Weslley Richard
Backend Software Engineer · PHP / Laravel / Symfony — Tbilisi, Georgia (UTC+4)
Open to remote full-stack/backend roles (PHP/Laravel preferred) and freelance, consulting, and part-time welcome.
Profile
I'm a Software Engineer with a product mindset, focused on solutions that go beyond code to address real business needs. My experience spans agile startups and enterprise environments. I specialize in architecting scalable microservices with PHP (Laravel, Symfony), AWS, and Docker, and I actively mentor teams so projects move seamlessly from concept to execution.
Experience
- PHP Backend Software Engineer at Printi (Apr 2023 – Jul 2025) · Full-time
Built scalable microservices with Symfony and AWS (SNS, SQS, Lambda); coordinated sprints and mentored developers, working with teams across India and Romania.
- PHP Backend Software Engineer at Brasil TecPar (Datum TI) (Sep 2022 – Apr 2023) · Full-time
Maintained critical integrations with Symfony, Oracle DB and RabbitMQ; expanded the platform for product integrations.
- Full Stack Software Engineer at Cloudfox (Apr 2021 – Jun 2022) · Contract
Co-developed an anti-fraud system that cut fraud and chargebacks by ~60%; built a real-time decision dashboard with Alpine.js.
- Full Stack Software Engineer at KBR TEC (Oct 2019 – Mar 2021) · Internship
Built scheduling tools and internal management systems that centralized project tracking; delivered backends for client sites.
Education
- ETEC Adolpho Berezin (Centro Paula Souza) — Computer Technician — Jul 2011 – Dec 2012
Technical Stack
- Backend: PHP (Laravel, Symfony), Doctrine ORM, REST APIs, microservices, Node.js, Go, Python
- Frontend: JavaScript (React, Vue, Alpine.js, Next.js), Tailwind CSS
- Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (SNS, SQS, EC2, Lambda, S3), Docker, Docker Compose
- Messaging & Queuing: RabbitMQ, Kafka
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle DB, MongoDB, Redis
- Integrations: CRM (HubSpot), Payment (PagSeguro, Stripe, Adyen, Asaas)
- Quality & DevOps: PHPUnit, SonarQube, Jenkins, CI/CD, SOLID principles