Summary
Gabriel Rocha is a Senior Software Engineer based in Rio de Janeiro with 12 years of experience building and leading engineering teams across Brazilian fintechs and marketplaces. He has held senior and lead roles at companies like unico IDtech, Zoop, banQi and Olist, combining hands-on development with architecture and delivery leadership in payments and identity-focused products. Gabriel pairs academic depth—a Master’s in Computational Intelligence and a Udacity ML Nanodegree—with practical experience shipping production systems, reflecting a blend of research-minded problem solving and pragmatic engineering. His long tenure at Instituto Federal and early roles in academia hint at a strong foundation in teaching and mentorship that he brings to teams. Notably, he has repeatedly stepped into lead positions during fast company transitions, showing an ability to stabilize and scale engineering efforts in high-change environments.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Pesquisa Operacional e Inteligência Computacional, Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Pesquisa Operacional e Inteligência Computacional at Universidade Candido Mendes
Técnico de Informática, Tecnologia, Técnico de Informática, Tecnologia at IFF - Instituto Federal Fluminense
Nanodegree Engenheiro de Machine Learning, Nanodegree Engenheiro de Machine Learning at Udacity
Portuguese, English