Danilo Valente
@danilovalente
Experienced software engineer with a strong entrepreneurial spirit.
What I'm looking for
I am a highly skilled and experienced software developer with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from UNICAMP and over 11 years of professional coding experience. I have co-founded two startups and held leading engineering positions in various organizations. My commitment to creative problem-solving and analytical thinking allows me to deliver efficient code while balancing the company's context and available resources.
With extensive knowledge of architectural patterns and design principles, I excel at driving innovation and delivering tangible results across businesses with varying levels of product maturity. I have a strong track record of launching minimum viable products (MVPs) and proofs of concepts (POCs). As a supportive leader, I have mentored developers at different experience levels, leveraging my expertise to facilitate their growth and ensure alignment with pragmatic programming practices.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Sr Software Engineer
Brex
Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Led initiatives to improve business metrics for onboarding new stakeholders, reducing approval time for applying customers. Designed and implemented scalable solutions using Kotlin, Elixir, Salesforce, gRPC, and microservices to enhance system efficiency.
Full-Stack Developer
Toptal
Mar 2017 - Present (8 years 4 months)
Created an Augmented Reality (AR) mobile app using ReactNative, integrated with a backoffice app built with React, delivering an immersive user experience and seamless management capabilities. Developed a web-based admin panel and a 3D model processing platform for an urban development company, streamlining operations and enhancing project visualization.
Sr Staff Engineer
Will Bank
Jul 2023 - Present (2 years)
Demonstrated consistent technical leadership beyond team scope to build relationships and influence business and technical decisions. Actively participated in both internal and external circle's planning and decision-making.
Tech Lead
Bud
Mar 2023 - Present (2 years 4 months)
Led architectural decisions, considering factors such as scalability, performance, and maintainability while maintaining alignment with business objectives. Mapped, analyzed, and fixed performance bottlenecks across the entire platform, which reduced load times by 80% without increasing the system's entropy or adding extra overhead to the architecture.
Co-Founder & Early-Stage CTO
Flexsas
Mar 2021 - Present (4 years 4 months)
Designed and launched the MVP in 2 weeks, which handled more than 1,000 weekly e-commerce orders from the product launch. Applied DDD and Hexagonal Architecture principles to deliver a SaaS fulfillment automation platform, responsible for interchanging thousands of daily orders between 4 different stakeholder types in real-time, thus providing same-day deliveries for our customers.
Co-Founder & Early-Stage CTO
Konfere
Jul 2019 - Present (6 years)
Applied DDD principles to deliver an automated, worker-based data collection and classification platform, responsible for gathering tracking data and documentation files from tens of thousands of import/export operations across more than 50 different third-party providers. Designed and implemented a data discovery framework to organize and classify gathered data, drawing inspiration from the Black
Full-Stack Software Engineer
KIS Solutions
May 2019 - Present (6 years 2 months)
Developed projects for two client companies using Java and SpringBoot, taking responsibility for end-to-end feature development. Implemented new features and made bug fixes for both the back-end and front-end components of the applications.
Lead Software Engineer
LiveHere
Nov 2017 - Present (7 years 8 months)
Established and led the technology team, with a focus on launching the first version of the platform, after validating the MVP. Assembled the initial architecture of the application, encompassing essential components such as user authentication, payment method integration, a marketplace portal and various features specific to the first version of the product.
Software Developer
Griaule
Apr 2017 - Present (8 years 3 months)
Developed a decoder application for binary files containing fingerprint data, originally extracted from an undocumented and unidentifiable legacy database. Utilized statistical analysis and file comparison techniques to identify patterns and reverse-engineered the binary files to understand their structure.
Jr. Software Developer
Movile
Jul 2016 - Present (9 years)
Continued the development of the Backend as a Service (BaaS) for mobile apps, expanding services like A/B testing, payment integrations, analytics, and push notification dispatch. Extended the web-based application in AngularJS for the BaaS, utilizing JavaScript, AngularJS 1.x, CSS, and HTML.
Software Development Intern
Movile
Jan 2014 - Present (11 years 6 months)
Created an internal web application using Java, SpringMVC, Hibernate, PostgreSQL, jQuery, CSS, and HTML for employee management at Movile during the development internship. Contributed to the development of a Backend as a Service (BaaS) for mobile apps, implementing services like A/B testing, payment integrations (e.g., Stripe, Pagar.me), account management, analytics, and push notification dispat
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science
Activities and societies: Coding Challenges
Studied Distributed Systems, Databases, Software Engineering, and Compiler Design. Gained expertise in Computer Networks, Algorithm Design and Analysis, and Computer Organization and Assembly. Focused on Logical Circuits, Operating Systems, Coding Challenges, Human-Computer Interface Design, Software Validation and Testing, Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms.
Colégio Técnico de Campinas - Unicamp
Web Development, Web Development
Focused on Systems Engineering, Distributed Systems, Databases, and e-Commerce Development. Gained knowledge in Mobile Development, Computer Networks, Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms.
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