Nicollas Linhares
@nicollaslinhares
Staff Software Engineer specializing in scalable web and mobile platforms.
What I'm looking for
I am a Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years building scalable fintech, media, and SaaS solutions, combining deep frontend and backend expertise with proven leadership from prior Navy service. I lead remote teams to deliver MVPs quickly and drive cost and performance optimizations across cloud platforms.
My technical strengths include React, Next.js, Astro, React Native, TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, GraphQL, RESTful APIs, microservices, AWS, and Azure, and I have a track record of cutting AWS costs by 80% and improving performance by 50%. I have delivered production systems for high-profile clients including Nike and built real-time, high-throughput dashboards and streaming/mobile applications.
I am open to senior or staff remote roles with US companies paying in USD, and I bring a strong blend of engineering craftsmanship, DevOps discipline, and leadership to help teams ship reliable, performant products.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Supported global marketing campaigns on Nike.com as a fullstack/DevOps engineer, delivering homepage, product pages, checkout, and live chat integrations with React/TypeScript and AWS. Managed translation workflows and CI/CD pipelines to ensure synchronized e-commerce flows.
Senior Software Engineer
FIA Tech
Nov 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 2 months)
Led frontend development of a financial trade dashboard handling millions of data points, reducing AWS costs by 80% and improving performance 50% via diff algorithms, lazy loading and React Suspense. Integrated Web3 proof-of-trade for secure, auditable UI.
Senior Software Engineer
Rainmaker.gg
Jul 2022 - Nov 2022 (4 months)
Developed analytics dashboard and refactored codebase to TypeScript, implementing campaign details and social logins to increase user engagement on a cloud-native streaming platform.
Senior Mobile Engineer
Gopuff
Aug 2021 - Jul 2022 (11 months)
Refactored React Native codebase from JavaScript to TypeScript, improving maintainability and reducing bugs; integrated Appium to achieve 90%+ test coverage and collaborated on CI/CD pipelines for efficient releases.
Senior Software Engineer
The Beachbody Company
Mar 2021 - Aug 2021 (5 months)
Built 1,500+ design system components with React/TypeScript and delivered pixel-perfect pages and scheduling calendar, achieving 94% test coverage to ensure scalability.
Senior Fullstack Engineer
#BeApp
Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 (11 months)
Built a live streaming mobile app from scratch in a 6-person team, implemented social logins and video-sharing with watermarking, and managed 13 microservices across Kubernetes/Docker on AWS, raising unit test coverage to 87%.
Senior Software Engineer
VUniverse
Sep 2019 - Apr 2020 (7 months)
Optimized UI/UX for a TV/movies streaming platform, implementing sign-in, filters and sorts to improve content discovery while collaborating in a Scrum team to deliver features.
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Webmotors
Apr 2018 - Mar 2019 (11 months)
Developed a B2B microfrontend platform for car sellers enabling responsive listings and sales management, and maintained high test coverage with Jest.
Mid-Level Software Engineer
Hospital Albert Einstein
Mar 2017 - Apr 2018 (1 year 1 month)
Delivered a secure online exam platform UI in 4 weeks with multi-theme customization and 89% test coverage, ensuring accessibility and reliability.
Junior Software Engineer
XDev
Mar 2015 - Mar 2017 (2 years)
Founded an agency delivering MVPs in fintech, health and entertainment; built MERN/Web3 apps with CI/CD and migrated legacy systems to Docker/AWS for scalability.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
XPe University
Master of Business Administration, Software Engineering
Pursuing an MBA in Software Engineering, expected completion in 2026.
Merchant Navy Officers University - Brazilian Navy
Bachelor's, Nautical Science
Completed a Bachelor's degree in Nautical Science, graduating in 2012.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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