Erick Souza
Software Engineer at Yelp
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolErick Souza is a seasoned Software Engineer with over a decade of experience building enterprise-grade web applications and event-driven microservices, currently contributing at Yelp from Calgary. He blends strong Java and modern JavaScript expertise (Angular, React) with hands-on experience in Spring, Kafka, Node.js and AWS to deliver maintainable, scalable architectures. Erick has a track record of moving between hands-on development and architectural leadership—having designed systems as a Software Architect and taught computer science courses at university level. His MSc focused on NLP and machine learning, signaling a foundation in applied research beyond typical full‑stack work. Known for clear communication and mentorship, he brings both legacy enterprise know-how and modern cloud-native practices to complex engineering challenges.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science at Federal University of BahiaHigh school, High school, High school, High school at Federal Institute of Bahia
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (6)
maven1
php1
javascript1
projeto1
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ericknilsen/Unifor-T185
Jul 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:11 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
ericknilsen/HandsOn
Jul 2018 - Jan 2021
Repository used for testing technologies
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
testingtechnologies
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