# Filipe Paixão Filipe Paixão is a remote worker on Himalayas, Software Engineering Manager at SauvviTech, based in Brazil. Source: https://himalayas.app/@filipepaixo ```text Tech Manager at SauvviTech leading 10 engineers and fintech modernization, including a Kafka microservices migration that raised uptime to 99.9%. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Open to opportunities | | Location | Brazil | | Authorized to work in | Brazil | | Salary expectations | 72k+ USD | | Job categories | Backend Engineer, Technical Lead | | Skills | Distributed Systems, Event Driven Architecture, Microservices, Kafka, NodeJS, TypeScript, AWS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, System Design, Domain Driven Design, Hexagonal Architecture, Clean Architecture, REST APIs, Event Modeling | | GitHub | https://github.com/FilipePaixao | ## About ```text At SauvviTech, I lead a team of 10 engineers building fintech and healthtech products. I led consolidated billing for more than 10,000 installments, helping reduce customer friction, and a contractual and billing model change that delivers BRL 200,000+ in annual savings. I also led the move from a monolith to event-driven microservices using Kafka, MongoDB, Kubernetes and AWS. The work raised uptime from 99.3% to 99.9% and cut critical-service latency from about 90 ms to about 50 ms. Earlier at SauvviTech, I redesigned Kafka consumption around a unified model routed by messageType, reducing Confluent Cloud costs by about 40%. I also introduced idempotency, retries and event traceability, contributing to fewer duplicate events and a 99% event success rate. At Telefônica Brasil (Vivo), I built Automat, a Python and Flask test automation tool adopted for internal technical validations. I also teach backend development at LionsDev, and built Conecta-Bank, an award-winning financial inclusion MVP with Node.js, MongoDB and AWS. ``` ## Experience ### Software Engineering Manager (current) SauvviTech. Jan 2026 - Present ```text Led consolidated billing for 10,000+ installments and a billing model change delivering BRL 200,000+ in annual savings. Raised uptime to 99.9% and defined engineering standards while mentoring a team of 10 engineers. ``` Skills: NodeJS, TypeScript, Kafka, MongoDB, Kubernetes, AWS, OpenTelemetry, New-Relic, Grafana, DDD, Hexagonal-Architecture, Clean-Architecture, SOLID, AI, MCP, RAG ### Technical Coordinator & Instructor (current) LionsDev. Jun 2025 - Present ```text Coordinate and teach a hands-on backend development course covering Node.js, MongoDB, REST APIs, Clean Architecture, and automated testing. Design learning paths to prepare new developers for their first jobs. ``` Skills: NodeJS, MongoDB, REST-APIs, Clean-Architecture, Testing-Automation, Git, Linux ### Senior Backend Software Engineer SauvviTech. Sep 2024 - Jan 2026 ```text Led migration from monolith to event-driven microservices and data migration from PostgreSQL to MongoDB. Cut latency, reduced Kafka costs by 40%, and improved CI/CD with GitHub Actions and semantic-release. ``` Skills: NodeJS, TypeScript, Kafka, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, PostgreSQL, Pulumi, Terraform, CloudFormation, GitHub-Actions, Jest, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, New-Relic ### Programming Tutor LionsDev. Oct 2023 - Jun 2025 ```text Provided tutoring in programming fundamentals and backend development, supporting students in their learning journey. ``` Skills: NodeJS, MongoDB, REST-APIs, Clean-Architecture, Git, Linux ### IT Trainee Telefônica Brasil (Vivo). Jan 2024 - Oct 2024 ```text Developed and maintained internal systems with Node.js, Python, Java, and React on AWS and Azure. Built CI/CD pipelines and automated tests, and created a Python/Flask test automation tool. ``` Skills: NodeJS, Python, Java, React, AWS, Azure, Jest, Mocha, Pytest, CI-CD ### Backend Software Engineer MoreMBA. Oct 2020 - Jan 2024 ```text Built REST APIs and product features with Node.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB. Integrated AWS S3 and SQS for storage and asynchronous processing, and containerized applications with Docker. ``` Skills: NodeJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, S3, AWS-SQS, Docker, REST-APIs ## Education ### Instituto Federal do Paraná (IFPR) Information Technology, Information Technology ```text Pursuing a degree in Information Technology, expected to complete in December 2026. ``` ### LionsDev Software Development, Software Development ```text Completed a 500-hour software development course. ``` ### LionsDev AI Literacy, AI Literacy ```text Completed a 60-hour AI literacy course. ``` ### MongoDB Certification, MongoDB ```text Completed certifications in MongoDB security, performance, data resilience, and RAG. ``` ## Tech stack - AWS IAM - Kubernetes - GitHub Actions - PostgreSQL - MongoDB - Node.js - Redis - Terraform - Pulumi - Jest - Mocha - React - Python - Java - Kafka - Flask - Grafana - OpenTelemetry - Linux - New Relic - TypeScript - pytest - Git - Docker - Cursor - Claude Code - Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) - Apache Kafka - AWS - REST APIs - Azure To contact Filipe, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Bruno Mello](https://himalayas.app/@brunomello): Mid Backend Developer, Educbank - [Vitor Ghiraldelli](https://himalayas.app/@vitorghiraldelli): Senior Software Engineer, Nubank - [Joao Veloso](https://himalayas.app/@joaoveloso): Integration Engineer, Braintrust - [Mateus Inocencio Maia](https://himalayas.app/@mateusinocenciomaia): Senior Software Engineer, FACEIT - [Yuri Fernando Wanderley Silva](https://himalayas.app/@yurifernandows): Senior Software Engineer, Quod - [Claudio Ribeiro](https://himalayas.app/@claudioribeiro): Engineering Manager, TestGorilla - [Thales Sathler](https://himalayas.app/@thalessathler): Senior Software Engineer, Ifood - [Leandro Cavalcante da Rocha](https://himalayas.app/@leandrocdarocha): Senior Software Engineer, InMarket - [Gabriela Mota](https://himalayas.app/@gabrielamota): Software Engineer, Itaú Unibanco - [Andrei Tang](https://himalayas.app/@andreitang): Lead Senior Engineer, Itaú Unibanco