Mateus Inocencio Maia
@mateusinocenciomaia
I am a senior software engineer specializing in Golang, backend systems, and scalable cloud architectures.
What I'm looking for
Proactive, innovative, and results-oriented software engineer with 8+ years of experience in backend development, microservices architecture, and cloud computing.
Strong background in building scalable platforms for fintech, e commerce, gaming, and real estate industries.
Entrepreneurial mindset with proven leadership in both startups and global companies, combined with solid international exposure working in Brazil and Germany, collaborating in multicultural environments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Software Engineer
FACEIT
Dec 2022 - Present (2 years 8 months)
Developed and maintained FACEIT's matchmaking platform and new skills system for CS2, Dota 2 and OW2, improving match quality and contributing to increased subscriptions and reduced churn. Led incident handling, SLO monitoring and telemetry to improve reliability and player engagement.
Owned the logistics platform powering SumUp worldwide deliveries, integrating new countries and tracking engineering and business metrics aligned to OKRs to optimize delivery times and lifecycle health. Implemented APIs, multithreaded workers and observability to improve reliability across services.
Senior Software Engineer
OLX Brasil
Nov 2020 - Jun 2021 (7 months)
Built ZapFin, automating the loan process and creating an embedded lending experience that grew the product over 500% in one year by improving conversion and throughput. Owned end-to-end backend development, cloud infrastructure and monitoring for production-ready services.
Senior Software Engineer
Grupo Zap
May 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 6 months)
Architected and developed a microservices-based CRM and API gateway using GraphQL, improving code quality and telemetry while enabling scalable integrations for property developers. Drove CI/CD and extensive testing practices to increase platform reliability.
Software Engineer
Dafiti Group
Oct 2018 - May 2019 (7 months)
Developed search and recommendation features using ML techniques and collaborated with Global Fashion Group on DataJET, improving personalization and search relevance. Also contributed to PCI DSS implementation for mobile applications.
Full-Stack Developer
UOL EdTech
Jun 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 4 months)
Designed and built scalable microservices and front-end solutions for Brazil's largest EdTech, driving availability and performance through containerization and monitoring. Implemented end-to-end solutions spanning React, Node.js and Kafka.
Teacher
Happy Code
Feb 2017 - May 2017 (3 months)
Taught programming and STEM topics to students aged 6–17, delivering curriculum in game and app development to build logical reasoning and practical coding skills. Developed hands-on lessons in C#, Java and Python for diverse student levels.
Co-Founder & Developer
KR Digital Solution
Aug 2015 - Jan 2017 (1 year 5 months)
Co-founded a web and mobile development startup delivering client projects and increasing conversions through UX and online marketing, managing sales and technical delivery for high-profile clients. Led full-stack and React Native development and client relationships.
Founder
Casa Express
Dec 2015 - Mar 2016 (3 months)
Built an MVP marketplace/CMS to connect domestic service providers with users, including background checks and payment workflows; validated product at Accelerator Day before pausing to focus on other projects. Managed product, tech and go-to-market activities.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Faculdade de Informática e Administração Paulista (FIAP)
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
2016 - 2020
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering at FIAP from 2016 to 2020.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Metabase
Google Cloud Platform
GitHub
Kubernetes
Cloudflare
Jenkins
CircleCI
GitHub Actions
React Native
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Gmail
Node.js
Laravel
Neo4j
Redis
Terraform
Vue.js
JavaScript
Python
PHP
Kotlin
Go
Loki
Kafka
RabbitMQ
Amazon SQS
Grafana
Kibana
Prometheus
Datadog
GraphQL
gRPC
Elasticsearch
Solr
Docker
dockerized
Zap
Root Cause
SQL
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Salary expectations
Job categories
Skills
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