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πŸ‘‹ Hi, I'm Ricardo Cunha

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πŸš€ Principal Architect | Cloud Solutions Expert

Results-driven Principal Engineer with over 20 years of experience building fast, scalable solutions for U.S. companies. Passionate about solving tough problems and improving software architecture to create excellent user experiences.

πŸ“ Location: BrasΓ­lia, Brazil
πŸ“§ Email: [email protected]


πŸ’Ό Professional Experience

🎯 Principal Architect @ ZappyRide (2021 - Present)

Remote, USA

  • πŸ—οΈ Technical Leadership: Reporting directly to CTO, leading frontend and backend teams
  • πŸ€– AI Solutions: Designed AI agent applications using RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) and LLM chains
  • ☁️ Cloud Architecture: Designed AWS cloud solutions using Go, Java, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code
  • ⚑ Performance Optimization: Reduced API load time by 40% through caching strategies and performance improvements
  • 🚒 DevOps Excellence: Implemented Karpenter for intelligent node provisioning and cluster auto-scaling
  • πŸ›‘οΈ Disaster Recovery: Developed multi-region AWS EKS deployments for high availability
  • πŸ‘₯ Team Management: Led a team of 6 developers using Agile methodologies

Tech Stack: AWS Java Go Python React Kubernetes Docker Terraform

πŸ’‘ Lead Software Engineer @ Crossover (2018 - 2021)

Remote, USA

  • πŸ” Company Acquisitions: Evaluated and integrated products from acquired companies (Beckon, ScaleArc, Symphony, Layer, Infinio)
  • πŸ“Š Performance Analysis: Analyzed backlog and measured key engineers' performance for optimal resource allocation
  • πŸ—οΈ Infrastructure Migration: Replaced existing infrastructure with cost-effective cloud solutions using AWS and GCP
  • βœ… 100% Success Rate: Successfully completed all company integrations
  • ☁️ Multi-Cloud Expertise: Utilized both AWS and GCP services for scalable solutions

Tech Stack: Java Angular React AWS GCP PostgreSQL MySQL

πŸ”§ IT Solutions Consultant @ IBM (2017 - 2018)

Remote, Brazil

  • 🎨 Frontend Architectures: Developed scalable React.js ES6 and Angular architectures
  • πŸ—οΈ Microservices: Built microservices using Node.js, Golang, and Spring Boot
  • πŸ§ͺ Testing & Tools: Implemented Webpack and Jest for efficient and testable development

🏒 Solutions Architect @ Altran (2016 - 2017)

BrasΓ­lia, Brazil

  • πŸ›οΈ Corporate Architecture: Improved and integrated company-wide insurance solutions
  • πŸ’Ό Enterprise Solutions: Worked with Java EE 6, Open JPA, DB2, AngularJS, and Golang

πŸ—οΈ Software Architect @ CTIS Informatica (2013 - 2016)

BrasΓ­lia, Brazil - CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development)

  • 🎯 Enterprise Applications: Led development of high-quality enterprise solutions
  • ⚑ Performance Focus: Oversaw development, design, performance, scalability, and integration

πŸ’» Developer @ CTIS Informatica (2005 - 2013)

BrasΓ­lia, Brazil - Correios (Brazilian Post Office)

  • πŸ“¦ SARA System: Developed an automation system for Brazilian Post using Java Swing
  • πŸ”§ Hardware Integration: Integrated printers, pin pads, and scales
  • πŸ“ˆ Performance Improvement: Increased performance by 70% through payload optimization

πŸ› οΈ Technical Skills & Expertise

☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure

βœ” AWS (EC2, Lambda, EKS, ECR, API Gateway, IAM, S3, SQS, SNS, Route 53, DynamoDB, OpenSearch, RDS, VPC)
βœ” GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, GKE, Container Registry, Cloud Endpoints, IAM, Cloud Storage, 
   Pub/Sub, Cloud DNS, Firestore, Cloud SQL, VPC Networks)
βœ” Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu)
βœ” Kubernetes Operators & Container Orchestration
βœ” Docker & Containerization
βœ” CI/CD Pipelines (GitLab, GitHub Actions)

πŸ’» Programming Languages

βœ” Java 21 & Quarkus
βœ” Go (Golang)
βœ” Python
βœ” Node.js
βœ” JavaScript/TypeScript

πŸ—„οΈ Databases & Storage

βœ” MySQL & MariaDB
βœ” PostgreSQL
βœ” DynamoDB
βœ” Redis & Ignite
βœ” Elasticsearch & OpenSearch
βœ” Cassandra
βœ” Oracle & DB2

πŸ€– AI & Modern Technologies

βœ” RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
βœ” LLM Chains
βœ” N8N Data Flows
βœ” ADK (Application Development Kit)
βœ” MCP (Model Context Protocol)

🎨 Frontend Technologies

βœ” React
βœ” Angular
βœ” Modern JavaScript (ES6+)
βœ” Webpack & Jest

🎯 Core Strengths

  • 🌐 Remote Work Expert: Experienced in remote collaboration with agile teams
  • πŸ” Independent Problem Solver: Proactive attitude towards complex challenges
  • 🧹 Clean Code Advocate: Passionate about writing clean, testable, and efficient code
  • πŸ“š Continuous Learner: Self-learner, curious about building new ideas and businesses
  • πŸ’¬ Fluent Communicator: Comfortable using English daily for international collaboration

πŸŽ“ Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Centro UniversitΓ‘rio de BrasΓ­lia (UniCEUB) - 2008


πŸ† Certifications

AWS


🌍 Languages

  • πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ English: Proficient
  • πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spanish: Intermediate
  • πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Portuguese: Native

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🀝 Let's Connect!

I'm always interested in discussing cloud architecture, AI solutions, and innovative software development. Feel free to reach out!

πŸ’Ό LinkedIn: Connect with me
πŸ™ GitHub: Check out my repositories


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