Open to Sr · Tech Lead / Software Engineer opportunities

Paulo Martins.
Tech LeadSenior Fullstack

I build products that hold up under pressure from React Native apps reaching 300k+ active users to backend systems sustaining 10k+ req/s with zero downtime. Fullstack with a strong backend and mobile background, and real care for the frontend.

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01About

Engineer, end to end.
I ship, measure and try to leave teams better than I joined them.

I started as a junior frontend in Porto Alegre back in 2019. Today I've founded a fintech and led teams at one of Brazil's largest insurers.

Along the way: I went through Stone scaling infra to 10k req/s, through Brasilprev redesigning the app 300k+ active users rely on, and through Bullla helping migrate mobile from Cordova to React Native; the store rating moved from 2 to 4 along the rollout.

How I work: solid backend and mobile background, with care for the frontend. Animation, accessibility and perceived performance are part of the work, never an afterthought.

Frontend

React, Next.js, React Native. Design Systems, animation, responsiveness and accessibility as part of the work.

Backend

Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL, Rabbit. APIs that hold 10k req/s with zero downtime.

Leadership

Multi-framework Design System, building TDD culture from scratch, mentoring focused on team autonomy.

EducationBachelor of Computer Science (in progress) · Unipê Centro Universitário de João Pessoa
02Experience

7+ years.
A consistent journey.

Dec 2025 - Present·São Paulo, BRFoundercurrent
01 / 08

Founder & Tech Lead

@Batameta Tecnologia

Fintech I built from zero for Brazil's gig-driver market 4 apps, native Android Copilot, dual-rail payments.

4
apps in production
R$ 250k+
tracked driver earnings
60k+
km logged
Kotlin
native Copilot (RN bridge)
What I did
  • Founded Batameta and operationalized a four-app fintech (NestJS API + Expo/RN mobile + Next.js web + Next.js admin), owning product, architecture and engineering decisions end-to-end.
  • Designed the goal engine: monthly target = recurring + non-recurring + desired profit + bills postponed; daily target recomputes from working days, earnings and streak so a driver hitting their bill on day 8 actually has the cash on day 8.
  • Built a native Android Copilot (Kotlin AccessibilityService + ML Kit OCR + per-app parsers) that grades each ride offer red/yellow/green on-device, with R$/km, R$/hour, R$/min, total time and pickup/destination - zero per-ride API calls.
  • Tackled the cross-device validation problem with an opt-in, anonymized telemetry pipeline that captures raw screen data + parsed output + device metadata (app version, copilot version, Android version, manufacturer) so we can verify parsing quality at scale on devices we'll never own.
  • Architected the Copilot under the Open/Closed principle so adding Uber, 99, iFood, InDrive and the next ride app is a parser drop-in, never a core rewrite.
  • Designed an event-driven backend on NestJS + Prisma over PostgreSQL with 7 isolated schemas (one per bounded context), RabbitMQ for async work and MongoDB for high-write event logs.
  • Implemented agnostic dual-rail subscriptions (Stripe + AbacatePay), multi-channel activation (Expo push, WhatsApp via WAHA, React Email + Resend), gamification (badges, levels, streaks) and a referral/reward engine.
  • Backed it all with ~76 Jest specs and an admin dashboard for campaign dispatch, retention offers and real-time ops.
Stack
NestJSNode.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLPrismaMongoDBRabbitMQStripeAbacatePayReact NativeExpoKotlinML Kit OCRNext.jsOpenAIResendJWT
Read the full storyBatameta Tecnologia
03Projects

Selected cases. Technical, not promotional.

04Skills

Stack & tooling. Used in production, not on slides.

Frontend
ReactNext.jsAngularVueTypeScriptJavaScriptTailwind CSSReduxReact RouterStorybookFigma Tokens
Backend
Node.jsNestJSExpress.jsREST APIsGraphQL APIsWebSocketStripeTwilio
Mobile
React NativeFaceIDAndroid Biometrics
Data & Infra
PostgreSQLMongoDBPrismaSequelizeRabbitMQAWS SQSDockerKubernetesAWSAzureCI/CD
Practices
TDDClean ArchitectureDDDSystem DesignMicroservicesJestReact Testing Library
05Contact

Let's build
something that lasts?

I'm open to conversations about Sr / Tech Lead roles, consulting and collaborations. Reply within 24h.

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