Felipe Hlibco | Skills
I’m a builder at heart with a track record of leading engineering teams to build and scale web products. As a former serial startup founder, my experience spans the entire product lifecycle — including engineering, product and marketing.
Skills & Expertise #
Leadership & Strategy #
- Engineering Leadership: Leading and scaling engineering teams, Engineering Management & Efficiency, Team Building, Recruitment, and Process Optimization.
- Developer Relations (DevRel): Bridging Engineering and Product, Developer Programs, Technical Content Strategy, Community Growth, and Developer Experience (DX) advocacy.
- Startup Experience: Former serial founder with deep expertise in navigating the full product lifecycle—from zero-to-one engineering to go-to-market strategy.
Domain Expertise #
- Architecture: Serverless Architecture on AWS, Microservice Architecture, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), PubSub.
- Scale & Operations: SMS Dispatch & Order Fulfillment at Scale, Timezone Management at Scale, Engineering Management & Efficiency.
- FinTech: Design/Re-design Payment Processing Infrastructure, Financial Service Design, Testing and Compliance.
- Product: Chatbot Design and Implementation, Local Services Marketplaces (Growth Engineering / PLG).
The Tech Stack #
Below is a subset of the technologies I have used in production or experimental projects.
Core Languages & Runtimes #
- Languages: Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python.
- Runtimes: Node.js, Bun.
Backend Ecosystem #
- Frameworks: Elysia.js, NestJS, Express, Hapi, Koa, Restify, Echo, Fiber.
- PHP & Misc: PHP, Alexa Skills.
Frontend Ecosystem #
- Frameworks: HTMX, SolidJS, Next.js, React, Svelte, SvelteKit, Vue.js, Hyperapp, Ember.
- State Management: Zustand, Redux, Vuex, MobX.
- Styling & Generators: Astro, Hugo, Prettier.
Cloud, DevOps & Automation #
- Deployment Platforms: Railway, Netlify, Vercel, Supabase, Cloudflare, Render, Heroku, Digital Ocean, Linode, Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- AWS Suite: Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, S3, EC2, RDS, CloudWatch, SNS, Route 53, CloudFront, CodePipeline.
- Infrastructure as Code & Containers: Docker, Podman, Terraform, Ansible, Packer.
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Wercker.
Databases & Data Management #
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Firebase, Redis.
- ORMs: TypeORM, Sequelize, Knex, Mikro-ORM, Gorm, Sqlc.
Queues #
- Queues: Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ
Testing & Quality Assurance #
- Frameworks: Jest, Vitest, Cypress, AVA, Tape.
- Tools: Playwright, Puppeteer (Browser Automation), Istanbul, Sinon, Coveralls.
Marketing & Growth Engineering #
- Analytics & SEO: Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Segment, Mixpanel, SEO in-residence trainer.
- Marketing Ops: n8n, Leadpages, Instapage, ConvertKit, AirTable, Zapier, Calendly.
- Email & Communication: Twilio, SendGrid, Mailgun, Mailchimp, Postmark, MailJet.
APIs & Integrations #
- Protocols: REST, GraphQL.
- Auth & Security: Auth0, Clerk, JWT, OAuth.
- Integrations: Stripe, Polar, ActiveCampaign, Optimizely, Autopilot, Twilio, Salesforce, Google Maps, Twitter/X, Cloudinary, MUX, Zapier.
Tooling & Workflow #
- Bundlers: Vite, Webpack, Parcel, Fuse-box.
- Process Managers: PMGO, PM2, Nodemon.
- IDE: Zed, Cursor, Windsutf, VS Code.
- AI: ClaudeCode, OpenCode, VibeKanban, Kimi, Manus