
Rodrigo Boni
Senior Software Engineer
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Araraquara, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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Intro
I am a Senior Backend Engineer & Architect with a proven track record in high-scale SaaS and complex enterprise modernization. Expert in Java/Spring Boot, Kafka-based event-driven systems, and AWS. Known for production ownership and de-risking architecture under ambiguity. Advanced practitioner of AI-assisted development (Claude/Cursor), customizing AI workflows for architectural enforcement, optimizing token context, and accelerating feature delivery without compromising code quality. My core philosophy is simple: engineering decisions should always prioritize business continuity, system resilience, and operational efficiency. I have extensive experience in regulated environments, such as financial services and public sector, where reliability, auditability, and data consistency are non-negotiable. What I bring to the table: * Architectural Strategy: Expert in the 'Strangler Fig' pattern, enabling seamless transitions from legacy to cloud-native without downtime. * Event-Driven Mastery: Deep experience with Kafka and event-driven reconciliation patterns to ensure data integrity in distributed systems. * Business Impact: Focused on reducing technical debt, optimizing cloud/infrastructure costs, and accelerating partner onboarding. * Hands-on Leadership: A proponent of ADRs (Architecture Decision Records) and pragmatic engineering, balancing the ideal architecture with immediate business needs. Core focus areas: * Backend: Java, Spring, Spring Boot, microservices, serverless * Event-driven: Kafka, integration patterns * Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD * Data: SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle), NoSQL (MongoDB, DynamoDB) * Observability: Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, Splunk, Elasticsearch * AI-Assisted Development: Cursor, Claude Code, Prompt Engineering, Agentic Workflows. I am passionate about building systems that are not just scalable, but also maintainable and easy to reason about. Always eager to discuss architecture, distributed systems, and the future of cloud-native engineering. Let's connect or talk about complex engineering challenges!
Work experience
Senior Software Engineer
Plan A Technologies
Jul 2025 - Present
1 year 4 months
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Plan A Technologies delivers engineering services for client platforms. I support modernization of casino management software at Walker Digital Table Systems with a strong focus on integrations and delivery clarity. * Designing and architecting a high-throughput data API and messaging layer to enable real-time system integration for external casino partners, projected to reduce data latency by ~60% upon completion. * Establishing a scalable event-driven architecture using Kafka to decouple partner integrations from core casino management services, improving system resilience. * Defining technical standards and API contracts for third-party integrations, aimed at reducing partner onboarding time by 40% and ensuring long-term system maintainability. * Collaborate with geographically distributed teams in a remote-first environment to keep delivery aligned and predictable * Accelerated feature delivery by ~20% by architecting and integrating AI-assisted development workflows (Cursor), establishing consistent project patterns, test coverage and documentation standards across distributed teams. Skills / Tech stack Java | Spring Boot | Apache Kafka | Backend development | Microservices | Systems integration | SQL | Docker | Kubernetes | Technical documentation | Remote collaboration | Prometheus | Grafana | Git
Senior Backend Engineer
Zup Innovation
Apr 2025 - Jul 2025
4 months
Uberlândia, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Senior Software Engineer
IFood
May 2024 - Dec 2024
8 months
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
iFood operates high-scale consumer and logistics platforms. I contributed to backend architecture focused on predictive delivery and reliability in high-traffic environments. * Designed and implemented microservices in Java/Spring Boot to handle high-concurrency delivery prediction flows, maintaining sub-100ms latency during peak traffic periods. * Built freight calculation algorithms supporting pricing strategies for millions of daily orders, ensuring system stability during high-traffic events like Black Friday. * Architected backend flows for delivery predictions that processed thousands of events per second, ensuring 99.9% availability during critical peak hours. Skills / Tech stack Java | Spring Boot | Apache Kafka | Microservices | AWS | AWS RDS | AWS SQS | Real-time analytics | SQL | Docker | Kubernetes | Datadog | Prometheus | Terraform | CI/CD | Techincal documentation | Grafana | Splunk | Git | Event-driven architecture
Senior Software Engineer
Itaú Unibanco
Sep 2021 - Dec 2023
2 years 4 months
