Luan Motta, Full-stack Web Developer
Luan Motta

Senior Full-stack Web Developer | Product Engineer

I’m Luan Motta, a full-stack engineer who loves turning complex ideas into elegant, high-performance web products. From scalable React + Node.js applications to AI and Web3 solutions, I build technology that makes a difference. Outside coding, I’m a robotics enthusiast — recognized with the Dean’s List Award in San Diego, honoring leadership, creativity, and technical excellence.

Skills

  • Languages

    JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Python, SQL, HTML5, CSS3, Java, PHP, C, C++, Bash.

  • Frameworks

    React, React Native, Redux, Vue.js, Vuex, AngularJS, NestJS, Next.js, Nuxt.js.

  • Libraries

    Express.js, Apollo GraphQL, Chakra UI, Material Design, Tailwind CSS, Web3.js.

  • Tools

    Node.js, Docker, Git, npm, Webpack 4, Babel, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, Jest, Cypress, Kibana, Elasticsearch, Auth0, Cursor, GitHub Copilot.

  • Platforms

    Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, Arduino.

  • Storage

    MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Databases, Firebase Storage, AWS S3, Redis.

  • Web3 / Blockchain

    Solidity, Smart Contracts, Ethereum, Hardhat, Truffle, Web3.js, Ethers.js.

  • AI Development

    Cursor, GitHub Copilot, AI-Assisted Development.

  • Other

    Progressive Web Apps (PWA), Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), GraphQL, SAML, OAuth.

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
    2015 - 2019
    Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA) - Gravataí, RS, Brazil
  • Engineer Technician degree in Mechatronics
    2013 - 2015
    SENAI Ney Damasceno Ferreira - Gravataí, RS, Brazil

Employment

  • Senior Full-stack Developer

    2022 - PRESENT
    Toptal LLC
    • Building a multi-language website integrated with ContentStack headless CMS.
    • Using React, Next.js and Chakra-UI frameworks.

  • Senior Full-stack Developer

    2021 - PRESENT
    Gold Media Tech
    • Working with React & React Native, Apollo GraphQL and NestJS.
    • Implemented automated unit and end-to-end tests with Jest and Cypress.

  • Team Lead | Senior Full-stack Developer

    2020 - 2021
    LIT Onlearning
    • Worked with React & React Native, Node.js, and MongoDB.
    • Implemented continuous delivery and continuous integration with GitLab CI/CD.

  • Full-stack Web Developer

    2019 - 2020
    Cyral Inc.
    • Worked on an automated, scalable, and production-grade solution for logging, baselining, and governing all accesses to all data repositories in the hybrid cloud.
    • Developed Cyral Website using React, Material Design, Pug, and Sass.
    • Worked on Cyral Console and its integrations, a React project that integrates with services like Auth0, Okta, Kibana, Elasticsearch, etc.
    • Developed Node.js and Go microservices and deployed them at Google Cloud Platform.

  • Software Engineer | Co-Founder

    2018 - 2020
    Reluzent Tecnologia Software House
    • Created amazing projects using Google AMP and PWA applications with Vue.js. These rich apps are lightweight, high-performing across devices, and have a great user experience.
    • Developed secure and scalable API services at AWS using Node.js and MongoDB.

  • Front-end Developer

    2018 - 2019
    ilegra
    • Developed from scratch an international React project with webpack configs and roles/permissions support.

  • Software Engineer

    2018 - 2018
    BDTI Solutions
    • Developed APIs and hubs for data integration from different products.

  • Full-stack Web Developer

    2017 - 2018
    Pling
    • Built a core server based on microservices using Node.js, Hapi.js, pm2, MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
    • Created a tool called Pling-CLI, a npm package to guide the team with the gitflow of the company projects. This tool uses a lot of Git commands in a productive way to create and merge branches.
    • Developed interconnected products using Vue.js.

  • Back-end Developer

    2016 - 2017
    4all Tecnologia
    • Developed back-end applications, including financial microservices with all their criticality and compliance requirements.
    • Co-creator of a back-end seed-project with elementary packages and guidelines, including unit tests and Continuous Integration.

  • Software Developer

    2014 - 2016
    AIDTEC
    • Taught students to program robots for the FRC International Competition.
    • Developed and maintained AIDTEC websites using HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

Awards

  • Dean's List Finalist Award - 2015

    By participating in FIRST Robotics Competition, I won the Dean's List Finalist award in 2015 at San Diego Regional - CA. It's a prize that honors a student who takes, inspires, teaches, and empowers his teammates the best using FIRST and its values as a tool.

  • Knowledge Olympics Winner - 2015

    I won the Knowledge Olympics at SENAI Ney Damasceno Ferreira (Mobile Robotics category). The challenge was to program a robot to complete a circuit entirely autonomously, which included moving objects and using image recognition.

  • Outstanting Young People Award - 2014

    The Outstanding Young People Award (Jovens Fora de Série - Fundação Estudar) is a prize that celebrates 50 young people who excelled in extracurricular activities throughout the country. I won this award due to my great performance at the most important robotics competition in the world (F.I.R.S.T.).

  • Innovation in Control - 2013 & 2014

    At the F.I.R.S.T. Robotics competition, my team was awarded two times with the "Innovation in Control" award, celebrating the innovation of systems used on the robot involving software, electronics, and mechanic. This award made me very proud as head of software development and automation systems at that time.

Experience

  • FIRST Robotics Competition - 2012—2020

    I have been participating in the most important robotics competition in the world (F.I.R.S.T.) as a student and also as a mentor. I'm very proud to be part of the FRC team The Brazilian Trail Blazers, winning a lot of awards since 2013 in different countries, including the USA, Canada, and China.

  • STEM - 2016—2018

    I traveled around Brazil, Argentina, and China inspiring young people as a volunteer on this project, which has the purpose of teaching robotics principles to and elementary and high school students, including lessons of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

  • Reluzent Website (Development)
    https://reluzent.com.br/

    A Brazilian site built with Google AMP in a Vue.js environment with Nuxt.js. This project was developed to merge AMP and PWA technologies to have an amazing performance.

  • TeamWork Platform
    https://teamwork.com.br/

    This was my final project for my bachelor's degree. A PWA application using Vue.js and Node.js to manage the team by using a gamification reward system. Now it's available for all FRC teams around the world to use it.