Summary
Icaro Florencio is a pragmatic software engineering project leader with 9 years in software development and over 6 years managing high-performance teams, currently leading projects at Mercado Pago Brasil. He combines hands-on Java and microservices expertise with product-focused project management, having architected monitoring solutions and maintained international platforms across LATAM. Icaro has led cross-functional squads, driven deployments and CI practices, and spent time embedded onsite in Colombia to solve multinational platform challenges—demonstrating both technical depth and stakeholder diplomacy. He also taught engineering topics at Alura Latam, reflecting a commitment to mentorship and knowledge transfer. With a specialist degree in IT Management and a background spanning startups to fintech, he excels at turning complex requirements into reliable, production-ready systems.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Specialist's Degree, Management of Information Technology, Specialist's Degree, Management of Information Technology at Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires
Graduation, Computer Science, Graduation, Computer Science at Faculdade Ruy Barbosa
English, Spanish, Portuguese