Fernando Lima Fernandes

Fernando Lima Fernandes

Senior Backend Engineer

Fernando Lima Fernandes is a senior backend engineer from Brazil with more than 10 years of experience building web applications, mainly with PHP and Laravel, and a background leading backend initiatives in agile teams. He studied Computer Science at São Paulo State University (UNESP) and has worked with BEON.tech since 2023. He writes about web application security and managing technical debt.

2 Articles
20 Years in the industry

Areas of Expertise

PHPLaravelJavaScriptReactGitDockerRedisMySQLAgile MethodologiesScrumOOP

Education

Bachelor of Computer Science from Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”. Postgraduate studies in Software Engineering from Universidade do Sagrado Coração. PHP certification from Codeesh.

Articles by Fernando Lima Fernandes

Software Engineering

Web Application Security in Modern Development

Security is one of those aspects of software development that’s easy to push to the backlog. Especially when teams are under pressure with tight deadlines and clients expecting fast delivery. But web application security must be considered from the beginning. Educating clients is essential, since it’s their data that’s ultimately at risk. A data leak,…

Fernando Lima Fernandes May 8, 2026 7 min read
Software Engineering

Over-Engineering and Technical Debt Explained

Over-engineering is a common yet often overlooked issue in software development. It occurs when a problem is addressed with a solution far more complex than necessary—be it due to intricate code implementations or overly ambitious product requirements. At first glance, this might seem harmless or even commendable. However, as the project scales, over-engineering can spiral…

Fernando Lima Fernandes Feb 24, 2025 5 min read
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