Hey, I'm Ítalo

I'm a passionate software engineer with a love for exploring the latest technologies and tools. With a background in web development, I specialize in creating innovative solutions to solve complex business issues. What excites me most about software development is the potential to make a positive impact on society.

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Feb 2025 - Present

Software Engineer, Nubank

Working on cross-company solutions to automate internal customer support processes, collaborating with multiple areas across the company. Front-end development using React and back-end development using Clojure, Datomic, and DynamoDB. Building microservices, exposing REST APIs, and producing and consuming Kafka events. Responsible for monitoring and observability of these services using Grafana.

Apr 2024 - Feb 2025

Senior Software Engineer, Cielo

Contributed to the development and evolution of a hybrid application based on WebView, defining architecture and design patterns for the ecosystem. Developed automated tests using Jest and React Testing Library, and worked on Angular 2+ micro-frontends using Webpack Module Federation. Actively mentored junior engineers and utilized Datadog for monitoring and observability.

Apr 2023 - Mar 2024

Software Engineer, Isaac

Contributed to a core part of the company’s main product, influencing technical decisions and improving user experience. Led the front-end chapter of the engineering team. Worked primarily with React and Next.js, using modern libraries for componentization and state management. Developed automated tests with Jest and RTL, and used Sentry and Datadog for monitoring.

Sep 2020 - Mar 2023

Software Engineer, iFood

Member of a team responsible for building tools that empowered fraud prevention teams. Responsibilities included developing web applications with React, implementing and refactoring features across several TypeScript-based applications, and collaborating on defining standards and processes for the company’s web ecosystem. As part of the design system leadership, I was responsible for engineering solutions, maintenance, and internal evangelization of the library.

May 2020 - May 2021

Student Ambassador, AWS Educate

Introduced students in my local community to the powerful tools and resources available through Amazon Web Services. Organized events, webinars, and courses to create opportunities for students to learn and grow in cloud computing.

Mar 2019

Co-founder, UFRPE Devs

The organization aims to foster an inclusive community dedicated to sharing information and resources related to open-source software development and culture. By creating an open space for collaboration, the organization encourages the exchange of ideas and knowledge among individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Mar 2019 - Sep 2020

Software Engineer, Pitang Agile IT

Contributed to creating innovative products for the client. My role involved web development using cutting-edge technologies such as node and JavaScript frameworks like ReactJS, Express and Angular, as well as developing services that used machine learning with Python. Additionally, I utilized the AWS as cloud computing services platform.

Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

Intern, Unu Digital

As a web development intern, I worked on a single-page application using AngularJS, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. Additionally, I gained valuable hands-on experience in developing a RESTful API using PHP with SlimFramework and MySQL.

May 2017 - June 2017

Microsoft Students to Business

Web Design Course at Microsoft Innovation Center (ETEPAM) - Recife, PE

2017

Bachelor of Information Systems

Rural Federal University of Pernambuco - Recife, PE