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Lucas Leite
Verified Expert in Engineering
Full-stack Developer
Orlando, FL, United States
Toptal member since March 10, 2020
Bio
Lucas is a control and automation engineer who's spent the past several years building web apps for a range of industries, including robotics, health, and education. As an avid programmer, he's mastered development in Python and JavaScript, primarily using frameworks such as Flask, Express.js (Node.js), and React. Having owned a startup with hundreds of thousands of users, Lucas fully comprehends the commitment it takes to build a product from scratch and delivers software with that in mind.
Portfolio
PepsiCo
Elixir, TypeScript, Row-level Security (RLS), Webhooks, Claude Code...
PepsiCo
React, Python, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Django, APIs...
Toptal Client: Edtech Startup
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Django, Serverless, Sequelize, Node.js, Redux, React...
Experience
- Python 3 - 8 years
- JavaScript - 8 years
- Django - 7 years
- SQLAlchemy - 7 years
- Flask - 7 years
- Node.js - 5 years
- React - 5 years
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - 5 years
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), SQLAlchemy, Sequelize, Next.js, Node.js, React, Docker, Django, Flask, Python, TypeORM, GitHub, NestJS, Amazon DynamoDB, Version Control, NPM, Shopify
The most amazing...
...thing I've ever done was founding and developing a successful SaaS business with over 100,000 monthly users.
Work Experience
Principal Software Engineer
2023 - 2026
PepsiCo
- Served as the principal engineer for the marketing and sales AOP platform, managing annual budgets, partnering with directors and PMs to define roadmap, architecture, and delivery strategy.
- Drove high-availability standards (Django and AWS), sustaining 99.99% uptime across global teams and 150+ monthly active internal users.
- Mentored engineers and introduced engineering best practices—improving front-end velocity and UX consistency through LiveView component systems.
Technologies: Elixir, TypeScript, Row-level Security (RLS), Webhooks, Claude Code, Single Sign-on (SSO), tRPC, API Development, ISO 27001, Auth0, Compliance, SendGrid, Visual Design, Figma to Shopify, Klaviyo
Senior Full-stack Developer
2020 - 2023
PepsiCo
- Developed business solutions for one of the most iconic American brands.
- Developed both the back end and front end, delivering SOLID code with sustainable code coverage.
- Fixed bugs and improved the workflow and pipeline to catch errors better.
Technologies: React, Python, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Django, APIs, CI/CD Pipelines, Algorithms, Snowflake, Azure, SQL, SaaS, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Redis, API Integration, HTML, FastAPI, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, Webpack, Terraform, Tailwind CSS, Data Science, B2B, REST APIs, Storybook, OpenAI, OpenAI GPT-3 API, Data Scraping, Web Scraping, Data Modeling, ChatGPT, Material UI, Mobile Development, Software Architecture, User Stories, Marketplaces, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Zustand, Jest, Testing, Enzyme, AWS DevOps, Nuxt.js, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Full-stack Development, Dashboards, Data Visualization, eCommerce, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Unit Testing, Databricks, Abstract Syntax Trees (AST), Pytest, Web Development, Redux, Large-scale Projects, Solution Architecture, Temporal, HIPAA Compliance, TanStack Router, System Architecture, AI Tools, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), REST API Architecture, Webhooks, API Development, Visual Design, Shopify Liquid, eCommerce UX
Senior Full-stack Developer
2020 - 2020
Toptal Client: Edtech Startup
- Implemented features in a Python/Django API. Added models, fixed security issues, added new endpoints, while also increasing code coverage.
- Developed responsive user experiences in the front end using React and Redux.
- Increased code-quality using TypeScript, better tests, and improved code standards by refactoring components using SOLID principles.
- Developed a new service implementing a REST API using Node.js, models in Sequelize, and Lambda functions in AWS using the Serverless Framework.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Django, Serverless, Sequelize, Node.js, Redux, React, Python 3, CI/CD Pipelines, MongoDB, SQL, SaaS, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Vercel, Supabase, Next.js, API Integration, HTML, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, NoSQL, Webpack, Prisma, B2B, REST APIs, Storybook, Data Scraping, Web Scraping, Material UI, Vite, Mobile Development, React Native, User Stories, Marketplaces, NestJS, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), AWS DevOps, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Startups, Dashboards, Data Visualization, eCommerce, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, Unit Testing, Web Development, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), Webhooks, API Development, Auth0, Visual Design
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
2020 - 2020
Chegg
- Worked for a major publicly traded American edtech company, building e-learning tools to help people learn to code.
- Created high-quality React components using TypeScript and Redux with full test coverage using Enzyme, end-to-end testing, and React Testing Library.
- Developed many features for numerous apps using Python in the back end and React in the front end, including extensive test coverage in both SOLID principles.
- Built back-end integrations in Python to Salesforce using WebHooks and Syncers.
- Migrated API integrations from the Google Suite platform to O365 using Microsoft Graph in Azure.
