Available for new opportunities

Scalable PHP systems
that deliver real impact

by Augusto Moreira de Moraes

I design, modernize, and optimize high-performance applications with strong architecture and clean code principles. 13+ years building across Brazil, Ireland, South Africa and Portugal.

Featured Projects

Real-world systems — architecture decisions, measurable outcomes, and the engineering that made them work.

Personal ★

Professional Portfolio Website

Personal portfolio built to production standards, demonstrating Laravel architecture, DevOps, and CI/CD practices to prospective employers and clients.

Architect & Engineer — Solo Project

Key Impact

  • ✓ Full CI/CD pipeline: test → lint → analyse → Docker build → EC2 deploy
  • ✓ Repository Pattern + Service Layer + DTOs — fully testable architecture
  • ✓ Scalable multi-subdomain platform — Tools Hub hosts 74+ utilities and can grow indefinitely
PHP 8.5 Laravel 12 MySQL Redis Alpine.js
Personal ★

Developer Tools Hub

Production developer utilities platform built to demonstrate product engineering, SEO-driven growth, and zero-infrastructure-cost scaling.

Architect & Engineer — Solo Project

Key Impact

  • ✓ 74+ free browser-side tools — zero server computation, instant results
  • ✓ Full SEO instrumentation: schema.org, OG, XML sitemap on every tool page
  • ✓ Launched at zero additional infrastructure cost on existing cloud resources
PHP 8.5 Laravel 12 Alpine.js 3.15 Tailwind CSS v4 Vite 7
SME ★

Legacy PHP Modernization — Cloud Migration

Legacy PHP monolith modernisation for clients in Portugal, with full cloud migration to AWS ECS/RDS.

PHP Architect

Key Impact

  • ✓ Migrated legacy PHP monoliths to AWS ECS/RDS with zero downtime
  • ✓ RedisJson caching eliminated hot-path DB queries, cutting response times significantly
  • ✓ Led technical hiring, onboarding, and end-to-end delivery across full migration lifecycle
PHP MySQL AWS ECS AWS RDS RedisJson
Scale-up ★

Hotel Management System (HMS)

Product engineering on RoomRaccoon's core HMS serving hotels across Europe under strict SOLID/OOP standards.

Senior PHP Back-End Developer

Key Impact

  • ✓ Delivered new HMS modules — reservations, billing, and housekeeping — to production
  • ✓ Refactored legacy PHP reducing technical debt across core billing workflows
  • ✓ Collaborated in international Agile team shipping fortnightly with zero regression incidents
PHP MySQL Vue.js JavaScript Git
Enterprise ★

ERP System & SysAdmin (RPS Group)

Mid-size engineering consultancy (Tetra Tech company) running a legacy PHP/SQL Server ERP for 500+ staff across UK and Ireland offices.

Full Stack PHP Developer & SysAdmin

Key Impact

  • ✓ Delivered PHP 8.2 upskilling programme for 10+ engineers
  • ✓ Automated repetitive IT workflows via PowerShell
  • ✓ Managed Azure AD identity for 500+ staff
PHP SQL Server JavaScript PowerShell .NET
Enterprise ★

Desk Booking System (RPS Group)

Post-COVID hybrid return requiring a scalable, self-serve desk booking solution across all RPS Group offices in Ireland.

Product Engineer

Key Impact

  • ✓ Replaced costly off-the-shelf solution with custom platform
  • ✓ Multi-office floor-plan editor with role-based admin
  • ✓ Passwordless magic-link auth — no password management overhead
PHP SQL Server JavaScript Bootstrap jQuery
Scale-up ★

Travel, Miles & Loyalty Platform (123 Milhas)

High-traffic travel and miles platform processing millions of BRL in transactions monthly; legacy PHP 5.x codebase with no test coverage.

PHP Developer

Key Impact

  • ✓ PHP 5.x → 8.1 migration with zero downtime
  • ✓ P95 API latency reduced 40% via index & query rewrites
  • ✓ Multi-gateway payment layer unifying PIX, Cielo, PagSeguro
PHP SQL Server REST API JavaScript Bootstrap
Live Product

Free Developer Tools,
Instant. No Sign-up.

A fully independent platform I designed, built, and deployed — 74+ browser-side tools for developers, designers, and everyday use. JSON formatting, password generation, QR codes, unit conversion, and much more.

74+ tools across 7 categories
All processing runs in your browser
Zero data sent to any server
Always free, no account required
Open the Tools Hub augustomoreira.com/tools
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13+ years across 4 countries

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Worked directly with CEOs, CTOs, and product teams

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Large-scale systems with hundreds of thousands of daily requests

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PCI-DSS, GDPR compliance & enterprise security standards

Let's design scalable, reliable, and high-performance systems together.

Available for freelance architecture consulting and senior PHP roles.