I'm a Full Stack Software Engineer with extensive experience in architecting, developing, and leading high-impact projects. Currently, I'm a Principal Engineer at BuyerSight and the Founder of Timely Calendar. My passion is to transform ideas into robust and scalable solutions using modern technologies and best development practices. (You can find my detailed resume on my LinkedIn).
- Leadership and Product: As a Principal Engineer at BuyerSight, I've led end-to-end development, architecting and launching an enterprise-grade product that became the company's core offering. I partnered with the CEO to establish comprehensive project parameters, resulting in realistic timelines and implementation plans aligned with revenue goals.
- Full-Stack Development: Extensive experience in Ruby on Rails, React.js with Next.js, and PostgreSQL on Digital Ocean, delivering complete and efficient solutions that eliminated the need for multiple specialized roles.
- Optimization and Performance: Delivered significant performance improvements, including a 21x optimization in operational processing time at BuyerSight (from 42,000 to 1,500-2,000 seconds), a 3.5x performance boost in Ruby on Rails APIs, and a 60% improvement in a ReactJS project.
- Innovation and Projects: Conceptualized, designed, and developed Timely Calendar, managing the entire development lifecycle from idea to App Store deployment.
- Security and Best Practices: Identified and patched critical security vulnerabilities, such as SQL injection risks, and standardized development environments with Docker Compose, enhancing team efficiency and security.
- Mentorship and Community Impact: Rapidly progressed from Junior to Senior Software Engineer at Novatics, actively mentoring team members and interns, contributing to their accelerated professional development. Co-developed an internship program curriculum that led 62% of interns to full-time positions.
My main tools include:
Other Skills: SQL, React Native.
- Timely Calendar: My vision for an ideal calendar experience, fully developed by me from concept to App Store deployment.
- NASA Space Apps Challenge Winner -
nasaOnFire- Led the development of a React Native app to prevent wildfires and urban fires, leveraging crowd-sourcing and a NASA API.
- The project received pivotal support from NASA with an API key upgrade and formed the basis of my Bachelor's thesis.
- GitHub: gabssanto/nasaOnFire
- Hackathon Winner - Hackatics LLM's Hackathon (
ZapGPT)- Played a key role in developing 'ZapGPT,' aimed at broadening ChatGPT's accessibility through WhatsApp integration.
- MBA - Getulio Vargas Foundation (Expected July 2025)
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - University Center of Brasilia (GPA: 3.5)
Feel free to reach out if you'd like to collaborate on a project, need help with something, or just want to say hi!