Vinicius Aguiar

Vinicius Aguiar

Software Engineer building production SaaS platforms — from payment systems to AI-powered WhatsApp agents.

React, Next.js and TypeScript. Payment integrations, multi-tenant architecture and AI automation running in real products.

Case Study
Apr 16, 2026 · 14 min read

Case Study: Vox Pet Digital — migrating a veterinary SaaS from Express to NestJS with zero downtime

95 Prisma models, multi-tenant + multi-branch, WhatsApp AI with RAG and Whisper, gradual v1→v2 migration, and fiscal invoice emission with fallback.

Case Study
Apr 16, 2026 · 12 min read

Case Study: X-Drop — how I built a dropshipping SaaS that generated R$ 30k+ in 2 months

Architecture, technical decisions and real challenges of scaling a dropshipping SaaS platform with Mercado Livre, Shopee, Asaas and Mercado Pago integrations.

Architecture
Apr 16, 2026 · 9 min read

Circuit Breaker in Node.js: protecting systems against cascading failures

How to implement the Circuit Breaker pattern in Node.js applications to handle unstable external APIs — state machine, fallbacks, retry, and production monitoring.

Frontend
Mar 16, 2026 · 7 min read

Building a Design System with Shadcn UI and Tailwind

A practical guide on building a scalable design system using Shadcn UI, Tailwind CSS and React — ensuring visual consistency and development productivity.

DevOps
Apr 16, 2026 · 10 min read

Docker for frontend devs: from zero to deploy

Practical Docker guide for frontend developers — Dockerfile, docker-compose, dev environments, multi-stage builds and production deploy.

Architecture
Feb 3, 2026 · 8 min read

Multi-tenant architecture with PostgreSQL in SaaS applications

A practical guide on building multi-tenant SaaS architectures using PostgreSQL — covering data isolation, database modeling and architectural best practices.

AI
Oct 11, 2025 · 9 min read

Building a RAG system with LangChain and PostgreSQL

A practical study on implementing a Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) system with Python, LangChain and pgVector — integrating generative AI with enterprise data.

TypeScript
Apr 16, 2026 · 12 min read

Getting started with TypeScript: a practical guide for JS developers

Everything you need to know to start using TypeScript in real projects — types, interfaces, generics, utility types and configuration.

Engineering
Apr 17, 2026 · 11 min read

Testing strategy for payment integrations in Node.js

How to test webhooks, idempotency, PIX and multiple gateways (Stripe, Asaas, Mercado Pago) without actually charging — sandbox, mocks, contracts and resilience testing.

Architecture
Apr 15, 2026 · 10 min read

Webhook architecture for payment providers in Node.js

How to structure payment webhook handling in production — signature validation, idempotency, async processing, reconciliation, and real-world failure handling.