Gustavo Covas
Software Engineer at Mercado Livre
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Top SchoolGustavo Covas is a software engineer with 11 years of experience who blends hands-on backend development with a strong security mindset developed during multi-year roles in information security at Globo. He values Extreme Programming principles and focuses on building technically excellent, value-generating systems—often thinking about how features translate into outcomes for users and businesses. Proficient in Go, gRPC, Python, and frontend frameworks, he has contributed to notable open-source security training labs (globocom/secDevLabs) by modernizing Go module support and improving build/deployment flows. At Concepta he combined product ownership with engineering, designing APIs and leading a small agile team for financial portfolio and trading tools. Now based in São Paulo and currently at Mercado Livre, he brings pragmatic engineering, security-aware practices, and a track record of shipping reliable, deployable systems.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
University of São Paulo
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Github Skills (10)
go10
backend10
back-end-development10
dockers9
docker9
develop8
api8
apidoc8
vulnerability7
mobile-development6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
globocom/secDevLabs
Mar 2020 - Apr 2022
A laboratory for learning secure web and mobile development in a practical manner.
Role in this project:
Backend & DevOps Engineer
Backend & DevOps EngineerContributions:28 reviews, 11 commits, 87 PRs in 2 years
Contributions summary:Gustavo primarily contributed to the introduction of Go Modules across multiple projects within the repository, indicating a focus on backend development using the Go programming language. They also updated Dockerfiles and added dependencies, which suggests involvement in the build and deployment processes. Additionally, the user made changes to mobile applications to configure backend host settings, suggesting some interaction with the front-end alongside backend infrastructure.
securelaboratorysecuritymobile-developmentvulnerabilities
gustavocovas/smart_city_model
Mar 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:47 pushes, 4 branches in 7 months
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