Rafael Santos is a seasoned tech lead and full-stack engineer based in São Paulo with over two decades of coding experience and a decade of formal industry practice, currently leading a squad at IriusRisk where he was the first hired developer and helped shape the platform from early product design through major migrations. He blends deep Java/Spring expertise with DevOps, TDD and automation to deliver clean, high-performance code that balances quality, time and cost. Rafael has driven integrations (JIRA, Draw.io, OTM), report generation, rule-engine work with Drools, and DIY tooling like an IriusRisk CLI and an AI-assisted MCP server. His background includes large-scale e-commerce projects, international assignments, and mobile apps, reflecting a pragmatic full-stack mindset coupled with hands-on architectural leadership. An advocate of Clean Code since the 1990s, he still codes daily while steering technical direction and mentoring newer engineers.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Hipermedia, Master's degree, Hipermedia at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
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