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Carlos Ferrer's Home Page

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Hello, Internet!

I'm Carlos Ferrer.

Software Engineer, Founder & CEO. I turn ideas into software.

I work from problem framing to production, connecting architecture, product, design, and business to build software that can evolve.

Founder of Byte Criativo. João Pessoa, Brazil.

Work experience

Byte Criativo — Founder & CEO / Software Engineer

2023 — present

I lead the software house while remaining hands-on: I work directly across strategy, architecture, product, design, and engineering.

  • Product strategy and architecture
  • Backend, frontend, and infrastructure
  • UI/UX and application design
  • Automation and integrations
  • Custom solutions and continuous evolution

Jampa Ruby — Organizer and speaker

2023 — present

I run Jampa Ruby, Paraíba’s local Ruby and Ruby on Rails community: I organize its meetups and talks, and take the stage as a speaker too.

  • Organizing meetups and talks
  • Speaking on Ruby and Ruby on Rails

Lepidus Tecnologia — Web Developer

2021

I built web applications for academic journals, events, and scientific groups, and contributed plugins to Public Knowledge Project software.

  • Scholarly publishing applications
  • Plugins for OJS, OMP, and OPS (PKP)
  • REST architecture and APIs
  • Java, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, and CSS

My toolbox

Backend:
Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Python, Django, REST APIs, Web architecture
Frontend:
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, HTML, CSS, Tailwind CSS, HTMX
Data:
PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL
Infrastructure / DevOps:
Linux, Git, GitHub, Docker, Cloudflare, Render, Vercel
AI & automation:
OpenAI APIs, LLMs, AI Agents, LangChain, AI-assisted development, AI integrations
Product:
Product architecture, UI/UX, Application design, Prototyping, Automation, Integrations

Selected work

  1. Carlos Ferrer Online — Four Eras of the Web

    A curriculum and portfolio interpreted through four eras of the Web.

    Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, CSS, Tailwind CSS, Vitest, Playwright

    Visit project page

  2. Underground PB

    A cultural platform documenting Paraíba’s independent scene: bands, events, venues, news, and memory.

    Technologies: Python, Django, PWA

    Visit project page

Education

  • Postgraduate degree in Software Engineering
    Faculdade Focus — 2023
  • Web Development bootcamp
    Le Wagon — 2022
  • Associate degree in Systems Analysis and Development
    Universidade Estácio de Sá — 2021
  • Bachelor of Laws
    Centro Universitário de João Pessoa (UNIPÊ) — 2016

About this page

Four interfaces, one content model: this site tells the same story in 1997, 2004, 2012, and 2026.

Next.js · React · TypeScript

Contact me

For software projects: Byte Criativo / Contato

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