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Hello, I'm

Natanael Borges

I architect and build production systems that scale, from microservices serving 10M+ users at Magazine Luiza to cloud-native full-stack applications across the globe. Passionate about clean architecture, distributed systems, and engineering cultures that ship with confidence.

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bash — prod
$ npm run start:prod
> Building server components...
> Connecting to PostgreSQL Cluster… [OK]
> Initializing Redis Cache… [Done]
> Services healthy on :3000

System Architecture

99.9% Uptime SLA

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Case Studies

Explore a curated selection of my most impactful projects. From high-scale distributed systems and enterprise architectures to performance-critical web applications.

TaskFlow
C#.NET 10Angular 22

TaskFlow

A full-stack task management application with a Clean Architecture + CQRS backend in ASP.NET Core 10 and a Signal-driven Angular 22 frontend. No external dependencies required to run.

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Personal Portfolio
Angular 22.NET 9TypeScript

Personal Portfolio

A fully custom portfolio built with Angular 22 and .NET 9. Designed, written, and architected from scratch. Zero templates, zero themes, just intentional engineering.

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Toy Robot Simulator
C#.NET 9Command Pattern

Toy Robot Simulator

A console application that simulates a toy robot moving on a configurable grid, built with C# and .NET 9 using the Command Pattern and IoC for clean separation between domain logic and user interface.

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Deep Dive into Kubernetes

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Own Product

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Redis Visual Manager

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What I'm building & learning now

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StreamX — Streaming Platform

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Andromeda — Auth API

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What I've delivered & conquered

Systems for 10M+ Users

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Large-Scale E-commerce Platforms

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Clean Architecture at Scale

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Security Implementation at Scale

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Cybersecurity Diploma

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Latest Articles

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Signals Almost Made Me Retire RxJS (Almost)
Angular5 min read

Signals Almost Made Me Retire RxJS (Almost)

How Angular Signals changed the way I manage state, where RxJS still wins by a landslide, and the effect() trap that almost nobody warns you about.

May 28, 2026 Read More
CQRS Isn't an Architecture, It's a Decision — and I Got It Wrong First
Architecture6 min read

CQRS Isn't an Architecture, It's a Decision — and I Got It Wrong First

How I went from seven files per CRUD endpoint to a minimal, honest CQRS in .NET. When MediatR earns its place, when it is pure inertia, and the ruler I use today.

Apr 19, 2026 Read More
The Most Hostile Browser I Ever Fought Runs on Your TV
Performance5 min read

The Most Hostile Browser I Ever Fought Runs on Your TV

Months building a streaming UI for LG webOS taught me focus-driven virtualization, IndexedDB caching with TTL, and a one-line CSS fix that took navigation from 22fps to 60fps.

Mar 07, 2026 Read More

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