- Implemented live-chat experiences for students, integrating with several APIs using Python and React.
- Implemented A/B testing using Optimizely and React SDK.
Technologies: Rapid7, Heroku, Docker Compose, PostgreSQL, TypeScript, RefluxJS, Redux, Sentry, Docker, React, Python 3, CI/CD Pipelines, Algorithms, GraphQL, MongoDB, Vue, SQL, SaaS, Salesforce API, Stripe, Next.js, API Integration, HTML, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, Microservices, Webpack, WebSockets, REST APIs, Storybook, Data Scraping, Web Scraping, Data Modeling, Material UI, Mobile Development, User Stories, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), AWS DevOps, Payment APIs, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Dashboards, Data Visualization, eCommerce, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Unit Testing, Web Development, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), REST API Architecture, Webhooks, SOC 2
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
2019 - 2019
Soccer Fantasy Game
- Developed the full stack of a mobile app for a Serie A Brazilian soccer team using several languages and frameworks: Python, JavaScript, Node.js, Express, Flask, and Django.
- Created a ready-to-scale microservice in GCP and developed numerous REST APIs written in Python and Node.js.
- Implemented a monitoring and logging stack with Metabase and Sentry, including comprehensive dashboards with the main KPIs as well as usage alerts.
Technologies: Django, Express.js, Python, Python 3, JavaScript, Heap, Sentry, Metabase, React, Node.js, MongoDB, SQL, SaaS, Team Leadership, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Redis, API Integration, Trading, HTML, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, NoSQL, Architecture, Data Modeling, Mobile Development, User Stories, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Startups, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, Web Development, REST API Architecture, Webhooks
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
2017 - 2019
Menu Mais
- Developed a digital restaurant platform featuring a digital menu with translations in over 100 languages, takeout, and dine-in ordering.
- Implemented challenging features with a high level of customizability, including user and user-less ordering system, integration with several third-party providers, kitchen monitoring systems, and several menu variances.
- Created a fully responsive progressive mobile app featuring auto-translation, payments, and SMS integrations.
- Implemented a robust restaurant monitoring dashboard for the managers and owners.
Technologies: Flask, Express.js, Python, Python 3, JavaScript, React, SQL, SaaS, Team Leadership, AWS Lambda, Amazon RDS, Redis, HTML, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, Architecture, CTO, B2B, REST APIs, Data Scraping, Web Scraping, Data Modeling, User Stories, Marketplaces, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Payment APIs, Startups, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, Web Development, REST API Architecture, Webhooks
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
2017 - 2019
Ouvimos Você
- Expanded the product's full stack from zero to thousands of daily users, solving a growing business's significant problems: Scalability and constant business model changes. Used Python for the back end and JavasScript for the front end.
- Modeled the database using the popular ORM SQLAlchemy, writing all class models, and mapping the relationships. Deployed to GCP using Cloud SQL and PostgreSQL.
- Developed the front end using server-side rendering for some pages and JavaScript for portions of the software that required single-page application (SPA) experiences.
- Constructed a distributed microservice infrastructure using Docker, Docker-compose, and NGINX proxying. Hosted it in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as well as in AWS.
- Implemented the company engineering culture bringing in the Agile methodology, scrum, code reviews, and paired development sessions.
- Integrated several platforms to the SaaS solution: Heap, Sentry.io, dashboards in Metabase, RD Station (marketing automation), and HubSpot Sales.
Technologies: Flask, Express.js, Python, Python 3, JavaScript, Sentry, Metabase, React, Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), MySQL, Node.js, SQLAlchemy, Technical Leadership, Software Architecture, SQL, SaaS, Team Leadership, AWS Lambda, Amazon RDS, Redis, HTML, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, NoSQL, Microservices, Elasticsearch, Market Research, Big Data, Architecture, CTO, REST APIs, Data Modeling, User Stories, Marketplaces, Machine Learning, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Payment APIs, Startups, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, iOS, Web Development, HIPAA Compliance, Google Maps, REST API Architecture, Webhooks
Senior Full-stack Software Engineer
2014 - 2019
Labfy
- Developed the whole back end using Python/Flask and server-side rendering using Jinja.
- Implemented a feature-management system with Python/Flask Principal for five different user types.
- Integrated Microsoft Active Directory servers with clients using LDAP to obey the client's company compliance.
- Fully developed single-page application front-end experiences using JavaScript.
- Deployed in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Docker and NGINX proxying.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Flask, Express.js, Python, Python 3, JavaScript, Sentry, Metabase, Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), MySQL, Node.js, SQLAlchemy, SQL, SaaS, Team Leadership, AWS Lambda, HTML, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, Architecture, CTO, Enterprise SaaS, B2B, REST APIs, Data Modeling, Technical Leadership, User Stories, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Payment APIs, Startups, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, Web Development, REST API Architecture, Webhooks
Founder
2013 - 2019
Faz Labs
- Founded Faz Labs, a hardware and software company. Shipped software products for hundreds of business clients.
