Ana Lacerda
Principal Software Engineer at ThoughtWorks
Pernambuco, Brazil
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Top SchoolAna Lacerda is a Principal Software Engineer with 12 years of experience designing and delivering full-cycle software solutions at ThoughtWorks, currently focused on knowledge management platforms using React, Node, Python and GCP. She blends hands-on engineering—spanning design, testing, deployment and operations—with leadership roles that have included Delivery Director responsibilities for a 15+ client portfolio across North America. A strong advocate for clean code, automated tests and people-first practices, Ana has consistently applied agile and TDD approaches across diverse stacks from Python and Django to Java, Rails and cloud-native systems. Her open-source work includes front-end contributions to the globally impactful PyLadies Brazil site, showing commitment to community and inclusivity beyond commercial projects. Comfortable working across cultures and time zones from her base in Pernambuco, Brazil, she pairs technical depth with practiced leadership and a knack for turning complex client needs into pragmatic, high-value outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Federal University of Campina Grande
Portuguese, English, Spanish
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Github Skills (6)
html10
css10
bootstra10
bootstrap10
py10
javascript8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
pyladies/pyladies
Aug 2014 - Jan 2015
PyLadies is a global mentorship group focused on helping more marginalized genders become active participants & leads in the Python open-source community.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 3 comments in 5 months
Contributions summary:Ana primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the PyLadies Brazil website. Their work involved changing the layout using Bootstrap, adding new pages for events, including an inscription page with a form, and updating the website's location information. The user also updated the navigation and page structure, modifying the CSS and layout files to incorporate new pages and features, and also adding links to external social media sites.
pythonpyladiesleadsdiversity-inclusion-in-techdiversity-in-tech
aninhalacerda/women-contributing
Jun 2014 - Nov 2015
Contributions:66 commits, 2 PRs, 39 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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