André Assis
Senior Software Engineering Manager at Appmax
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolAndré Assis is a Senior Software Engineering Manager based in Rio de Janeiro with over a decade of hands-on experience leading engineering teams, driving digital transformation and operational efficiency in fintech and SaaS contexts. He blends deep technical expertise in backend systems (Go, Java, PHP), architecture patterns (DDD, hexagonal, event sourcing) and observability with strong people and project management skills, having implemented DORA metrics, OKRs and career frameworks like SFIA. At Appmax he led critical Pix and SLC initiatives, coordinating homologation with Bacen and steering architecture and vendor decisions that shifted operations to direct settlement. As former CTO at Benfeitoria he drove payment innovations and migrations that materially improved revenue resilience during the pandemic. He is an active contributor to the CakePHP ecosystem—improving migrations, docs and framework components—demonstrating a long-standing commitment to open source and developer experience. Known for pragmatic, metrics-driven leadership, he consistently pairs technical rigor with human-centered team development.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Estácio de Sá UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Gestão de Projetos e Metodologias Ágeis, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Gestão de Projetos e Metodologias Ágeis at Descomplica Faculdade DigitalMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Arquitetura de Soluções, Master of Business Administration - MBA, Arquitetura de Soluções at Full Cycle
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (14)
mvc-framework10
web-framework10
php10
rs10
localization10
internationalization10
cakephp10
restructuredtext10
migration10
documentation10
console9
url-routing9
unit-testing9
testing5
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
cakephp/docs
Feb 2015 - Oct 2017
CakePHP CookBook
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:79 commits, 71 PRs, 24 pushes in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:André's commits primarily focus on translating documentation from English to Portuguese for the CakePHP framework, specifically within the context of the "cakephp/docs" repository. The contributions involve full and partial translations of various pages, including the migration guide, console and shell usage, and other sections of the documentation. The user has also been actively adding content and reviewing translations across different parts of the documentation.
phpcookbookcakephp
cakephp/cakephp
Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
CakePHP: The Rapid Development Framework for PHP - Official Repository
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 5 PRs, 20 comments in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:André primarily focused on enhancing the CakePHP framework's FlashComponent, adding functionality and improving documentation. Their work involved incorporating a plugin option to the `__call()` method for rendering flash messages, along with corresponding test cases. They also corrected docblock paths and added a `$params` argument to the `prefix()` method of the RouteBuilder. Additionally, the user updated dependencies and performed minor refactoring.
php-frameworkormform-buildervalidationpsr-7
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