Breno Baptista

Senior software engineer with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 7+ years of experience at high-growth early-stage startups. SFC™.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Software Engineer, Alternative PaymentsFebruary 2022 - Present (USA, remote)
    Skills: Go, Microservices, TypeScript, Tailwind, Next.js, Cypress, GraphQL, gRPC, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, Docker, Webhook, Datadog, Ory (Kratos, Hydra), OAuth2/OIDC protocols.
  • Led a team of 4 engineers to build a new authentication flow (13,000+ monthly active users), a new onboarding experience with Adyen KYC integration and an insights reporting dashboard for tracking company performance.
  • Designed and built the email service from the ground up using RabbitMQ, featuring a reusable templating engine and fault-tolerant architecture with caching to ensure delivery during downstream outages. brenobaptista.com/posts/microservice-email
  • Managed the migration of webhook callbacks into a centralized service that receives all webhooks from integrations and transforms into messages using a transactional outbox to prevent data loss if either the message broker or the database is down.
  • Implemented efficient navigation in our data-driven UI by introducing table pagination and better caching strategies in Apollo, resulting in reduced load times and improved performance.
  • Planned and conducted interviews with prospective engineers to assess technical skills and alignment with team objectives. Collaborated with hiring managers to evaluate candidates and provide recommendations for selection.
Full-Stack Developer, MassiveJanuary 2020 - January 2022 (USA, remote)
    Skills: JavaScript, PHP, React.js, Jest, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Firebase, AWS, Serverless, SES
  • Led technical debt reduction, achieved comprehensive test coverage, introduced dark mode and delivered a redesigned partner dashboard with enhanced UI/UX.
  • Rewrote the codebase to hooks in React 16.8, resulting in a reduction of ~30% in size, making the application easier to maintain.
  • Developed WordPress and Shopify plugins integrating our custom scripts to help businesses comply with GDPR/CCPA data regulations.
  • Built desktop apps using web technologies, integrating Massive SDK for crypto-based monetization of unused CPU/GPU.
Product Owner, AcensFebruary 2019 - January 2020 (Brazil)
    Skills: Scrum, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Git, SEO, WordPress
  • Managed a small development team delivering websites and digital solutions that helped local businesses establish their online presence and reach new customers.
  • Pushed company-wide adoption of Scrum, leveraging SFC™ certification to improve team productivity and sprint predictability.
  • Led sprint planning sessions and client calls, translating business requirements into actionable development tasks and prioritizing features based on customer feedback.