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Pedro Novais

@pedronovais

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I build reliable backend systems, distributed services, and data platforms at scale.

Portugal

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to work on database infrastructure, distributed systems, reliability, and performance challenges at scale, building and operating production services where correctness, consistency, and observability matter.

I've built and operated backend systems for Pleo, Kaizen Gaming, Farfetch, and OpenVia across fintech, gaming, e-commerce, and platform workflows. At Pleo, I build Kotlin microservices and data-synchronization flows, improving reliability, failure handling, auditability, and data quality for sensitive operational processes.

I've delivered payment integrations for Apple Pay, PayPal, Bancontact, and card flows, and built high-traffic .NET microservices using Kafka, Redis, MongoDB, SQL, Docker, AWS, and Kubernetes. I'm particularly drawn to database infrastructure, distributed systems, reliability, and performance at scale.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Backend Engineer

Current

Pleo

Sep 2025 - Present (1 year)

Build and operate Kotlin microservices supporting internal product and operational workflows in a distributed architecture. Design and maintain data-synchronization and asynchronous processing flows, diagnose production issues, and contribute to authorization and data-quality mechanisms.

Kotlin Microservices Distributed Systems Asynchronous Synchronization BigQuery Authorization Data Quality

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Universidade do Minho

Master of Science, Software Engineering

Master's degree in Software Engineering with a technical focus on distributed systems, database-backed services, reliability, performance, observability, and cloud platform engineering.