Software Developer

Software engineering with 17+ years of experience.

Developer with 15+ years of experience across backend, web, mobile, automation and modern software engineering.

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Paulo Herval

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AI-First Development

Full Stack Engineering

Automation & RPA

Performance & Security

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17+ years

01 / About

Engineering with a pragmatic mindset.

I am a Full Stack Software Engineer with 17+ years of experience in complex web and mobile projects, with strong experience in government, corporate and institutional environments.

My core background is PHP, JavaScript and Java, complemented by Python and C#. I have worked with Laravel, Vue.js, React, Next.js, Angular, Quasar and a broad range of backend, database, cloud and infrastructure technologies.

My engineering approach combines Clean Code, performance, security, automation and AI-First development to build efficient, scalable and maintainable solutions.

02 / Stack

Tools I use to build.

A broad stack shaped by years of working with different products, teams and technical constraints.

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Languages

PHP, JavaScript, Java, Python, C#

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Web & Backend

Laravel, Symfony, Spring, CodeIgniter, Zend, Node.js, Next.js

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Frontend

Vue.js, React, Angular, Quasar, jQuery, Bootstrap

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Automation & AI

Selenium, beautifulsoup, UiPath Orchestrator, Pandas

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Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS, Azure, Docker, Nginx, Apache, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD

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Data & Engineering

MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, OpenSearch

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AI Development

Claude Code, Devin, Github Copilot

03 / Selected work

Problems worth solving.

Recent projects that demonstrate my experience in backend, web, mobile and automation development.

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Agora é Lei no Paraná

Mobile / Public Sector

Mobile application developed for Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Paraná, with Apache Cordova and a Laravel 7 backend. The work received national recognition in public-sector technology awards.

  • Cordova
  • Laravel 7
  • Mobile
  • Public Sector
02

Portal da Transparência

Government / Web / Public Sector

Development and evolution of institutional and transparency portals for the Assembleia Legislativa do Estado do Paraná.

  • Laravel
  • Vue
  • MySQL
  • WordPress
  • Public Sector
03

Fintech Payments Platform

Backend / Fintech

Maintenance and evolution of a Brazilian fintech payment platform using pure PHP, Docker and OpenSearch, with AI-assisted development.

  • PHP 8.4
  • Docker
  • OpenSearch
  • AI-First
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RPA with Python

Automation

RPA solutions for a large Brazilian conglomerate using Python, to automate their business processes, applying generative AI to accelerate development and improve code quality.

  • Python
  • Selenium
  • beautifulsoup
  • UiPath

04 / Experience

15+ years of evolving with the web.

Jul 2026 — Present

Python Developer · DB1 Global Software

RPA solutions using Python, Selenium, UiPath Orchestrator, Kubernetes and generative AI.

Jul 2025 — Jun 2026

PHP Developer · DB1 Global Software

Evolution of a Brazilian fintech payment platform using PHP 8.4, Docker and OpenSearch.

Sep 2023 — Jan 2025

Senior Full Stack Developer · Develcode

Laravel, WordPress, Next.js, Squidex, Docker, Azure and MySQL across institutional and business systems.

Jan 2022 — Sep 2023

Full Stack Developer · Meta

Laravel, Vue 3, Quasar, WordPress, WooCommerce, REST, JWT and GitLab CI/CD.

Feb 2011 — Jan 2022

Full Stack Developer · ALEP

11 years developing institutional portals, transparency systems, mobile applications and integrations.

05 / Contact

Have a problem to solve?

Software engineering, automation, AI-First development and complex web solutions.

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