Aridan Pantoja

AI Software Engineer
[email protected]github.com/aridanpantojain/aridanpantojaBelém, Brazil · Remote

Summary

I build LLM-powered software and take it from prototype to production — reliable, observable, and genuinely useful. Currently freelancing and consulting.

Experience

AI Software Engineer
Oct 2025 — Now
Seazone · Remote · Independent Contractor

Led most of the migration of Seazone's web ecosystem from WordPress to Payload CMS, alongside day-to-day product development.

  • Researched, proposed, and drove the migration of the institutional site, landing pages, and marketplace from WordPress to Payload CMS, consolidating the domains under seazone.com.br.
  • Frontend development with TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, Shadcn/UI, Zod, Yup, and Formik, plus Design System maintenance with Storybook and unit tests with Jest and React Testing Library.
  • Back-end work in Python and Django, with intensive REST API integration and consumption focused on performance and reliability.
  • Active application monitoring, debugging, and detailed log analysis using Grafana, Sentry, and PostHog to ensure system observability and stability.
  • Docker and AWS for environment management, accessibility standards (WCAG), and best practices such as Clean Code in scalable projects; version control with Git and GitHub across multidisciplinary teams using Scrum and Kanban.
  • Daily use of AI (Claude) as a core tool for building and reviewing code, plus automations for repetitive, business-critical processes with Baserow and Retool.
Software Engineer
Feb 2025 — Sep 2025
Dvexbit

Built end-to-end features, from back-end to interface.

Selected Projects

SpotsWordPress to Payload CMS migration (Next.js · Payload CMS · TypeScript · AWS)
CastanhalOnLocal business directory (Next.js · Clerk · Cloudflare R2 · VPS)

Skills

TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Next.js, React, Vite, Tailwind CSS, Shadcn/ui, Node.js, NestJS, Django, Payload CMS, PostgreSQL, Drizzle, Docker, Cloudflare, Claude, Spotify, Counter Strike

Education

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering
Federal University of Pará
2020 — 2026
Santander Coders
Ada Tech & Santander
2024 — 2025
AI Program
Alura
2021