Aridan Pantoja
AI Software Engineer
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
Spots—WordPress to Payload CMS migration (Next.js · Payload CMS · TypeScript · AWS)
CastanhalOn—Local 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