Summary
Francisco Cardoso is a Principal Platform Engineer based in São Paulo with nine years of experience building cloud-native and DevOps-focused systems, now working at Pinata on web3 and cloud projects. He combines hands-on engineering with entrepreneurial experience as founder of Techman DevOps, bringing practical operational discipline from startups to enterprise engagements. His background spans software architecture and senior DevOps roles at NearForm, Sonder, and TOTVS, reflecting deep expertise in CI/CD, platform automation, and scalable infrastructure. Francisco’s career began in software and web development, giving him a strong appreciation for developer experience as he designs platform tooling. He is comfortable bridging legacy enterprise needs with bleeding-edge web3 tooling, which helps teams move fast without sacrificing reliability. Fluent in Portuguese and experienced across international teams, he brings both technical depth and a pragmatic, product-minded approach to platform engineering.
9 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
6° Gama Academy Experience / Hacker, 6° Gama Academy Experience / Hacker at Gama Academy
Bacharelado em Sistemas de Informação, Bacharelado em Sistemas de Informação at Senac São Paulo
Tecnologia da Informação, Tecnologia da Informação at Johnson C. Smith University - JCSU
English, Portuguese, Spanish