Summary
Rodrigo Braga is a Senior Staff Software Engineer based in Rio de Janeiro with 13 years of experience designing resilient, large-scale systems and APIs using Python (FastAPI/Django) and Kotlin. He specializes in high-performance search and indexing on Elasticsearch, cloud-native architectures on AWS, and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, blending hands-on implementation with architectural leadership. Rodrigo has led tech teams across commerce and fintech platforms, focusing on reliability, FinOps-aware cloud optimization, and pragmatic DevOps practices that standardize production environments. Known for shipping robust microservices, he brings deep experience with Celery, Postgres, Redis, Docker/Kubernetes and legacy integration—an engineer who pairs system-level thinking with day-to-day delivery. An often-overlooked strength is his cross-functional impact: he drives engineering best practices and cost-aware cloud decisions while mentoring teams to operate at scale.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's System Analysis, Bachelor's System Analysis at Centro Universitário da Cidade
Portuguese, English