Lucas Sousa
@lucassousa2
Senior software engineer specializing in full-stack development, cloud architecture, and AI-driven solutions.
What I'm looking for
I am a results-oriented Senior Software Engineer with over 15 years of experience delivering full-stack applications and cloud architectures across public safety, e-commerce, and banking sectors.
I have deep expertise in Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, React, TypeScript and AWS, and hold an AWS Certified Developer credential; I’ve led product development, built scalable microservices, and managed infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.
Recently I engineered AI-driven voice agents integrating OpenAI and ElevenLabs and have founded and shipped a real estate platform as Co-Founder and Principal Engineer, demonstrating product ownership and startup agility.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
GovWorx
Feb 2025 - Dec 2025 (10 months)
Architected and maintained microservices for a US public safety API project using Java Spring Boot and deployed AWS infrastructure via Terraform; engineered AI-driven voice agents to automate responses and built React/TypeScript interfaces for mission-critical workflows.
Co-Founder & Principal Engineer
Nimble
Sep 2019 - Feb 2025 (5 years 5 months)
Owned full product lifecycle for a real estate platform, building React Native mobile and React web apps, a Node.js REST API serving thousands of requests, and CI/CD and AWS infrastructure using Terraform and CircleCI.
Software Engineer
Ubiminds
Nov 2021 - Mar 2023 (1 year 4 months)
Developed cloud-native services for US public safety, leveraging Java and AWS Step Functions; optimized data workflows with AWS Athena and DynamoDB and maintained ReactJS front-end components within Agile teams.
Senior Software Engineer
IBlue Consulting
Jun 2018 - Oct 2021 (3 years 4 months)
Led API and microservice development for banking applications using Node.js and managed AWS services including S3 and DynamoDB to support high-frequency transactions; built dynamic web interfaces with Angular.
Tech Lead
Mais Amigas
Apr 2016 - Jun 2018 (2 years 2 months)
Spearheaded infrastructure migration from DigitalOcean to AWS to improve scalability and reliability, developed REST APIs for mobile apps, and maintained e-commerce platforms using PHP and Node.js.
Software Engineer
Hotel Urbano
Jan 2014 - Jan 2016 (2 years)
Focused on frontend development using Angular and GraphQL and implemented Jest testing for high-traffic travel projects while supporting Scala-based backend APIs.
Java Developer
Petrobras
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014 (11 months)
Improved intranet performance for oil platform support systems using JavaEE and Spring, enhancing reliability for internal operations.
Java & PowerBuilder Developer
Comprafacil
Jan 2010 - Dec 2013 (3 years 11 months)
Maintained large-scale e-commerce systems and queue-based BI analysis systems using Java and PowerBuilder to support transaction processing and reporting.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Postgraduate, Systems Project and Analysis
2014 - 2014
Postgraduate in Systems Project and Analysis from PUC-Rio completed in 2014, focusing on systems design and analysis.
Centro Universitário da Cidade
Bachelor in Computer Science, Computer Science
2010 - 2010
Bachelor in Computer Science completed in 2010 with coursework covering software development and computer systems.
AWS Certification
Certification, Cloud Computing
AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification demonstrating proficiency in developing and maintaining applications on AWS.
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