Taiza Montenegro
Senior Software Engineer at PayPal
Stockholm, Sweden
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Top SchoolTaiza Montenegro is a Senior Software Engineer based in Stockholm with 16+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable web applications across Java and Python ecosystems. Currently at PayPal, she focuses on code quality, mentoring, and technical hiring while delivering reliable features in cross-functional agile teams. Her background spans e-commerce platforms, high-test-coverage systems, and governmental-scale projects, demonstrating strong skills in backend architecture, testing, and refactoring. Active in empowering women in tech through DevsJavaGirl, she combines hands-on development with community mentorship—previously serving in core organizational roles. Colleagues know her as dependable, quality-driven, and pragmatic, with a track record of raising test coverage and reducing technical debt in production systems.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Technologist Software Development, Technologist Software Development at Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Rio Grande do NorteSpecialization Computer Software Engineering, Specialization Computer Software Engineering at Centro de Informática UFPEFederal University of Rio Grande do NorteEstácio de Sá University
Portuguese, English
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Github Skills (11)
que9
rio8
java4
python4
api3
django3
projeto3
intermediate2
mvc1
spring1
spring-boot1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
devs-javagirl/grupo-estudo-online
Mar 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:47 commits, 45 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
LETS-UFRN/ExceptionPolicyExpert
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:11 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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