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Felipe Paiva

@felipepaiva

Senior mobile solutions architect driving product-led mobile platforms and cloud-native systems.

United Arab Emirates
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What I'm looking for

I seek senior technical roles where I can lead mobile and cloud engineering, drive product delivery, mentor teams, and build vendor‑agnostic, scalable solutions with room for impact and innovation.

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

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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★.

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Senior Android Developer

Apr 2015 - Nov 2017 (2 years 7 months)

Sole mobile lead for the IBM Conference app (Java→Kotlin) achieving 4.6★ and 300k annual users; rescued multiple CIO division projects and standardised CI, reducing build failures by 31%.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Unibratec

Associate Degree, Web Development

2002 - 2004

Associate degree program focused on web development and internet systems, covering web design and web application development.

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Unibratec

Associate Degree, IT / System Support

2000 - 2002

Associate degree program in IT with emphasis on system support and foundational information technology skills.

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