Summary
Leonardo Croda is a Senior Software Engineer with 7 years of experience building full-stack and backend systems across Brazil's fintech and payments space, currently engineering at iFood. He combines deep JavaScript expertise in the React ecosystem with strong backend practice using Node.js (NestJS) and Java (Spring Boot), and has repeatedly delivered scalable, secure features like cross-platform auth and asynchronous file-processing systems. As Tech Lead at PicPay he steered cross-functional initiatives and designed configurable, flow-agnostic processing infrastructure, demonstrating both architectural vision and hands-on shipping. His background includes cloud-native, serverless architectures on AWS and experience managing integrations from databases to messaging services, reflecting a pragmatic focus on reliability and observability. Trained in Information Systems with an MBA in Software Engineering, he pairs formal engineering discipline with a history of moving from junior IT roles to technical leadership—an indicator of practical growth and operational empathy.
7 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Pós-graduação Lato Sensu - MBA Engenharia de Software, Pós-graduação Lato Sensu - MBA Engenharia de Software at Federal University of Technology - Parana
Bachelor degree Information Systems, Bachelor degree Information Systems at Instituto Federal Catarinense