Ariel Pchara
Senior Fullstack Engineer | React & Node.js Specialist | TypeScript, Microservices, AWS
About Me
Senior Fullstack Developer with 20+ years of experience in software development, leading frontend and backend initiatives with a strong focus on architecture. At Santander/PagoNxt, led a 10-member frontend squad and built a unified Design System with Storybook and CSS modules, driving consistent UI development across multiple global projects. At South System, architected a real-time remote device monitoring platform using C#, Node.js, and AWS serverless services. Most recently at Fanatics (via Avenue Code), implemented new API features with Go, Temporal, and Kafka, and refactored legacy Go and React codebases, boosting backend performance and reliability across event-driven systems.
Skills
Programming Languages
Libraries & Frameworks
Databases
Cloud Platforms
DevOps & Tools
Architecture & Practices
Experience
Senior Fullstack Engineer
Aug 2024 – Feb 2026
Senior Fullstack Engineer
Aug 2024 – Feb 2026Fanatics
Designed and developed UI components with React and TypeScript. Implemented API features using Go, Temporal, MySQL, and Kafka. Refactored legacy Go and React codebases, improving performance and reliability across event-driven systems.
Tech Lead / Senior Software Architect
Jul 2023 – Aug 2024
Tech Lead / Senior Software Architect
Jul 2023 – Aug 2024South System – Brazil
Architected a real-time remote device monitoring platform using C#, Node.js, and AWS serverless services (Lambda, SQS, SNS, DynamoDB). Provisioned infrastructure with AWS CDK, ensuring scalable and reliable deployments.
Senior Frontend Engineer
Apr 2022 – Jul 2023
Senior Frontend Engineer
Apr 2022 – Jul 2023eBay
Developed UI components using MarkoJS and React. Maintained and optimized the Backend for Frontend (BFF) layer with Node.js, improving API integrations and frontend-backend communication.
Senior Software Architect
2021 – Apr 2022
Senior Software Architect
2021 – Apr 2022Gente Seguradora – Brazil
Configured Docker clusters and Traefik for microservices. Set up HashiCorp Vault for secrets management. Led migration of Jenkins infrastructure to Docker and optimized CI/CD pipelines.
Tech Lead / Senior Frontend Architect
2018 – 2021
Tech Lead / Senior Frontend Architect
2018 – 2021Santander / PagoNxt – Global
Led a 10-member frontend squad and built a unified Design System with Storybook and CSS modules. Developed micro-frontend applications with React, RxJS, and Webpack. Integrated OAuth2/SSO with Azure AD across multiple internal applications.
Senior Frontend Engineer
2017 – 2018
Senior Frontend Engineer
2017 – 2018Santander / Getnet
Led a team of three developers to build a frontend application for recurring-charge platforms using Angular, RxJS, and Webpack, improving transaction processing efficiency.
Software Developer
2004 – 2017
Software Developer
2004 – 2017Multiple Companies – Brazil
Built and maintained web applications across diverse industries, gaining deep expertise in JavaScript, PHP, C, and Java over 13+ years. Evolved from junior to senior roles, developing a strong foundation in software architecture and best practices.