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  • flaviohbatista at gmail.com
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  • Portuguese — Native language
  • English — Full professional experience
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Flávio Heleno

I help teams build creative and robust solutions to complex problems.

About

Results-driven technology executive with a proven track record in overseeing complex software development projects and managing remote teams. Specializing in cloud infrastructure, technical strategy, and team leadership, I have a strong background in delivering scalable solutions and driving innovation. With expertise in diverse domains such as event-driven architectures, software security and process automation, I am well-equipped to take on the role of VP of Engineering or Engineering Manager.

Experience
  • PicPay
    • Staff Software Engineer — to present
      • PicPay is a Brazilian Digital Bank.
  • Kahu
    • Founder — to present
      • Kahu is a Software Supply Chain Security Service that reduces the time and effort needed to vet dependencies.
  • Beta Learning, a ClearSale Company · 2 yrs 3 mos
    • IT Specialist — to
      • Oversaw the development of a company-wide Single Sign-On solution based in OpenID Connect;
      • Led the creation of a scalable event-driven Service-oriented architecture for PIX payments;
      • Implemented a cloud hosting infrastructure on AWS for Savegnago Supermercados e-commerce platform;
      • Managed a cloud infrastructure migration for Grupo Pedragon, reducing costs significantly;
      • Coordinated technical strategies for organic growth and peak periods like Black Friday;
      • Mentored and guided a team of 5 junior developers in best practices and development processes;
  • Liber Capital · 3 yrs 2 mos
    • Chief Reliability Officer — to
      • Managed the SRE Team, focusing on infrastructure security, performance, and incident handling;
      • Oversaw the Support Team, responsible for internal and external support;
      • Coordinated with the Delivery Team to track feature requests and bug reports;
      • Supervised the implementation of a VPN network using WireGuard for secure access;
      • Collaborated on writing Information Security Policy, Business Continuity Plan, and Data Loss Prevention Policy;
      • Conducted technical due diligence in Adianta, now part of Liber Capital;
      • Conducted technical due diligence in EvenCard, now part of Liber Capital;
    • VP of Engineering — to
      • Led the recruitment and interview processes, expanding the technical team from 4 to 15+ members;
      • Implemented a Kanban-like development process, improving delivery pace and reducing idle time;
      • Executed secure message exchange integrations with BTG Pactual using AWS Peering and RabbitMQ;
      • Supervised integrations with JBS S/A and BRF S/A using RabbitMQ and Value-added Networks;
  • Veridu.com · 4 yrs 7 mos
    • Chief Technology Officer — to
      • Led recruitment efforts, expanding the technical team from 1 to 7 members;
      • Developed a RESTful API for scraping data from social media providers with a pluggable backend;
      • Authored a rules-based system for scoring user profiles based on data signals;
      • Created software development kits in Java, Python, PHP, and JavaScript for easy API integration;
      • Participated in multiple technical due diligence processes for seed investments;
      • Contributed to commercial meetings on technical subjects;
Education
Projects

  • Embedded PHP · github.com/embedded-php

    Libraries and extensions for interacting with hardware using PHP on Linux-based single-board computers

  • Package Health · github.com/package-health

    Package.Health uses semantic versioning to detect outdated or insecure dependencies in your project.