Felipe Paiva
@felipepaiva
Senior mobile solutions architect driving product-led mobile platforms and cloud-native systems.
What I'm looking for
At Monstarlab, my focus is on architecting innovative solutions that drive digital transformation. With expertise in strategic innovation, my mission is to empower businesses through technology, particularly in the realm of mobile payment solutions.
The journey at Salamantex honed my skills in guiding development teams to refine and enhance mobile applications, making a tangible impact in the cryptocurrency market.
My work ethic is anchored in passion, always seeking to elevate user experience and embrace emerging technologies.
When leading the team, my main target is facilitated the growth of mobile projects, leveraging my proficiency in React Native, Microsoft Azure, iOS, Android.
In Dubai, my contributions are not just technical; they are about shaping the future of business and technology, one innovative solution at a time.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Founder / Consultant
Paiva.GG
Jan 2007 - Present (19 years)
Provided consulting across fintech, mobile‑first solutions, cloud architecture and AI automations with an 80% success rate; advised on an AI headhunter system reducing candidate evaluation from 3 days to 2 hours and established model governance and vendor‑neutral architectures.
Solutions Architect
Shlny
Dec 2024 - Apr 2025 (4 months)
Designed end‑to‑end mobile architecture (React Native, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB) for a luxury retail loyalty app; delivered MVP in 12 weeks with <3% post‑launch defect rate and secured 92% stakeholder sign‑off on first pass.
Senior Solutions Architect
MonstarLab
Apr 2023 - Dec 2024 (1 year 8 months)
Architected and launched two greenfield proptech apps for Aldar using React Native, Kotlin, Swift and Node.js, achieving 12k combined downloads and leading a 30-engineer cross-vendor team to deliver on time and under budget (‑8% CAPEX).
Head of Mobile
Salamantex
Jul 2020 - Sep 2023 (3 years 2 months)
Led mobile and web teams to build a crypto POS/payment system, achieving first transaction in 6 months, enabling acceptance of 20+ cryptocurrencies, and increasing release cadence from quarterly to bi‑weekly while scaling team 4→15 engineers.
Senior Software Engineer
Emirates
May 2019 - Jul 2020 (1 year 2 months)
Led the Wayfinder squad to deliver indoor navigation and rich‑push features (Kotlin, BLE beacons, Firebase), reducing gate‑lost support calls by 41% and migrating Java to Kotlin to cut null‑pointer crashes by 68% and improve app rating from 3.8★ to 4.4★.
Mobile Team Lead
Tribalscale
Dec 2017 - May 2019 (1 year 5 months)
Anchored MEA expansion and modernised loyalty and airport apps, delivering a beacon‑enabled lounge‑entry prototype in 10 weeks and reducing crash/ANR rates substantially while mentoring teams to 41% faster feature velocity.
Mobile Engineer Specialist
Samsung
Jan 2014 - Apr 2015 (1 year 3 months)
Developed the Moony VOD platform and content integration layer (Android SDK, REST, OAuth), enabling five new content partnerships and onboarding 12M new users with peaks of 3M DAU; automated partner onboarding to cut integration from 9 weeks to 15 days.
Web / Mobile Developer
i2 Mobile Solutions
Aug 2011 - Dec 2013 (2 years 4 months)
Developed PRIMATIO system and multiple HTML5 web apps focused on device‑specific UX with offline support, and later assumed technical leadership and project management to support native mobile projects.
Web Developer
Ogilvy
Nov 2009 - May 2011 (1 year 6 months)
Worked on high‑profile campaigns (Coca‑Cola, Kraft Foods, JAC Motors), delivering interactive web projects showcased in national campaigns and events.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CESAR.edu
Professional Certificate, Mobile Application Development
2011 - 2012
Activities and societies: Courses in Android, iOS, Windows Phone 7, Titanium, Adobe AIR, Java ME, usability, interaction design, prototyping, and Arduino physical interfaces.
Completed a professional program covering mobile application development, interaction design, and multiple mobile platforms with hands‑on projects and Arduino interfaces.
Faculdade Marista Recife
Bachelor of Internet Systems, Internet Systems / Web Design
2005 - 2007
Bachelor degree focusing on internet systems, web design, and web application development preparing for roles in web design and online business management.
Unibratec
Associate Degree, Web Development
2002 - 2004
Associate degree program focused on web development and internet systems, covering web design and web application development.
Unibratec
Associate Degree, IT / System Support
2000 - 2002
Associate degree program in IT with emphasis on system support and foundational information technology skills.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Blockchain
Microsoft Azure
GitLab
Jenkins
Azure Pipelines
React Native
DB
MySQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Node.js
Django
Android SDK
.NET
UIkIt
Android Studio
Xcode
Azure DevOps
Jira
Gradle
React
JavaScript
Python
HTML5
Java
PHP
Kotlin
Objective-C
XML
AWS Device Farm
fastlane
iOS
Windows
CyberSource
Datadog
GraphQL
Firebase
Azure Functions
TypeScript
Docker
SQL
IBM Cloud
Espresso
Vimeo
Cosmos
Enhance
Wayfinder
Increase
Arduino
Bridge
Farm
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Job categories
Skills
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