Ricardo Gonçalves is a Senior Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building data-driven platforms and leading engineering teams from Brazil’s Paraíba. He specializes in scalable data pipelines and orchestration (Dagster, dbt, Iceberg on AWS) that power AI-driven go-to-market intelligence, having cut ICP discovery costs and timelines dramatically while improving campaign conversion and developer experience with AI agents. Previously he scaled a data-broker platform from millions to tens of millions of indexed users, led mobile-to-cloud product transitions (Flutter, Kotlin, Swift) and designed a low-cost blockchain-backed registry for secure data licensing. A seasoned founder, instructor and hiring leader, he blends hands-on backend and infra expertise with product-minded leadership and a rare background spanning physics, business and adult education. Notably, he applies pedagogical methods in team development and has repeatedly turned complex research-like problems into production-grade, revenue-generating systems.
10 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Licenciatura, Andragogia, Licenciatura, Andragogia at UNIASSELVI
Bachelor, Physics, Bachelor, Physics at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Bachelor, Business Administration, Bachelor, Business Administration at Universidade Católica de Petrópolis
Contributions:31 reviews, 65 PRs, 66 pushes in 8 months
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