architecture, and designing serverless solutions that boost system performance by 6-8x. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams, setting engineering best practices, and delivering scalable solutions across PHP, TypeScript, Python, and AWS technologies.

Rafael Araújo

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +3

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Hi, I'm Rafael Araújo, a Lead Software Engineer based in Auckland, New Zealand. I bring 10+ years of engineering leadership, having migrated multi-million-line PHP platforms to containerised, cloud-native architectures, cut infrastructure costs, and accelerated deployment pipelines. I specialize in optimising databases, applying clean architecture, and designing serverless solutions that boost system performance by 6-8x. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams, setting engineering best practices, and delivering scalable solutions across PHP, TypeScript, Python, and AWS technologies.…Hi, I'm Rafael Araújo, a Lead Software Engineer based in Auckland, New Zealand. I bring 10+ years of engineering leadership, having migrated multi-million-line PHP platforms to containerised, cloud-native architectures, cut infrastructure costs, and accelerated deployment pipelines. I specialize in optimising databases, applying clean architecture, and designing serverless solutions that boost system performance by 6-8x. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams, setting engineering best practices, and delivering scalable solutions across PHP, TypeScript, Python, and AWS technologies.

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Hi, I’m Rafael Araújo, a Lead Software Engineer based in Auckland, New Zealand. I bring 10+ years of engineering leadership, having migrated multi-million-line PHP platforms to containerised, cloud-native architectures, cut infrastructure costs, and accelerated deployment pipelines.

I specialize in optimising databases, applying clean architecture, and designing serverless solutions that boost system performance by 6-8x. I enjoy guiding cross-functional teams, setting engineering best practices, and delivering scalable solutions across PHP, TypeScript, Python, and AWS technologies.

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Lead Senior Full Stack Engineer at Geo Inc. (an Access Group Company)

January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2025

Led platform modernization and reliability initiatives; championed AWS modernization (ECS, Lambda, Terraform); established observability with CloudWatch; mentored engineers on best practices; drove technical debt reduction aligned with product roadmap.

Consultant Senior Full Stack Engineering (contractor) at AskNicely

September 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

Delivered high-impact integrations (Snowflake, PestPac) during a critical resourcing gap; designed and implemented secure bi-directional integrations using Prismatic; introduced an ACL-based feature access model; designed WhatsApp integration using Twilio.

Lead Senior Full Stack Engineer at Modus Create Inc.

January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2022

Drove security overhaul for PowerSchool, led platform modernization and migration initiatives, implemented service decoupling and refactoring to TypeScript Lambdas and DynamoDB; established security boundaries and tenant/domain isolation in multi-service architectures.

Senior Full Stack Engineer at InternetNZ Inc.

January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022

Contributed to new internet-based products, focusing on third-party integrations, serverless architecture, and scalable Python services; ensured availability and reliability of BroadbandMap.

Consultant Solutions Architect at Icons4U

January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2020

Enhanced day-to-day operations with system architectures, BI strategies, and robust deployment patterns; led backend/API development and data integration efforts to improve data accessibility and system reliability.

Full Stack Developer at UERJ, DSEA

January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2020

Designed and refined system architectures; developed front-end interfaces with UX collaboration; delivered back-end and API development with emphasis on scalable patterns and deployment strategies.

Consultant Solutions Architect at Econrio

January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2019

Led BI development initiatives, including ETL, API integration, and dashboards; advised on architecture and mentored junior engineers; delivered data integration solutions for ERP and Web Services.

Information Technology Technician at Petrobras (through Hope)

January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2011

Developed learning management system reports, led data integration projects across ERP and LMS ecosystems, and supported SCORM-compliant digital assets to improve training outcomes.