Filipe Knoedt

About

I have been a systems architect for over two decades. In that time I have worked through all sorts of challenges, and I have designed, built, refactored, migrated, and integrated systems whose back ends still run a large share of core operations today.

My expertise is the back end: PHP and Laravel, object-oriented programming, data structures, integrations, and optimization, with broad knowledge of full-stack development, DevOps, and DevSecOps.

Over the last two years, I have used my hands-on and systems analysis experience to drive agentic AI tools, such as Claude Code, Codex, and Grok Build, to design, build, test, and deliver higher-quality solutions in less time.

Work statusGreen Card holder, no sponsorship required.

Projects

Built from scratch, end to end, from infrastructure to UX.

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  Orbit BTC

  Advanced Bitcoin analysis platform: on-chain and market metrics combined into compound formulas to backtest and track.

  Laravel · Filament · Angular · PostgreSQL

  orbitbtc.space

• CrossPolls

  A polling platform for simple and two-dimensional polls, embedded on any website or run right on the platform, in public or private spaces.

  Laravel · Vue · PostgreSQL

  crosspolls.com

• CookingSoon

  A new project in the works.

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Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer Alma Technologies · Apr 2026 – Oct 2026 Alma is a cloud-based student information system that improves school operations and supports better student outcomes.

   Joined a growing engineering organization on the Core Engineering team, responsible for all development within Alma's student information system and its supporting platforms.

   • Implemented SSO integrations between the student information system and third-party providers, letting a partner school district log in through miniOrange.
   • Built new product features and API endpoints while maintaining diverse parts of the applications.
   • Reviewed code to uphold quality, standards, and best practices.

   StackPHP, Laminas/Mezzio, Vue.js, Nuxt, TypeScript, MongoDB, Codeception

2. Founder Orbit BTC · Feb 2025 – Apr 2026 Orbit is a platform for advanced Bitcoin analysis that lets users combine on-chain and market metrics and monitor them.

   Left Pathful to launch a startup and build a platform for analyzing compound financial metrics.

   • Built a platform that analyzes a digital asset through compound metrics, live at orbitbtc.space.
   • Mothballed the project after struggling to find investors and product-market fit.

   StackPHP, Laravel, Laravel Cloud, Livewire, Filament, PostgreSQL, math algorithms, ApexCharts, Angular, Tailwind CSS

3. Senior Software Engineer Pathful Inc. · Oct 2020 – Jan 2025 Pathful built a career-readiness SaaS platform for academic institutions that serves about 2.5 million students in the US.

   Joined full time as Pathful's primary back-end developer, leading the implementation of diverse features, integrations, and APIs built in PHP.

   • Independently built a greenfield message hub that integrates all internal platforms and authenticates users.
     • Delivered a fully functional, efficient hub in eight months, capable of synchronizing millions of operations a day.
     • Built several integrations with internal and external platforms, such as Salesforce, and supported an offshore team in India integrating another platform.
   • Integrated a heavily used Salesforce instance with Pathful's platforms, which still runs effectively today.
   • Proactively monitored and fixed bugs with Sentry.

   StackPHP, Laravel, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Elasticsearch, AWS

4. Senior Back-End Engineer Unleashed Technologies · Jan 2020 – Oct 2020 Unleashed Technologies is a consulting company of about 80 employees.

   Back-end developer for multiple client projects. Highlights:

   • Enterprise Wireless Alliance, EWA: developed an advanced search product for Spectrum Intel, implementing Elasticsearch on top of large MySQL databases, with tables over 70 GB, for nationwide FCC spectrum and antenna licensing.
   • BSN Sports: contributed to the back end of a customized e-commerce platform built on Symfony, working with Symfony's engineering team in France.

   StackPHP, JavaScript, Symfony, Drupal, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, MySQL, SQLite, AWS, Azure

5. Senior Full Stack Engineer Union.co · Feb 2018 – Dec 2019 Union.co, now Valtech, was a digital marketing and technology services company.

   Contributed to diverse projects, focused on back-end development.

   • Supported the development of high-traffic portals with millions of daily active users.
   • Took part in development and integration projects, including projects for RJR, the tobacco giant.

   StackPHP, JavaScript, Node.js, React, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, Oracle

6. Founder Teck Labs · Jan 2007 – Feb 2018 Teck Labs built an ERP and CRM for publishing companies in Brazil.

   Partnered with two co-founders to launch and run a startup that built and sold a custom SaaS ERP and CRM for the publishing industry. Product website: tivel.com.br

   • Served as the primary architect of the software, which still runs the core operations of several clients on its original back-end architecture.
   • Grew the business to about 10 staff at its peak, and sold equity to a partner in Brazil after moving to the US.

   StackPHP, JavaScript, CSS, PostgreSQL

Additional experience includes a role at Accenture.

Skills

Education and languages

• Bachelor of Computer SciencePontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio
• Generalist Software Engineering certificationKarat, formerly Triplebyte

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