Filipe Waitman, Developer in Utrecht, Netherlands

Filipe Waitman

Software Developer

Location
Utrecht, Netherlands
Toptal Member Since
December 15, 2015

Since 2010, Filipe has been developing with Python​ and its web frameworks. An Agile methodology enthusiast, he has worked as both a team technical leader and as a scrum master. At the moment, he is aiming to work in Europe, but any project that challenges him and where he can work remotely is more than welcome. Filipe communicates and collaborates well with teams of all sizes.

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Portfolio

Spotfund (via Toptal)
Amazon Web Services (AWS), New Relic, Postmark, Papertrail, Rollbar, Stripe...
Client (An Unreleased Project via Toptal)
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Postmark, Papertrail, Rollbar, Heroku, Celery...
Divio AG (via Toptal)
Amazon Web Services (AWS), New Relic, Sentry, Travis CI, Tox, uWSGI...

Experience

Python - 13 yearsDjango - 11 yearsBack-end Development - 10 yearsAPI Development - 8 yearsDjango REST Framework - 6 yearsHeroku - 6 yearsData Science - 3 yearsMachine Learning - 2 years

Location

Utrecht, Netherlands

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, GitHub, Linux, Django, Python, PostgreSQL, API Development, Python 3, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Back-end

The most amazing...

...project I've worked on is the one responsible for matching borrowers and investors via a loan engine bypassing banks and their surcharges.

Work Experience

2016 - PRESENT

Freelance API Developer | Freelance DevOps Engineer

Spotfund (via Toptal)
  • Developed a mobile micro-donation platform that aims to connect users to NGOs via platform with a social network look and feel.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), New Relic, Postmark, Papertrail, Rollbar, Stripe, Twilio, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Heroku, PostgreSQL, Push Notifications, Django REST Framework, Django, Python 3, Python 2, Python, Stripe API, Twilio API, Serverless, GitHub, Git, Redis, Elasticsearch, APIs, RESTful Development, REST APIs, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), IPython, Celery, Requests, Ajax, RESTful Microservices, Serverless Framework, Cloud, uWSGI
2017 - 2018

Freelance API Developer | Data Scientist

Client (An Unreleased Project via Toptal)
  • Worked on a project; the details are suppressed as this project is not released yet.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Postmark, Papertrail, Rollbar, Heroku, Celery, PostgreSQL, Seaborn, Matplotlib, SciPy, NumPy, Pandas, Django REST Framework, Django, Python 3, Python, API Development, ETL, Selenium, Jupyter, Machine Learning, Data Science, GitHub, Git, APIs, RESTful Development, REST APIs, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Sublime Text, IPython, Requests, Scikit-learn, Cloud
2017 - 2018

Freelance Back-end Developer

Divio AG (via Toptal)
  • Developed internal improvements for the platform,.
  • Designed and built add-ons for a Django CMS and also assisted in a few additional internal projects.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), New Relic, Sentry, Travis CI, Tox, uWSGI, Elasticsearch, Haystack, Cloud, Celery, PostgreSQL, Django CMS, Django, Python 3, Python 2, Python, GitHub, Git, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Sublime Text, IPython
2014 - 2016

Back-end Developer

Geru
  • Worked on a lending platform that matches borrowers and investors directly and thus bypassing the need for banks—ensuring both better interest rates for the borrower and a better profitability to the investors.
Technologies: Clicksign, StatHat, Ngrok, Jumio, Plivo, Zendesk, Sentry, New Relic, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Redis, Celery, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Pyramid, Python, Linux, API Development, Python 3, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon API Gateway, Serverless, Microservices, GitHub, Git, APIs, RESTful Development, REST APIs, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), Sublime Text, IPython, Requests, Fintech, Ajax, Alembic, Chalice, Cloud
2012 - 2014

API Developer | Scrum Master

Titans Group
  • Created a white-labeled cloud storage (Dropbox-like) product.
Technologies: Sentry, New Relic, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Solr, MySQL, Memcached, RabbitMQ, Celery, Django, Python, Linux, PostgreSQL, API Development, Amazon EC2, GitHub, Git, Redis, APIs, RESTful Development, REST APIs, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), IPython, Requests, StatHat, Cloud, Haystack
2010 - 2012

Full-stack Developer | Team Tech Leader

Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN)
  • Developed an internal system that took care of everything about the sites' deployment. This system managed the hiring, the deployment, billing, and maintenance.
Technologies: Sentry, Jenkins, Microsoft SQL Server, RabbitMQ, Celery, Django, Python, Bootstrap, jQuery, GitHub, Git, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), IPython, Requests, Ajax, Cloud, Redis

Experience

API Developer at Spotfund (via Toptal)

This project was a mobile micro-donation platform that aims to connect users to NGOs using a social network look and feel. I'm currently working as both a software engineer (API developer) and DevOps.

Back-­end Developer at Geru

https://www.geru.com.br/
A project for a lending platform that matches borrowers and investors, directly bypassing the need for banks, ensuring both better interest rates for the borrower and better profitability for the investors.

API Developer and Scrum Master at Clarosync (Titans Group)

A project carried out in collaboration with the Titans Group. It is a cloud storage service like Dropbox, but multi­-branded (white­-labeled). This software has millions of users throughout Latin America.

Full-stack Developer and Team Technical Leader at ZINA (Nokia Siemens Networks)

This product was made for the Nokia Siemens Networks. It's an internal platform capable of putting together every single step of a telecommunication physical site deployment and helping the merger of Nokia and Siemens companies.

Skills

Languages

Python 3, Python, Python 2

Frameworks

Django REST Framework, Django, Selenium, Flask, Pyramid, Bootstrap, Alembic, Serverless Framework, Django Channels

Libraries/APIs

REST APIs, API Development, Pandas, Plivo, Stripe, Stripe API, Twilio API, Requests, SQLAlchemy, Rollbar, Matplotlib, SciPy, NumPy, Scikit-learn, jQuery

Tools

GitHub, Sublime Text, IPython, Jupyter, Celery, RabbitMQ, Git, Solr, Jenkins, Sentry, Ngrok, StatHat, Haystack, uWSGI, Travis CI, Papertrail, Seaborn

Paradigms

RESTful Development, Object-oriented Programming (OOP), ETL, Data Science, Microservices

Platforms

Heroku, Linux, Django CMS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), New Relic, Zendesk, Clicksign, Twilio, Amazon EC2, Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

Storage

PostgreSQL, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Microsoft SQL Server, Redis, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, Memcached, MySQL

Other

APIs, Back-end Development, Fintech, Postmark, Jumio, Cloud, Tox, Push Notifications, Machine Learning, Ajax, Amazon API Gateway, RESTful Microservices, Serverless, Back-end

Education

2006 - 2010

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems

Universidade de São Paulo - São Paulo, Brazil