Summary
Raphael Dias is a seasoned software architect and technology leader based in Rio de Janeiro with nearly 20 years of experience and nine years in senior architecture and leadership roles. Currently CTO at Lab Secreto, he has a strong track record designing cloud-native and on-premise systems using .NET, Kubernetes, RabbitMQ, Redis, ElasticSearch and Azure/AWS. He blends hands-on engineering with team coaching—running architecture teams, conducting technical hiring, and driving code quality, TDD and DDD practices across organizations. His background includes building mission-critical public-sector systems (integrated tax management for Rio de Janeiro) and enterprise compliance platforms, demonstrating an aptitude for correctness and auditable systems. A Brazilian clean-code enthusiast, he pairs formal training (MBAs in Systems Engineering and Architecture) with practical leadership of cross-functional teams. Notably, he combines deep .NET full-stack experience with a habit of embedding best practices into developer workflows rather than just producing designs.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
North Paraná University
MBA Computer and Systems Engineering, MBA Computer and Systems Engineering at Polytechnic School of UFRJ
MBA Systems Architecture and Engineering , MBA Systems Architecture and Engineering at Universidade Gama Filho
English, Portuguese