Summary
Lucas Guedes is a Staff Software Engineer with over 15 years in IT and seven years focused in senior engineering roles, currently shaping backend and microservices architecture at PicPay. He blends hands-on development (PHP, Java, Kotlin) with systems engineering—designing scalable APIs, event-driven integrations with Kafka, and cloud-native solutions on AWS and Kubernetes. His career spans telecom, fintech, government and education, giving him a pragmatic, cross-domain view of security, high availability and observability. Beyond coding and architecture he has led teams, run IT operations and defined IT strategy and governance, often translating complex regulatory or operational constraints into practical technical solutions. Known for emphasizing Clean Code, PSR and SOLID practices, he continuously advances through community learning and formal engineering studies.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Técnico em Informática Gerencial, Técnico em Informática Gerencial at Colégio COTEMIG
Unicesumar
Bacharelado em Engenharia Elétrica, Bacharelado em Engenharia Elétrica at Centro Universitário UNA
Bacharelado em Sistemas de Informação, Bacharelado em Sistemas de Informação at Faculdade COTEMIG
English, Spanish