André Goveia

Backend Developer | Python | Django | REST API | AWS | SQL | Docker | Linux

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

About

Backend Developer with over five years of experience, specializing in creating scalable and high-performance backend systems. Successfully managed and implemented numerous projects across various industries, including cloud services, finance, and real estate. Developed monitoring features that reduced maintenance costs by 90%. Optimized database queries to ensure compliance with government regulations, preventing potential fines. Built robust, performance-focused backend solutions, ensuring system reliability and scalability with a consistent uptime rate of 99.9%. Highly skilled in API development, workflow automation, and data integration, achieving up to 50% reductions in processing times and 80% improvements in operational efficiency. Key Strengths: - Backend Expertise: Proficient in Python with strong skills in Django REST Framework and extensive knowledge of other backend stacks like Flask and FastAPI. - Cloud Savvy: Proficient in AWS services such as VPC, EC2, SNS, EBS, ELB, S3, IAM, RDS, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch, utilizing them for scalable architecture, deployment, monitoring, and data management in cloud environments. - DevOps: Utilized tools (Docker, Kubernetes, and Git) for version control, deployment management, and integration processes. - Database Management: Experienced in managing relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite) and non-relational (Redis and MongoDB) databases. - Data Pipelines: Expertise in data processing pipelines (Celery, Kafka, and Airflow). - Agile: Proficient in agile methodologies, ensuring efficient project execution and timely delivery. - Troubleshootibg & Innovation: Analytical mindset with a knack for creating innovative solutions. - Mentorship: Guided junior developers, provided code reviews, shared knowledge, and fostered professional growth. - International Experience: Gained valuable insights working in various countries across the Americas, Europe, and Africa.

Experience

  • Backend Developer at Smart Access
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • Backend Developer | Python | Django REST | AWS | MySQL | Redis | Celery | Kafka | Airflow | Docker at Angola Cables
    Oct 2020 - Oct 2024 · 4 yrs 1 mo

    Engineered a scalable backend system using APIs from the OpenStack layer to manage and orchestrate various cloud services, improving system efficiency by 30%. Integrated the system with 8 auxiliary APIs, expanding functionalities and optimizing processes, achieving a 50% increase in efficiency. Enhanced data delivery to the frontend, reducing load times by 10 seconds and elevating user satisfaction by 70%. Designed and refined algorithms for the workflow orchestration platform, automating 15 manual tasks and cutting data processing time by 200%. Sustained a 99.9% uptime rate, supporting a 50% surge in user demand across expanded service areas. Propelled the cloud service platform to become a key product for the company, now serving users in 11 countries across 3 continents.

  • Backend Developer | Python | Django REST | AWS | PostgreSQL | Redis | Docker at The World Bank
    Nov 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Constructed a high-performance backend for a web application, enhancing communication between the bank and over 30,000 small and medium-sized agricultural producers. Developed 4 APIs to ensure a seamless and efficient flow of information, reducing processing time for input order requests by 60%. Implemented features to enable producers to track the status of over 1,000 orders simultaneously and manage input stocks.

  • Backend Developer | Python | Django REST | AWS | PostgreSQL | PostGIS | Celery | Kafka | Linux at Neighborhood Inc
    Jan 2023 - Jul 2023 · 7 mos

    Spearheaded the backend for a web platform facilitating real estate searches using geolocation, resulting in a 300% increase in search efficiency and accuracy. Leveraged geolocation in the API, allowing users to search for properties within a 12-kilometer radius. Introduced a comprehensive filtering system with 8 search criteria, including price range, property size, and specific features. Achieved an average occupancy rate of around 92% for properties on the platform.

  • Construtora Mota Machado (Hybrid)
    • Backend Developer | Python | Django | MySQL | Docker
      Jan 2020 - Sep 2020 · 9 mos

      Collaborated on expanding the company's ERP system by developing an API that integrated 7 modules. This unified previously isolated systems into a cohesive ecosystem, streamlining data flow and improving operational efficiency by 80%. Implemented a REST API to facilitate communication between the ERP modules. This enabled efficient data exchange and ensured real-time information synchronization across the entire system.

    • Software Developer | Python | Django | MySQL | HTML | Bootstrap
      Aug 2019 - Jan 2020 · 6 mos

      Contributed to the development of a centralized web application. This platform streamlined access and management of financial, sales, and HR data for 80 users, resulting in a 50% reduction in time spent on internal processes. The application became a critical information management tool, providing a unified, real-time view of data for 250 users. Centralizing information enabled faster strategic decision-making, reducing the time required for leaders to make decisions by 40%. The platform unified the company's offices across 3 different states, effectively meeting the company's needs.