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 #