Michel Henrique Baratella Silva

Senior Frontend Developer (Contracted to AB-InBev) at ACT Digital

April 2025 – August 2026

• Engineered highly complex frontend solutions and core application architectures.

• Leveraged advanced AI tooling (OpenAI Codex, Claude Cursor) with custom rules, skills, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) agents to automate ticket management, epics/stories breakdown, and Atlassian documentation.

• Implemented secure authentication architectures using Azure MSAL.

• Optimized application performance and state management using Zustand, TanStack, and React Context; integrated seamless data fetching via GraphQL and Axios.

• Built rich, fluid user interfaces with Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, and Framer Motion.

• Developed Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) with a strict focus on SEO performance, web vitals, and accessibility.

• Architected robust CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, enforcing code quality and security standards via ESLint, TypeScript compilation, SonarScan, and Snyk vulnerability tracking.

• Authored comprehensive test suites ranging from static, unit, and integration tests to end-to-end (E2E) coverage using Jest, RTL, Playwright, and Vitest.

• Utilized Shadow DOM and custom Design Systems to achieve style encapsulation for external secure script injections.

• Implemented internationalization (i18n) workflows for dynamic multi-language translation and Markdown rendering.

Frontend Developer at IBM

August 2024 – April 2025

• Delivered modern web features utilizing React and integrated unit testing with Jest.

• Collaborated in high-performing teams under the Agile SAFe framework and automated deployment workflows via Jenkins.

Software Engineer at IBM

December 2020 – August 2024

• Developed full-stack features using React, Python, Java, and Bash Shell scripting.

• Managed database design, queries, and data manipulation using PostgreSQL.

• Automated infrastructure deployment and integration testing using Jenkins CI/CD pipelines configured with Groovy.

• Managed software patching, security vulnerability remediation, and system updates across UNIX RHEL servers.

• Active contributor in core Agile Scrum iterations, bridging cross-functional collaboration between development lanes.

Frontend Developer at IBM

December 2017 – December 2020

• Programmed dynamic frontend applications using Angular 4.

• Managed source control and environment deployments using Git, ClearCase, and automated Jenkins workflows.

• Handled cross-server file management and configuration utilizing WinSCP and PuTTY.

Subject Matter Expert (SME) at IBM

September 2015 – December 2017

• Led scope definition, demand analysis, Level of Effort (LOE) estimation, and project risk reporting.

• Mapped complex business requirements to functional test cases, driving regression testing and Technical Readiness Review (TRR) documentation.

• Overseed User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning, defect prioritization, and production escape analysis.

Application Test Analyst (Embedded at IBM) at Stefanini Group

April 2013 – September 2015

• Performed end-to-end frontend and backend analysis, validation, and XML data manipulation.

• Developed backend API test scripts and validations using Parasoft SOAtest.

• Acted as primary point of contact for clients and project owners, managing team task assignments and mentoring incoming technical resources.

Junior Technical Assistant / Auxiliary Technician / Trainee at Instituto de Pesquisas Eldorado

September 2009 – October 2012

• Executed automated processes and drafted comprehensive project documentation.

• Participated in the Android OS core test execution team for mobile phone platforms.