Software Engineering & Architecture
- Academic Foundation: Background in Computer Science, Engineering, or related disciplines.
- Expert Development: Extensive hands-on experience in software engineering, with solid proficiency in Java (Spring Boot) and TypeScript/Python.
- Distributed Systems: Mastery of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and microservices architecture, designing for high performance and high availability.
- Build: Deep knowledge of Bazel build systems.
Cloud & Infrastructure (AWS Expertise)
- Expert-Level AWS: Deep, practical experience with core services: EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, Networking, and Security.
- Infrastructure as Code: Advanced experience with Terraform (modules/policy enforcement) and Pulumi (multi-language stacks).
- Kubernetes Internals: Deep knowledge of EKS, including Karpenter for scaling, Istio for service mesh, and Argo/Flux for GitOps.
Security, Reliability & Observability
- SRE & Resilience: Mastery of reliability patterns (circuit breakers, retries, back-pressure, stress tests, application architecture) and SLO-driven operations.
- Security Hardening: Expert knowledge of AWS security controls, OPA/Rego policy design for admission controllers, and container security (image signing, ECR scanning).
- Full-Stack Observability: Proficiency in OpenTelemetry design and integration with New Relic, Grafana, and Prometheus.
Developer Experience (DevEx)
- Self-Service Platforms: Proven experience building Internal Developer Portals and ephemeral environments.
- Delivery Automation: Expertise in GitHub Actions, Flagger for progressive delivery, and feature-flag governance.
Soft Skills
- Strategic Mindset: Ability to translate complex business goals into long-term technical direction.
- Influential Leadership: Excellent communication skills to influence stakeholders and mentor technical leaders.
- Autonomy & Accountability: High degree of ownership with a bias for action in fast-paced, large-scale environments.
- Constructive Culture: Active contributor to feedback loops, ADR/RFC hygiene, and continuous learning.
Industry-Specific Knowledge
- Real-world experience in critical workloads and regulated environments (ideally Fintech).
- Ability to translate compliance controls (PCI-DSS, LGPD) into automated technical patterns.
