Summary
Jeff Palheta is a Senior Software Engineer from Santa Catarina, Brazil, with a decade-long focus on backend systems, distributed architectures, and full-stack delivery across startups and enterprises. He repeatedly takes products from zero to production, having architected entire platforms—including a global logistics marketplace and multi-tenant educational SaaS—while driving data integrity, observability, and secure integrations like SAML/LTI/OAuth2. Comfortable owning both backend and frontend stacks, he emphasizes type-safe APIs, automated testing, and long-term maintainability, and has a knack for rescuing high-priority customer issues through targeted SQL and system optimizations. His background spans embedded systems, IoT voice assistants, and C++ licensing tools, giving him uncommon depth in low-level reliability that informs his cloud-native design decisions. A pragmatic leader and early engineering founder, he blends hands-on coding with product-minded architecture and a track record of establishing engineering practices where no formal architect existed.
6 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Professional/Technical Degree English, Professional/Technical Degree English at American School of Languages
Certificate Telecommunications, Certificate Telecommunications at Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia
Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering, Bachelor's degree Computer Engineering at Universidade Federal do Pará
Professional Education Product Management, Professional Education Product Management at PM3
Estácio de Sá University
Specialization Software Design and Architecture, Specialization Software Design and Architecture at University of Alberta
Master of Business Administration - MBA Strategic People Management Leadership and Coaching, Master of Business Administration - MBA Strategic People Management Leadership and Coaching at Faculdade Exame
Spanish, English, Portuguese