- Engineered a drone-accessory to combat endemic diseases—Yellow Fever, Malaria, and chikungunya—spreading in partnership with the Brazilian health-public sector. The device released pesticides to destroy mosquitoes' nests.
- Engineered embedded hardware using electronics and microcontrollers' expertise aided by Eagle CAD and engineering enclosures and mechanisms using SolidWorks and 3D printing.
- Developed a park-cleaning robot, writing low-level code in C and a higher abstraction layer in Python. Winner of the international "Laureate Award for Excellence in Robotics Engineering."
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Flask, Python, Python 3, JavaScript, C, Sentry, Metabase, React, Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), MySQL, Node.js, SQLAlchemy, SQL, SaaS, Team Leadership, AWS Lambda, HTML, Back-end, DevOps, Front-end, Full-stack, Architecture, CTO, REST APIs, Data Modeling, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things (IoT), ESP32, Technical Leadership, User Stories, Marketplaces, Machine Learning, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Startups, Databases, Software Development, Code Review, iOS, Web Development, REST API Architecture, Webhooks, UI Design, Visual Design
Experience
Ouvimos Você (We Hear You)
I developed a feedback platform that connects customers to business owners and people that will solve their problems. The goal was to have a smooth, direct line of contact between customers and the customer service representatives of the companies and avoid poor reviews on social networks. The solution had a good market fit with a range of industries, including hospitals, schools, restaurants, and massive festivals and fairs.
Menu Mais
I developed a digital restaurant platform focusing on translating into over 100 different languages. As I had a significant number of clients in tourism, we took the initiative to develop a product to better approach an international client who was exploring a city.
Thinkful
https://www.thinkful.comThinkful is an online education platform with career support to get students new jobs and lifelong careers. Founded in 2012, Thinkful is a 100% remote company with over 600 employees dedicated to students' learning journey.
Education
2019 - 2020
English Program in An Intensive Language Program (English)
Valencia College - Orlando, FL, USA
2013 - 2019
Bachelor's Degree in Control and Automation Engineering
Salvador University - Salvador, Brazil
Certifications
AUGUST 2019 - PRESENT
Modern React with Redux and Hooks
Udemy
JUNE 2017 - PRESENT
Excellence in Robotics Engineering (1st, World)
Laureate Education, Inc.
JUNE 2017 - PRESENT
James McGuire Business Plan Competition Award
Laureate Education, Inc.
JUNE 2016 - PRESENT
Excellence in Robotics Engineering (2nd, World)
Laureate Education, Inc.
Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js, SQLAlchemy, Vue, Stripe, REST APIs, API Development, Salesforce API, Google Maps, RefluxJS
Tools
WebStorm, Postman, GitHub, Prisma, NPM, Pytest, Claude Code, SendGrid, Mocha, Sequelize, Webpack, Terraform, ChatGPT, TanStack Router, Auth0, PyCharm, Sketch, Slack, Sentry, Docker Compose, Mongoose, Jenkins
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python 3, Python, CSS, SQL, HTML, CSS3, C, GraphQL, Snowflake, PHP, Shopify Liquid, Elixir
Frameworks
Django, Next.js, Express.js, Flask, Redux, NestJS, Tailwind CSS, Material UI, React Native, Yarn, Jest, tRPC, Nuxt.js
Paradigms
DevOps, Microservices, B2B, Mobile Development, Responsive Web Design (RWD), Unit Testing, REST API Architecture, UI Design, Visual Design, Testing, HIPAA Compliance
Platforms
Docker, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, AWS Lambda, Amazon EC2, Shopify, Kubernetes, Vercel, iOS, Databricks, Klaviyo, MacOS, Heroku, Rapid7
Storage
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, NoSQL, Databases, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Google Cloud
Other
APIs, Technical Leadership, Software Architecture, SaaS, Amazon RDS, Supabase, API Integration, Trading, Back-end, FastAPI, Front-end, Full-stack, Market Research, Big Data, Architecture, CTO, WebSockets, Storybook, Data Scraping, Web Scraping, Data Modeling, Embedded Systems, User Stories, Marketplaces, Version Control, Cross-browser Compatibility, Front-end Development, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX), Full-stack Development, Startups, Dashboards, Data Visualization, eCommerce, Software Development, Code Review, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Web Development, Large-scale Projects, Solution Architecture, System Architecture, AI Tools, Progressive Web Applications (PWAs), Row-level Security (RLS), Webhooks, Single Sign-on (SSO), SOC 2, Compliance, eCommerce UX, MERN Stack, TypeORM, CI/CD Pipelines, Algorithms, Team Leadership, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Science, Enterprise SaaS, OpenAI, OpenAI GPT-3 API, Internet of Things (IoT), ESP32, Machine Learning, Zustand, Enzyme, AWS DevOps, Real Estate, Payment APIs, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Temporal, Figma to Shopify, Metabase, Heap, Serverless, Robotics, Business Development, English, Software, Engineering, Vite, Abstract Syntax Trees (AST), ISO 27001
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