Summary
Renato Athaydes is a seasoned software engineer and current Chief Engineer at Curity with 13 years of experience building secure, high-throughput back-ends and cloud-native microservices. He specializes in identity and API security (OAuth, OpenID Connect, SCIM) and has a strong Java pedigree plus practical experience in Kotlin, Go, and modern web tech. Renato pairs hands-on implementation—CI/CD, automated testing, and API design—with architecture and technical leadership, having shaped the Curity Identity Server and key authentication services at iZettle. His background in industrial automation and PLC programming gives him a rare operational perspective on reliability and the real-world consequences of software faults. Known for producing maintainable, well-tested code quickly, he also enjoys exploring cutting-edge areas like WebAssembly and WebAuthn. Based in Stockholm, he blends large-enterprise experience (Centrelink, SmartBear) with product-focused engineering for security-critical systems.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Specialisation Industrial Automation, Specialisation Industrial Automation at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
Honours (incomplete) Computer Science, Honours (incomplete) Computer Science at University of Adelaide
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science Mathematics at Flinders University
Advanced Diploma Business Administration, Advanced Diploma Business Administration at Sydney School of Business and Technology
Technologist Mechatronics, Technologist Mechatronics at University of São Paulo
Portuguese, English, Swedish