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Senior Drupal Architect and Technical Lead
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Worldwide
Acquia Grand Master (Drupal 7, Drupal 8, Drupal 9 - nine official certifications)PHPDevOpsDrupalRedisServer AdministrationBackend
Drupal Architecture and Development
Over 20 years of experience in Drupal backend engineering, covering versions 6 through 11. Expertise in custom modules and entities, content modeling, multilingual platforms, and full-cycle delivery from architecture through production operations.
Backend Engineering with PHP and REST APIs
Deep proficiency in PHP 8.3/8.4, REST APIs and OAuth, enabling robust backend solutions, performance improvements and third-party API integrations across complex enterprise platforms.
Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps
Hands-on experience with AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Linux server administration, Nginx/Apache, GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines, PHP-FPM, and Drush automation for reliable and scalable deployments.
Database Management
Proficiency in MySQL/MariaDB and Redis/Valkey for data storage, caching and high-performance database administration across production environments.
JavaScript and Node.js
Experience with JavaScript, Node.js and WebSockets for real-time features, as well as frontend technologies including HTML, CSS, jQuery, htmx, Leaflet and Cytoscape.js.
Services and Automation
Capability in Go, Python, Drush, shell scripting and API integrations for backend services, game processing workloads and automated operational workflows.
AI-Assisted Engineering
Practical use of AI tools including Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT, Copilot and Ollama for implementation, debugging, code review, documentation and local model integration.
Technical Leadership
Experience leading teams of 4+ developers, contributing to architecture decisions, backend optimization, DevOps processes and AI-assisted code reviews on large-scale Drupal projects.
Over 20 years of experience in Drupal backend engineering, covering versions 6 through 11. Expertise in custom modules and entities, content modeling, multilingual platforms, and full-cycle delivery from architecture through production operations.
Backend Engineering with PHP and REST APIs
Deep proficiency in PHP 8.3/8.4, REST APIs and OAuth, enabling robust backend solutions, performance improvements and third-party API integrations across complex enterprise platforms.
Cloud Infrastructure and DevOps
Hands-on experience with AWS and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Linux server administration, Nginx/Apache, GitHub Actions and CI/CD pipelines, PHP-FPM, and Drush automation for reliable and scalable deployments.
Database Management
Proficiency in MySQL/MariaDB and Redis/Valkey for data storage, caching and high-performance database administration across production environments.
JavaScript and Node.js
Experience with JavaScript, Node.js and WebSockets for real-time features, as well as frontend technologies including HTML, CSS, jQuery, htmx, Leaflet and Cytoscape.js.
Services and Automation
Capability in Go, Python, Drush, shell scripting and API integrations for backend services, game processing workloads and automated operational workflows.
AI-Assisted Engineering
Practical use of AI tools including Codex, Cursor, ChatGPT, Copilot and Ollama for implementation, debugging, code review, documentation and local model integration.
Technical Leadership
Experience leading teams of 4+ developers, contributing to architecture decisions, backend optimization, DevOps processes and AI-assisted code reviews on large-scale Drupal projects.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2010
Languages
EnglishFluentPortugueseNative speaker
Project history
Develop and maintain Drupal backend functionality for a maritime software platform, including operational worklists, compliance checklists and reporting workflows. Implement autosave, content cloning and CSV, XLSX and PDF exports to support daily operational tasks.
Design and develop web products and portals, with responsibility for custom application architecture, cloud infrastructure, deployments and ongoing maintenance. Portfolio includes Drupal Brasil, Outer-Core, WarMap, Despertar and Mindcore.
Led a team of 4+ developers delivering Drupal 9/10 projects for major Brazilian clients; contributed to architecture, backend optimization, DevOps and AI-assisted reviews.