15+ years architecting AI/ML systems, cloud-native platforms, and leading high-performance engineering teams across FinTech, EdTech, Media, and Web3 industries
Strategic Engineering Executive with 15+ years of experience architecting and delivering high-impact cloud-native platforms, mobile ecosystems, and GenAI solutions across diverse industries including FinTech, EdTech, Media, Real Estate, and Web3 sectors.
Proven track record of leading engineering teams at top-tier companies including Financial Times, BTG Pactual (Latin America's largest investment bank), Shipt (Target subsidiary), and Loft (Brazil's leading PropTech unicorn). Successfully scaled from startup CTO to enterprise tech lead roles.
Expert in end-to-end AI/ML system design—including LLM pipelines (SFT & RLHF), agentic architectures, RAG initiatives, vector indexes, and production-grade model deployment. Passionate about empowering high-performance engineering teams through mentorship, agile leadership, and transformation-driven strategies.
International Profile: Brazilian-born with Portuguese citizenship, providing seamless work authorization across the European Union and flexibility for global remote collaboration.
BTG Pactual
Shipt
Ed2Dream
Quero Educação
Financial Times
Ditto Music
Loft
James Delivery
Intersect.art
Blockchain Projects
From Software Engineer to Strategic Executive: A 15-year journey of continuous growth, leadership development, and technical excellence across multiple industries and technologies.
Leading cutting-edge AI/ML initiatives, architecting LLM pipelines (SFT/RLHF), and integrating Google GAIA (Duet AI, Gemini Code Assist, Vertex AI) into engineering workflows.
Built complete EdTech platform from ground up with native mobile apps, CRM web portal, and SaaS backend. Onboarded 5 university customers and established product-market fit.
Rebuilt aging PWA with modern GraphQL architecture and domain-driven design for one of the world's leading financial publications.
Built critical internal tools for sales, finance, and credit workflows using AWS, GCP, and Kafka for real-time processing at Target's grocery delivery platform.
Led Node.js/NestJS backend development for mobile applications at Brazil's leading real estate technology unicorn, implementing test-first QA practices.
Architected scalable delivery platform infrastructure and led technical initiatives for rapid business growth in the logistics sector.
Managed engineering teams while driving technical strategy for Brazil's leading education marketplace platform connecting students with universities.
Developed high-performance financial systems for Latin America's largest investment bank, handling critical trading and investment operations.
Led engineering teams for music distribution platform, managing both technical delivery and team development in the digital music industry.
First leadership role, architecting backend systems and mentoring junior developers in a growing technology consultancy serving multiple clients.
Expanded technical skills across multiple client projects, gaining experience in diverse technologies and business domains through consulting work.
Started professional journey as a software engineer, building foundational skills in web development and software engineering practices.
From junior developer to strategic executive, this journey spans world-class companies including Financial Times, BTG Pactual, Target/Shipt, and unicorn startups like Loft, demonstrating consistent growth and technical excellence across diverse industries.
USP (2010–2015)
GEO Credential (2023)
Harvard Extension (2015)
Udacity (2015)
Offline-enabled pet health record management app with React Native and local storage
Interim CTO role - led platform recovery post-security incident, secured revenue share agreement
Active member contributing to LATAM cyber-defence strategy and security best practices