Summary
Ricardo Fukui is a pragmatic technology leader and CTO based in São Paulo with nearly two decades of hands-on programming experience and nine years in senior engineering management. He specializes in back-end and distributed systems, cloud (AWS) infrastructure, security engineering and building resilient fintech platforms for cross-border credit and mortgage products. Ricardo combines product ownership with technical execution—leading end-to-end development, performance tuning and AI governance while reducing lead times and slashing API latencies in past roles. He mentors and scales remote teams, embeds DevOps and observability practices, and has a track record of converting legacy monoliths into event-driven microservices. Beyond engineering he brings a rare mix of backgrounds—from physics teaching to cultural entrepreneurship—which informs his focus on inclusive teams and ethical technology.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
SENAI
Bacheror, Physics, Bacheror, Physics at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
Centro Federal de Educacão Tecnologica de São Paulo
English, Portuguese, Spanish