Curriculum Vitae
Leandro Damasio
Principal Software Engineer | Cloud and DevOps Specialist | AI/ML Engineer
São Paulo, SP - Brazil
Results-oriented Full-Stack Software Engineer and AI/ML Specialist with over 10 years of experience architecting and deploying scalable data products, advanced predictive models, and robust cloud-native solutions. Demonstrates comprehensive expertise across the entire software development lifecycle, spanning architectural design, implementation, and DevOps automation, within industrial, financial, commercial, and research sectors. Proficiently utilizes Python, JavaScript, and leading cloud platforms to foster innovation and solve complex challenges. Employs asynchronous communication and distributed task management to build highly optimized systems, ensuring secure and stable performance to meet critical business demands. Committed to agile methodologies, promoting collaborative client engagement and continuous delivery.
Skills
Professional Experience
Arte Arena - Tech Lead and Principal Software Engineer
October 2024 – March 2025
- Led the modernization of legacy systems by designing a cloud-native SaaS platform, accelerating feature deployment by 85% through microservices and CI/CD optimization.
- Architected event-driven workflows using Kubernetes, Istio, and ArgoCD, reducing infrastructure costs by 30%.
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver a full-stack product with React, FastAPI, and AWS.
- Developed innovative AI products leveraging generative AI APIs to create personalized user experiences.
Stefanini / FAPESP - Senior Software Engineer
October 2024 – March 2025
- Revamped the FAPESP Virtual Library's search engine (Apache Solr), improving query response time by 37% through data indexing optimizations.
- Directed a global full-stack team to deliver a Laravel-based application for academic research funding.
- Resolved critical bugs in Django systems, improving stability for over 500,000 monthly users.
NPL Brasil - Software Engineer
December 2019 – January 2022
- Automated data pipelines using Node.js and AWS, reducing manual processing time by 50%.
- Integrated Google Cloud Document AI for automated document analysis, increasing operational efficiency.
- Developed and implemented custom smart contracts on the Ethereum network, ensuring the security and integrity of cryptocurrency transactions.
Global Hitss - Software Engineer
February 2017 - April 2019
- Designed a scalable data lake with Hadoop and Spark, enabling real-time analytics for enterprise clients.
- Reduced deployment cycles by 23% through CI/CD pipeline automation (ArgoCD, Docker).
- Delivered full-stack applications using React and Nest.js for financial sector clients.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
UNIVESP • July 2022 - May 2027 (estimated)
Master in Public Administration and Government
EAESP/FGV • January 2009 - May 2021
Bachelor of Public Administration
ESAG/UDESC • July 2004 - August 2008
Bachelor of Philosophy
CFH/UFSC • January 2004 - June 2008
Languages
Key Achievements
AI/ML
Implemented MLOps pipelines with Kubeflow to train and deploy demand forecasting models, reducing training time by 40% and improving model accuracy by 14%.
Cloud
Migrated over 17 legacy systems to AWS/GCP, achieving 99.9% uptime.
Full Cycle Delivery
Led over 8 end-to-end product launches across various sectors, from fintech to R&D.
Honors
- Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary Club São Paulo Aclimação
- Honor of Merit - Higher School of Administration and Management - University of the State of Santa Catarina - ESAG/UDESC
Detailed Skills
languages
full Stack Development
dev Ops
cloud
data
A I M L
software Architecture
observability
Additional Works
- Monitor of the Ethics discipline in the Undergraduate Course of Public Service Administration at the Higher School of Administration and Management of the State University of Santa Catarina
- Founding President of the National Federation of Public Administration Students
- Researcher linked to the School of Business Administration of the State of São Paulo of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in partnership with the Victor Civita Foundation, in a comparative research project on Performance in Basic Education in the State of São Paulo: School management and quality of Education: a study on ten schools in São Paulo - https://pesquisa-eaesp.fgv.br/sites/gvpesquisa.fgv.br/files/arquivos/abrucio_-_gestao_escolar_e_qualidade_da_educacao_um_estudo_sobre_dez_escolas_paulistas.pdf
- Founding President of the Rotaract Club São Paulo Aclimação
- Public Policy Analyst at e-Stratégia Pública
- Technical Advisor to the Cabinet of the Municipal Mayor of Florianópolis
- Statistics Manager of the Municipal Education Secretariat of the City Hall of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
- President of the think tank Instituto PVBLICA
- Candidate for City Councilor for PPS in Urussanga (SC)
- Agreement Manager of the City Hall of Urussanga
- Candidate for City Councilor for PSOL in São José (SC)
- Full Stack Developer at NPL Brasil
- Senior Python Developer at Global Hitss
- Senior Python Developer at Stefanini / Fapesp
- Senior Full Stack Developer at Arte Arena