Felipe R.

Felipe R.

Senior Software Engineer

São Paulo, Brazil
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About Me

Felipe is an industry leader addicted to innovation - with years of expertise working on a variety of projects; by experimenting with product development models and latest tech stacks that turn ideas and business strategies into innovative software solutions, new business models and value propositions with tens of millions of users. He has mastery in building microservices and/or cloud-native applications, either on the frontend or the backend on projects with API gateways, NoSQL and message brokers.

Work history

UpStack
UpStack
Lead Software Engineer
2019 - Present (5 years)
Remote
  • Creating and developing innovative software solutions for clients across a broad range of industries.

  • Participate in scrums consisting of cross-functional teams, both software and hardware.

  • Ensure that features are being delivered efficiently and on-time.

Santander - Ateliware Software
Santander - Ateliware Software
Software Engineering Manager
2019 - 2019
São Paulo, Brazil
  • Proactively led 4 different teams to use different tech stacks at Santander's Innovation Lab for the building of complex financial apps for the client.

  • Guided new product discovery tasks by building value propositions and new business models for implementation on Santander's exchange project.

  • Created technical architecture and defined integration solutions with legacy systems for the bank; providing hands-on coding expertise on the project.

Sciensa
Sciensa
Executive Director
2018 - 2019 (1 year)
São Paulo, Brazil
  • Provided digital innovation expertise for Sciensa; updating the tech stack for the creation of a reference architecture, structuring of the technical team and implementation of new business solutions for the client.

  • Led a cross-functional team of engineers to prioritize initiatives, define requirements, manage development timelines, and evaluate the performance of solutions.

  • Guided subject matter experts with perspectives/insights, and offered recommendations for improvements in Sciensa's digital transformation processes.

Lumiar Education
Lumiar Education
CEO/CTO
2015 - 2018 (3 years)
São Paulo, Brazil
  • Provided high-level expertise for the design, development and deployment of scalable and reliable solutions on projects for Lumiar Education.

  • Steered cross-functional teams to architect different end-to-end solutions for use within the school.

  • Presented technical requirements, designs and features to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in the implementation of solutions for the client.

Strategyzer
Strategyzer
Product Developer
2012 - 2015 (3 years)
Baden, Switzerland
  • Led the Strategyzer product team to build next-gen software solutions for innovative business.

  • Experimented and built new features for Strategyzer's business model generation and value proposition platform for several companies.

  • Built and maintained several high-end platforms for the delivery of apps to clients.

CPM Braxis
CPM Braxis
Bradesco Internet Banking Web Specialist
2007 - 2008 (1 year)
Alphaville, Barueri, Brazil
  • Supervised the development and maintenance of Bradesco's internet banking app; integrating the solution with the mainframe routines.

  • Provided technical direction for code quality on the project; implementing domain driven design approaches and engineering the right frameworks for the project.

  • Worked as a team lead on Bradesco's web architecture team.

Crafters Innovation Studio
Crafters Innovation Studio
Founder
2007 - 2016 (9 years)
São Paulo, Brazil
  • Led varied teams to develop and deliver 70+ software platforms, MVPs and applications using cutting edge stacks for clients in 4 continents.

  • Participate in the evaluation of opportunities which result in the development of new business models, products or technological advantage.

  • Remove technical barriers for the implementation of monolith applications and full architecture solutions on projects through proper guidance.

Higgle
Higgle
CTO
2007 - 2010 (3 years)
San Francisco, United States
  • Oversaw Higgle's technology team; driving innovation on technologies and prioritizing backlog items with the business team.

  • Organized budgets and development processes in the implementation of solutions for Higgle's online platform.

  • Led research processes on performance tuning and updated tech stacks for development tasks.

Fratech
Owner
2007 - 2010 (3 years)
São Paulo, Brazil
  • Steered the implementation of architectural processes on projects for clients of Fratech.

  • Coached and trained participants on how to foster a development environment that embodied Agile development principles and practices.

  • Balanced the technical needs of clients using Agile standard procedures for the implementation of solutions in turbulent business environments.

CTC – Sugar Cane Technology Center
CTC – Sugar Cane Technology Center
Web Developer
2006 - 2007 (1 year)
Piracicaba, Brazil
  • Developed a persistence framework which improved and allowed for more flexibility when using a previously modelled database.

  • Employed different innovative data integration processes for the implementation of solutions on several machines and plants.

  • Designed and developed several interfaces and worked on different protocols for CTC.

IBM
IBM
Java/WebSphere Specialist
2005 - 2007 (2 years)
Hortolândia, Brazil (Home Office)
  • Worked on a distributed team for IBM Global's Partner World Profile System using J2EE, Spring, Message Queues.

  • Evolved and maintained a huge brownfield app to accommodate growth in IBM services around the world.

  • Provided agility and test driven-design expertise for the implementation of big architecture milestones.

TAM Airlines
TAM Airlines
Java/Oracle Developer
2003 - 2005 (2 years)
São Paulo, Brazil
  • Reengineered TAM Airline's public web app for tickets sales by handling the migration of features from Oracle Stored Procedures to J2EE.

  • Contributed to all phases of the process and enhanced design compliance with client specifications.

  • Followed iterative development approaches and adhered to TAM Airlines' policies, standards and best practices in the development, documentation and maintenance of the solution.

IBM
IBM
Java/WebSphere Developer
Present (2024 years)
Hortolândia, Brazil
  • Offered root cause analysis on complex WebSphere issues on projects within IBM.

  • Provided robust solutions on different projects for sustained resiliency.

  • Designed, built and configured apps to meet business process and app requirements.

Portfolio

Team Lead - LoveModays
Team Lead - LoveModays

Love Mondays is an online platform that allows professionals who are looking for jobs to access business valuations, salary information, and tips for interviews free of charge. Hired developers and the CTO who would oversee the platform after implementation, defined the architecture and handled the launch of the platform's first version and subsequent features as the project evolved. The solution was acquired by Glassdoor and has more than 450k users monthly.

Lead Developer/CTO - Monster Roster
Lead Developer/CTO - Monster Roster

Bet Monster helps users make the right bets on games. Formed the dev team and defined the architecture for the implementation of the solution. Developed a statistical algorithm that won investments from the 76rs basketball team. Designed a new algorithm in Golang to deal with large combinatorial analysis on the project. The project was published, won a Series A round of investment, and has more than 200k users.

CTO - Higgle
CTO - Higgle

Higgle is an online platform that connects buyers and sellers; for merchants, Higgle is an automated dynamic-pricing tool that intelligently captures demand as it occurs within parameters that makes sense for their business. For consumers, Higgle is a fun, community-driven marketplace that lets them connect with like-minded buyers, discover new products, buy in bulk, and drive down the price for high-demand products. Managed Higgle's team to build web and mobile applications.

Product Developper - Strategyzer
Product Developper - Strategyzer

Strategyzer puts practical tools into the hands of every business strategy practitioner by building products and creating experiences that benefit individuals, organizations, and society. Oversaw the migration of the solution to React.js and implemented a bunch of new features responsible for 51% of revenue. Strategyzer's solution is up and running with over 5 million users using its Business Model Canvas.

Education

BSc. Computer Science
BSc. Computer Science
Centro Universitário Anhanguera
2002 - 2006 (4 years)