VS Code Extension
BR Tax ID Generator
VS Code extension to generate Brazilian tax IDs on demand.
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BetalabsIntern Developer
Built ERP modules for social integrations, gaining first production PHP/SQL experience.
Main tech- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- PHP
- jQuery
- 2012
CentesimoJunior Front-end Developer
Built Kinect-based games and HTML5/Flash experiences at Centesimo, including a gamified training platform.
Main tech- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- ActionScript
- PHP
- Kinect SDK
- 2013
VeriosFront-end Developer
Joined Verios to build investment web apps and D3.js visualizations for Brazil's first robo-advisor.
Main tech- SASS
- JavaScript
- React
- D3.js
- Express
- Node.js
- 2014
LocawebSoftware Engineer
Worked on Locaweb's drag-and-drop website builder serving a large B2C platform.
Main tech- HTML5
- LESS
- JavaScript
- Ember.js
- Ruby on Rails
- 2015
HugeSoftware Engineer
Redesigned a major bank site and worked on Fortune 500 client engagements.
Main tech- HTML5
- SASS
- JavaScript
- React
- Vue.js
- Webpack
- 2016
ConveniaSenior Software Engineer
Set front-end architecture, hired and mentored engineers, and built the team.
Main tech- SASS
- JavaScript
- PHP
- Vue.js
- Laravel
- 2017
NeoPagSenior Software Engineer
First and only front-end engineer, built everything from scratch until launch.
Main tech- JavaScript
- Elixir
- Vue.js
- Phoenix
- 2018
a55Founding Engineer
Joined a55 to build fintech infrastructure, starting a long-term mission.
Main tech- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- Vue.js
- Django
- 2021a55
Senior Software Engineer
Major business pivot, from SME loans to payment orchestration and infrastructure. Expanded team and tech stack.
Main tech- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- Vue.js
- Nuxt.js
- Flask
- 2022a55
Staff Software Engineer
Leading technical strategy and development for payment orchestration for global markets.
Main tech- LLMs
- RAG
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Python
- Vue.js
- Nuxt.js
- Flask
Rafael Abensur
Full-stack engineer and AI enthusiast
Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience building scalable web applications and payment systems.
Passionate about leveraging technology to solve complex problems and drive innovation in the fintech space.
Selected Work
A few things I'm proud of across open source, experiments, and product work.
Workflow
AI GitHub Activity Digest
An AI + GitHub workflow that summarizes activity into a digest.
ViewNPM Package
zod-br-tax-id
NPM package with type-safe helpers for Brazilian tax IDs.
ViewCLI Tool
Etiquette CLI
CLI that stars your dependencies repositories on GitHub.
ViewCodePen Pen
Deviation Chart
Wallet deviation chart experiment using D3.js.
ViewCodePen Pen
Pocker Mortys dataviz
Interactive data visualization playground.
ViewCodePen Pen
Polar Agenda
A circular calendar experiment made with pure Javascript
ViewWeb App
Supermon Cardgame
A card creator based on Top Trump.
ViewWeb App
Tera Raid Companion
A companion web app for a video game.
ViewWriting
O Pantalogos de Heraclito
Academic writing on Heraclitus and the meaning of logos.
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