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Giovanna Albuquerque

@giovannaalbuquerque

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I am a software engineer specializing in backend Java and cloud-native systems for financial services.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I seek backend or cloud engineering roles focused on designing resilient, event-driven, cloud-native systems within collaborative, product-oriented teams where I can lead architecture, improve reliability, and mentor engineers.

I am a software engineer with 5 years of experience designing and developing scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems in cloud-native environments. I specialize in backend development with Java (8/11/17), Spring Boot, and AWS, focusing on distributed and event-driven architectures for mission-critical banking and financial services; at Itaú I modernized a renegotiation engine across 20+ microservices handling over $50M monthly and co-led architecture for a resilient SAGA-based loan simulation.

I build asynchronous systems using Kafka, SQS, Redis and automate infrastructure with Terraform, CloudFormation, Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions). I hold four AWS certifications and a postgraduate degree in Software Architecture, and I seek opportunities to design resilient cloud-native systems, improve reliability, and mentor engineering teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Software Engineer

Current

Itaú Unibanco

Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Modernized renegotiation and payment systems across 20+ microservices supporting over $50M monthly, reduced loan default rates by 20%, and delivered a refinancing mobile experience that increased daily contracts from 10 to 40 while cutting dealer onboarding from 43 to 9 days.

Java Spring Boot AWS Terraform Kafka Docker Kubernetes Microservices

Junior Software Engineer

RaiaDrogasil

Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 (11 months)

Developed and maintained Java Spring Boot microservices for high-traffic e-commerce order management, including an OrderAdapterNotification service integrating RabbitMQ for real-time email tracking and observability via Splunk, improving customer communication and system reliability.