Lucas Paes
Senior Software Engineer at dbt Labs
Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolLucas Paes is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building scalable backend systems, now focusing on multi-dialect SQL compilation in Rust at dbt Labs. He has a strong track record developing AWS-based services in Node.js and Python for products serving hundreds of thousands of daily users, and has thrived in startup environments that demanded ownership and creativity. Comfortable working across remote and international teams, he brings practical production experience from roles at Toptal, Transform, and Wavy Global, and academic foundations from Universidade Estadual de Campinas with an exchange at Umeå University. At dbt Labs he’s leveraging systems-level programming to bridge data engineering workflows and compiler technology—an evolution from traditional backend work that highlights his adaptability and appetite for low-level performance challenges.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Universidade Estadual de CampinasExchange program Computer Science, Exchange program Computer Science at Umeå UniversityColégio Técnico de Campinas - Unicamp
English, Portuguese
Github Skills (89)
fastapi10
python10
code-behind10
annotations10
asgi10
game-development10
recall10
game-engine10
django10
mypy10
starlette10
analytics10
strawberry-graphql10
pypi10
graphql-schema10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
dbt-labs/semantic-layer-sdk-python
Jun 2024 - Apr 2025
The dbt Semantic Layer SDK for Python
Contributions:11 releases, 15 reviews, 110 PRs in 9 months
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