João Mateus Scarpa

Working with Ruby on Rails as a senior software engineer allocated to gls.ai (as contractor), a growing fintech in loan servicing based in the USA.

• Contributed to the lifecycle team, automating manual processes and reducing time and costs by over 76%.

Senior engineer within an 18-person engineering organization, working closely within a core squad of 4-5. Acted as a go-to technical reference for architecture and design debates, while independently owning and delivering projects solo or in pairs for global partners.

• Served as a sounding board for architectural decisions and technical debates across the engineering org.
• Independently architected and delivered full-stack web applications, working solo or in close pairs.
• Mentored engineers across different seniority levels within the squad.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals.

Served as IT Manager for a public Innovation Hub. Acted on the vetting board for startups, evaluating technical candidates and providing strategic advice to resident tech companies.

• Developed internal systems and mobile solutions to streamline hub operations.
• Provided architectural consulting to emerging startups in the ecosystem.

Selected for the top 3% of global engineering talent. Developed mission-critical full-stack applications for international clients in high-paced remote environments.

• Delivered scalable Ruby on Rails and JavaScript solutions for distributed clients.
• Maintained high coding standards and best practices across multiple asynchronous projects.