Victor Da Rocha is a Head of Engineering and seasoned software leader with over 15 years in software engineering and a proven track record leading fintech and payments teams. He has built end-to-end financial products—most notably a payroll loan platform—and led complex integrations such as migrating acquired teams from Ruby on Rails to Java while preserving talent and performance. His background blends hands-on technical delivery (API integrations, fraud prevention, background jobs) with academic rigor—co-authoring two patents and teaching computer science and mobile development at CESAR and DeVry. Based in Recife, Brazil, he excels at scaling secure, user-focused financial products and turning research-driven ideas into production systems. Beyond delivery, he’s known for nurturing high-performing teams through transitions and embedding engineering best practices that sustain long-term product impact.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Phd, Computer Science, Phd, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
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