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Rodrigo Fernandes

@rodrigofernandes

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I build AI-powered SaaS workflow platforms and full-stack products with React, TypeScript, and Node.js.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I'm interested in opportunities to build and scale AI-powered SaaS products, own features end-to-end, and collaborate with fast-paced, remote-first engineering teams.

At MindCloud, I build SaaS workflow automation and created Cirra’s execution engine for AI prompts, schedules, and event-based triggers. I also led Embedded SaaS, which generated $100k+ in new contracts through white-label integrations and an embeddable JavaScript SDK.

Previously at Aerial, I led end-to-end product work for an AI-powered compliance SaaS, including document review, multi-company workflows, DocuSign and SendGrid integrations, and type-safe APIs with tRPC and Zod. I established Cypress E2E testing and CI/CD pipelines while supporting a five-person engineering team through code reviews and technical documentation.

I’ve spent 5+ years building and scaling SaaS products for US and Brazilian startups, from React design systems and AWS infrastructure to e-commerce performance improvements that raised PageSpeed scores from roughly 40 to 80.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Software Engineer

Current

MindCloud

Sep 2024 - Present (2 years)

Develop a SaaS workflow-automation platform (comparable to Zapier, Make, and n8n) using Node.js, Express, React, Redux, Vite, SCSS, and PostgreSQL.

Built the entire execution engine for Cirra, a greenfield AI-native automation product, powering workflows, schedules (recurring AI prompts), and event-based triggers (e.g., run an AI prompt on every incoming email).

Led development of the Embedded S

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Freelancing Software Engineer

Freelance

Jan 2024 - Aug 2024 (7 months)

Designed, built, and delivered a full web platform for CMJ - Conselho Mudando o Jogo using React on the frontend, AdonisJS (Node.js) on the backend, and AWS for cloud infrastructure and deployment.

Delivered additional full-stack web development projects for clients using React, TypeScript, and Node.js.

Full-stack Developer | Tech Lead

Aerial

Oct 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 2 months)

Developed a compliance and due-diligence SaaS that helps startups become investment-ready: documents are categorized by a proprietary AI model that flags compliance red flags for founders.

Served as Tech Lead in a 5-person engineering team, owning features end-to-end, performing code reviews, and writing technical documentation in Notion.

Built the application with Next.js, React, TypeScript, No

Frontend Engineer

Intuix Tecnologia

Jan 2022 - Oct 2022 (9 months)

Built from scratch the frontend of a compliance-certification SaaS (e.g., ISO 9001) that lets companies capture photo and audio evidence of conformity, using React, TypeScript, Jest, React Testing Library, and Cypress on a Node.js/AWS backend.

Implemented the company design system: translated Figma specifications into a reusable React component library published as a private NPM package and consu

Full-stack Developer

Lenscope

Sep 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 3 months)

Developed and maintained the storefront of a 100%-online eyewear e-commerce startup built on PrestaShop, using PHP, Twig, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and MySQL.

Built customer-facing features such as a prescription-based price calculator (myopia, astigmatism, and other lens parameters) and landing pages for marketing campaigns.

Contributed to a Next.js/React virtual try-on application with a camera-b