Computer scientist — Software & solutions developer

The art of
architecting
software.

An artisan of code, I build solutions where qualitative rigour meets business logic.

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Portrait of Henrique Lopes Lima
Fig. 01 — Computeiro
02 About / Sobre

Where code
meets
the real problem.

With more than six years of experience, I have worked on international teams, banking systems and research groups, and led the development of public platforms. Whether building with PHP, Go or Python, the choice of tool is always guided by the nature of the problem, never by the trend. The mindset is that of a craftsman: iterate, calibrate and adjust the architecture until the solution reaches the precision it needs.

A well-designed system is not the one that never breaks. It is the one that warns you first.
Communities
PHP com Rapadura · FliSOL
Education
Computer Science · UFC
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Craft

/ Ofício

The craft, today

Writing software today is less about typing lines and more about critical judgement. It is about knowing what to automate, rigorously assessing what a model proposes, and having the confidence to refuse shortcuts that would compromise the future of the project.

The engineer’s role has not disappeared, it has only moved: from the keyboard itself to the design of the solution.

“Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.”— Edsger W. Dijkstra

Vision · four pillars

  1. Clean code is respect for whoever reads it next.

  2. Automate the repetitive; save the mind for the hard parts.

  3. Well-designed systems age well.

  4. To lead is to share knowledge.

Current tooling

Sheet 01/06
  1. 01

    Languages

    1. 01PHP
    2. 02JavaScript
    3. 03SQL
    4. 04Go
    04
  2. 02

    Frameworks

    1. 01Symfony
    2. 02Laravel
    3. 03CodeIgniter
    4. 04Vue
    5. 05React
    05
  3. 03

    Messaging

    1. 01RabbitMQ
    2. 02Kafka
    02
  4. 04

    Data

    1. 01PostgreSQL
    2. 02MySQL
    3. 03MongoDB
    4. 04Redis
    04
  5. 05

    Infrastructure

    1. 01Docker
    2. 02AWS
    3. 03CI/CD
    4. 04Observabilidade
    04
  6. 06

    Practices

    1. 01SOLID
    2. 02Microsserviços
    3. 03Scrum
    4. 04DevOps
    04
04

Work

/ Trabalho

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In production

Senior dev · architecture · leadership

Aurora

Cultural-policy funding platform for the State of Ceará (Secult). Technical lead on proofs of concept and architecture; audit-log module and code-quality pipeline.

  • PHP
  • Symfony
  • PostgreSQL
  • RabbitMQ
  • Docker
Secult-CE · open source · DX · audit + CI/CD2024 — 2026
Completed

Backend · APIs

OficinaFictional name, under contract

The new version of a system used by the workshops of major European automotive brands, with gains in performance and in the quality needed to keep the tool maintainable.

  • PHP
  • Symfony
  • React
  • PostgreSQL
  • Docker
System used in 40+ countries · migration2021 — 25
Completed

Backend · ETL

Importer

Moving a database that had been running for 20 years onto a different engine and a different system, with advanced mapping operations to keep the business logic intact in the new structure.

  • PostgreSQL
  • CLI
  • Mapeamento
Legacy database · 20+ years of data · migration · CLI2021 — 25
Completed

Full stack

e-Cartório

Multi-tenant architecture for a white-label platform serving registry offices across Brazil.

  • Laravel
  • Vue
  • CodeIgniter
Multi-tenant · Brazil2020 — 21
Completed

Backend

SkylandFictional name, under contract

Management system for a winter-vehicle rental platform. Exporting enrichment reports and building new features.

  • Symfony
  • CLI
Automation2023 — 24
06

Career

/ Trajetória
  1. Software engineerBússola Social Brazil
  2. Senior developerSertão Dev · Secult-CE Ceará, BR
  3. Software developerElse Consultoria Remote
  4. Software developerCarvalho Brazil
  5. ResearcherNEMO · UFC Russas, CE

Axis 2018—2027 · solid bar = ongoing role

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Education & languages

/ Formação

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Federal University of Ceará

2018 — 2025

Certifications

  • PHP Track by Alura
  • Harmonious Development with Symfony 6
  • Symfony 5 - Essentials
  • Linux Essentials

Languages

Sheet 03 · proficiency
Portuguese
Native
English
Professional
Spanish
Basic
Scale 1—5 Assessed · Russas, CE
08 Contact / Contato

Room for a new project

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