Senior AI-First Software Engineer | Software Architect

Dublin, Ireland | +353 083 881 8967 | bassalobre.vinicius@gmail.com linkedin.com/in/mvbassalobre | github.com/marcusvbda | mvbassalobre.com

Senior Software Engineer with 13+ years of experience designing, modernising, and scaling financial systems, e-commerce platforms, and high-availability web applications. Specialist in AI-First engineering culture, combining deep software architecture expertise with advanced LLM orchestration (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and raise engineering productivity. Proven track record in technical leadership, architectural decision-making, and developer mentorship across fintech, payments, and enterprise software. Currently based in Dublin, Ireland, and eligible to work under the Critical Skills Employment Permit.

Backend: Laravel, Node.js, NestJS, PHP, Python, Java Frontend: React, Next.js, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Alpine.js, Livewire Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Vercel, Docker, CI/CD, GitFlow, Microservices, Redis, Supabase Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis AI & LLMs: LLM Orchestration, Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI APIs, AI-First Development Architecture & Practices: Distributed Systems, Offline-First Architecture, Event-Driven Systems, Queue-Based Workflows, REST APIs, Anti-Fraud Systems, Payment Gateway Integration, Code Review, Technical Leadership, Agile

Investidor10 — Remote | November 2023 – Present

• Led the modernisation and migration of one of the company's most critical financial products, transforming a Laravel monolith into a modern offline-first architecture using Next.js.
• Defined caching strategies, data synchronisation, and offline-first workflows to significantly improve user experience on a high-traffic investment platform serving thousands of simultaneous users.
• Architected and implemented scalable microservices, queue-based messaging systems, real-time data pipelines, and advanced performance optimisation workflows.
• Contributed directly to an approximately 15% increase in paid user conversion following the launch of the redesigned portfolio experience.
• Maximised team efficiency through practical AI-assisted engineering workflows using Cursor and LLMs, reducing delivery time and mitigating human error.
• Stack: Laravel, React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, AWS, Redis, Vercel, MySQL, CI/CD, GitFlow, LLM Orchestration

Vega Checkout — Remote | January 2024 – July 2025

• Maintained and optimised scalable, resilient payment flows integrated with multiple market-leading payment gateways for high-volume e-commerce operations.
• Improved transaction reliability and overall platform stability under peak traffic scenarios.
• Supported engineering team growth through rigorous code reviews, best practice dissemination, and individual mentorship.
• Developed robust Laravel applications for the e-commerce ecosystem and digital marketing automation pipelines.
• Stack: Laravel, PHP, Alpine.js, Livewire, Tailwind CSS, MySQL, GitFlow

Brazil Ireland Association (BRIA) — Dublin, Ireland | January 2026 – Present

– Design, develop, and maintain BRIA's website and digital platforms end-to-end – Build internal products and tools to support the organization's operations and community initiatives – Lead technical architecture, technology decisions, and product development – Work directly with stakeholders to identify problems, define requirements, and turn ideas into functional products – Develop and validate new SaaS products in collaboration with BRIA, using the organization as an early adopter and product incubation environment – Iterate on product workflows, requirements, and business models based on real-world usage and stakeholder feedback

Diwe — Remote | June 2021 – April 2024

• Delivered scalable enterprise systems for major corporations including Gerdau, Unimed, and Saint-Gobain across healthcare and heavy industry sectors.
• Operated across multiple technical ecosystems (PHP, Node.js, Java, TypeScript, Python), navigating stack diversity with confidence and adaptability.
• Actively contributed to corporate architecture discussions and the planning of new modules and microservices.
• Stack: Laravel, Node.js, NestJS, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, TypeScript, Python, Java, AWS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

Payt (formerly Otimize) — Remote | October 2018 – October 2023

• Joined as the company's first software engineer, solely responsible for defining the engineering foundations and initial platform architecture from zero.
• Built and scaled payment and e-commerce platforms from the ground up, which grew to process millions in monthly transactions.
• Designed and implemented robust anti-fraud systems, webhook-based architectures, queue systems, and asynchronous processing workflows.
• Architected scalable microservices and complex, secure integrations with multiple payment gateways.
• Provided technical leadership and mentored the development team as the engineering organisation scaled.
• Stack: Laravel, Vue.js, Nuxt.js, Node.js, NestJS, Python, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Supabase

• Full Stack Developer — Copy Supply | 2017 – 2018 (ASP.NET, Full Stack Development)
• Full Stack Developer — Alive IT | 2014 – 2017 (PHP, C++, Web Development)
• Delphi Developer Intern — Guess Soluções e Tecnologia | 2013 – 2014
• C++ Developer — Mastersel | 2010 – 2013

Technologist Degree in Systems Analysis and Development Universidade de Marília (UNIMAR), Brazil | 2016

• Harvard University CS50: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
• Stanford University: Supervised Machine Learning — Regression and Classification
• English for Career Development Programme: Certified C1 Advanced Level

• Portuguese: Native
• English: C1 — Professional Working Proficiency