Summary
Joao Santos is a seasoned senior software engineer based in São Paulo with over 26 years in software development and more than a decade in senior and technical lead roles across startups and product companies. He combines hands-on backend expertise in PHP, Node, Ruby and Python with experience designing product infrastructure for AI/ML platforms and data engineering workflows. As founder of imob.io and a long-time contributor to multiple startup projects, he blends entrepreneurial initiative with pragmatic delivery, often stepping into support and DevOps responsibilities to keep products shipping. His recent roles at BairesDev and as tech lead at Rispar and BelugaDB highlight a focus on improving development practices, mentoring teams, and architecting scalable systems. Notably, his career began in legacy environments (VB6, mainframe integration), giving him a rare ability to modernize and migrate complex, mission-critical systems.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bacharel em Ciência da Computação, Ciência da Computação, Bacharel em Ciência da Computação, Ciência da Computação at Centro universitario 9 de julho - Uninove
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