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Lucas Ruas

@lucasruas

AI engineer and tech lead. I build LLM agents and agent-driven software in TypeScript: spec first, verified output, lean harness.

Brazil

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team that ships AI features to real users, as a full-stack or forward-deployed engineer: TypeScript, Next.js and Postgres, LLM agents with evals and guardrails, and close contact with the people who use the product. Open to project-based work or a long-term commitment.

Computer engineer (UFRJ) with 7+ years taking AI and software products from idea to production. As sole technical co-founder of an alternative-investment platform, I built it from zero and shipped integrations with 5+ external systems, including an investment bank, under LGPD and banking homologation.

Today I run nectu tech, my own AI engineering consultancy, and I am open to project-based work or a long-term commitment with one team. I build LLM agents and agent-driven software spec-first: a written spec, agents implementing against it, and automated verification. I keep the setup lean (few skills, small context, token cost watched) and measure before adding anything. Public work: github.com/lucrua (sameday-quote-turnaround, km, desk-public).

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Founder, AI Consultant & AI Developer

Current

nectu tech

May 2026 - Present (6 months)

My own AI engineering consultancy, building spec-first with agents and automated verification. Since Sep 2026: AI consultant and developer for a data management company in Brazil (NDA). Jun-Aug 2026: prototypes, product ownership and design for a pre-launch wealth-management product, then handoff. May-Jul 2026: AI developer at Statistica AI, product analytics pipeline.

Privacy And Compliance Claude LLM Evaluation Spec Driven Development GitHub Actions Multi agent orchestration Lead Generation

Co-founder & Tech Lead

Veramount

Dec 2022 - Apr 2026 (3 years 4 months)

Architected and built an alternative-investment platform from zero, integrating a Bubble core with a TypeScript AWS integration layer while navigating LGPD and banking homologation. Led a spec-first, agent-assisted rebuild using NestJS, Next.js, Supabase/Postgres, Drizzle, and Zod as the system of record, with Vitest/Playwright testing and AWS microservices including OIDC auth and OpenTelemetry ob

TypeScript Next.js NestJS Supabase AWS OIDC OpenTelemetry Spec Driven Development

National Ops Leader / Solution Architect

Alef Edge

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 11 months)

Led national NOC operations and served as the primary technical interface with the client, delivering 4+ MVPs from specification to production. Designed Huawei network automation scripts (VLAN, VRF, BGP) and managed Linux environments with monitoring and security tooling across OpenStack, VMware, and KVM.

Linux Administrator Network Automation VLAN NOC Operations Zabbix Nagios Nessus OpenStack VMWare KVM

Operations Support Engineer

Altiostar Networks

Jun 2019 - Dec 2019 (6 months)

Provided integration, troubleshooting, and operations support for virtualized 4G/5G RAN deployments. Supported day-to-day operational readiness for virtualized network environments.

System Monitoring Integration Support Troubleshooting Network Operations LTE 4G 5G Concepts Incident Response Deployment

Technology Intern

Telefonica

Dec 2017 - May 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Supported trials and integrations for IoT, edge, virtualization, and LTE technologies (Huawei/Ericsson). Conducted IP planning and network configuration work including TCP/IP, VLAN, VPN, BGP, and MPLS.

Edge Computing Virtualization LTE Huawei Ericsson Trials TCP IP VLAN VPN BGP MPLS

Co-founder & Tech Lead

Nectu

Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 (1 year)

Co-founded a startup through a TIM/Telecom Italia innovation program, leading product ideation, validation, branding, and technical development. Built and iterated solutions during a bootcamp-style engagement.

Product Validation Branding Technical Developments Startup Bootcamp Execution Prototyping Team Leadership

Research Intern

COPPE / UFRJ

Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)

Developed low-cost Arduino-based monitoring for solar water heating systems. Built supporting database components for research data handling.

Arduino Solar Water Heating Monitoring Database Development

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Colegio Santo Agostinho, Rio de Janeiro

Primary & Secondary Education, General Education

Activities and societies: Elected class president in the final three years; Augustinian Student Certificate of Achievement.

Completed primary and secondary education at Colegio Santo Agostinho in Rio de Janeiro. Served as class president during the final three years and received an Augustinian Student Certificate of Achievement.

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Bachelor of Science, Computer & Electronics Engineering

2013 - 2019

Activities and societies: Capstone: smartphone-controlled low-cost lighting system (ATMega/Arduino, ESP8266, Cordova). Relevant courses included Continuous Delivery & DevOps (University of Virginia/Coursera), Kubernetes GKE Foundations (Google Cloud), and Smart Contracts (University at Buffalo/SUNY).

B.Sc. in Computer & Electronics Engineering at UFRJ, completed in 2019. Capstone project developed a smartphone-controlled low-cost lighting system using Arduino/ATMega and related components.