Summary
Luis De Paula is a Staff Software Engineer based in São Paulo with two decades of experience and a master’s in computer science, currently leading platform-level work at Nubank after progressing from senior engineer to staff. He combines hands-on development, testing, architecture and pre-sales (RFQ/RFP/PoC) experience, making him fluent across the full software lifecycle and customer-facing technical discussions. Comfortable wearing many hats, he has led teams and designs while advocating agile practices and open source principles. With deep roots in large Brazilian tech employers (Nubank, UOL, VAGAS.com) and a background spanning systems analysis to technical leadership, he brings pragmatic, production-first engineering judgment. An understated strength is his ability to translate customer requirements into scalable designs that reduce long-term support costs.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
M.S. Computer Science Computer Science, M.S. Computer Science Computer Science at University of Sao Paulo
B.S. Computer Science Computer Science, B.S. Computer Science Computer Science at Senac University Center
Portuguese, English, Spanish