São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Itaú Unibanco is one of the largest financial institutions in LATAM. I worked on investment custody systems where reliability, auditability, and scale are non-negotiable. * Executed a 'Strangler Fig' migration of legacy Mainframe systems to AWS, resulting in a 30% reduction in operational costs and enabling 99.9% system availability for investment custody services. * Designed an event-driven reconciliation pattern between Mainframe and AWS, ensuring data consistency via idempotent processing to mitigate network/delivery failures. * Optimized operational costs by offloading 30% of read-heavy traffic from Mainframe to AWS/PostgreSQL, effectively reducing MIPS consumption and increasing system throughput. * Standardized Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and observability (Prometheus/Splunk), enabling repeatable deployments and rapid incident response for mission-critical financial services. Skills / Tech stack Java | Spring Boot | Apache Kafka | Microservices | Event-driven architecture | Mainframe integration | Legacy modernization | Techincal documentation | AWS | AWS RDS | AWS SQS | AWS ECS Fargate | AWS DynamoDB | SQL | noSQL | Docker | Kubernetes | Terraform | Prometheus | Grafana | Splunk | CI/CD | Splunk | Git | AppDynamics
Senior Software Engineer
M4U
Mar 2020 - Aug 2021
1 year 6 months
Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M4U delivers solutions in the telecom ecosystem. I modernized Claro billing and subscription workflows using microservices, serverless, and event-driven patterns. * Modernized billing workflows through microservices and serverless architecture (Java, Spring Boot, AWS Lambda) * Automated renewal processes using event-driven design (Kafka topics and streams) * Implemented real-time monitoring with Elastic Stack and OpsGenie for critical billing operations Skills / Tech stack Java | Spring Boot | Apache Kafka | Microservices | Event-driven architecture | Technical documentation | AWS | AWS RDS | AWS ECS Fargate | AWS Lambda | AWS DynamoDB | SQL | noSQL | Javascript | TypeScript | Node.js | Elastic Stack (ELK) | New Relic | OpsGenie | CI/CD | Prometheus | Grafana | Splunk | Docker | Git
Systems Analyst
Invillia
Sep 2018 - Mar 2020
1 year 7 months
Araraquara, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Invillia delivers software solutions for regulated and high-volume environments. I built compliance-focused services supporting KYC and transaction validation requirements. * Built KYC validation systems using event-driven architecture (Java, Spring Boot, Kafka) * Designed high-volume validation systems processing 100,000+ daily transactions with bank-grade security * Implemented monitoring (Splunk, New Relic) to protect audit readiness and reliability * Automated compliance deployments via Jenkins CI/CD to meet strict regulatory deadlines Skills / Tech stack Java | Spring Boot | Apache Kafka | Microservices | Event-driven architecture | Compliance systems | Techincal documentation | SQL | noSQL | Javascript | Node.js | AWS | AWS RDS | AWS SQS | Jenkins | Splunk | New Relic | Prometheus | Grafana | Docker | Git
Systems Analyst
SHX
Jul 2012 - Mar 2018
5 years 9 months
Araraquara, State of São Paulo, Brazil
SHX builds ERP solutions (GIX ERP) for multiple industries. I designed enterprise Java applications and scalable data integrations supporting business-critical workflows. * Designed enterprise Java applications using modular architecture, enabling customizable ERP solutions across industries * Developed high-performance database integrations (JDBC, SQL) to support scalable data management for growing client needs * Enhanced core ERP modules across CRM, order processing, logistics, and fiscal workflows to strengthen competitiveness * Optimized application performance to improve system response times for end users * Delivered industry-specific solutions that expanded GIX ERP’s national market presence Skills / Tech stack Java | Modular architecture | JDBC | SQL | ERP systems | Performance optimization | Javascript
Software Developer
Prefeitura Municipal de Araraquara
Sep 2002 - Jul 2012
9 years 11 months
Araraquara, State of São Paulo, Brazil
Municipal government IT supporting essential public services. I modernized systems and infrastructure that impacted service delivery and internal efficiency. * Modernized legacy public service systems, improving efficiency for municipal administration operations * Designed and maintained mission-critical database applications (MS SQL) supporting essential public services * Upgraded network infrastructure to improve reliability for government IT systems * Built optimization solutions that helped departments scale services without infrastructure expansion * Developed citizen-facing software that improved access to municipal services while streamlining internal workflows Skills / Tech stack PHP | Delphi | Javascript | MS SQL | Legacy modernization | Database applications | Infrastructure support | Reliability | Legacy modernization
Education
Faculdade Focus
Postgraduate Certificate in MultiCloud, DevOps and AI, Information Technology
2025 - 2027
2 years 1 month
Grade: Associate degree
Postgraduate / specialization in MultiCloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, Oracle), DevOps and AI
Estácio
Associate Degree in Systems Analysis and Development, Information Technology
2019 - 2021
2 years 6 months
Degree in Systems Analysis and Development
Licenses & certifications
EF SET English Certificate 66/100 (C1 Advanced)
Issued: Apr 2025
Cambly Certificate
Issued: Mar 2025
The Cloud Bootcamp MultiCloud, DevOps & AI Challenge
Issued: Mar 2025
Java Avançado
Issued: Sep 2015
Microsoft Technology Associate - Windows Operating System Fundamentals
Issued: Dec 2011
Microsoft Technology Associate - Software Development Fundamentals
Issued: Dec 2011
Microsoft Technology Associate - Database Administration Fundamentals
Issued: Dec 2011