Michael Dougras da Silva
Verified Expert in Engineering
Back-end Developer
Igarapé - State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Toptal member since September 21, 2021
Michael is a software engineer with solid experience in distributed systems focusing on scalability—over the last few years, he's been studying architectural patterns and improving his knowledge about cloud computing. He has a great track record while working on big projects at Amazon and Google, and aims to put his major skills—including Python, C#, Java, C++, Apache Kafka, and AWS—into back-end projects with high scale demand for companies experimenting with new technologies and projects.
Portfolio
Experience
- Python - 5 years
- Linux - 4 years
- C++ - 3 years
- C# - 3 years
- .NET - 3 years
- ASP.NET - 3 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 2 years
- SQL Server 2016 - 1 year
Preferred Environment
Python, C#
The most amazing...
...project I've contributed to is the Amazon Global Store, helping to bring a broader product catalog to marketplaces under initial development.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
- Worked on the C++ codebase fixing bugs in current features and developing new ones following the Google code style.
- Optimized internal systems in C++ and Python, which focus on latency and disk utilization metrics.
- Contributed to the data science-related codebase with Python.
Sofware Engineer
Amazon.com
- Worked on Amazon Global Store internal systems to bring more products to marketplaces of new countries.
- Documented and established procedures to manage a Kafka cluster used in internal solutions.
- Contributed to automating scalability and availability of internal systems by using the Elastic Load Balancer with EC2 instances.
- Migrated internal solutions to Amazon DynamoDB database, which required learning NoSQL-related modeling techniques.
Software Developer
Smarttbot
- Developed trading algorithms based on well-known trading metrics and indicators.
- Migrated the trading strategies code from Python 2 to Python 3.
- Worked on C++ code optimization and migration to C++11 compliant compilers.
- Integrated Apache Kafka as a centralized message bus, which replaced a custom-made system for internal message exchange.
Software Developer
Vetta
- Worked as a contractor for Mineracao Usiminas, developing new features and improvements for the supply chain software.
- Developed internal dashboards for IT governance. This software made it easier to keep track of the internal equipment and network infrastructure.
- Contributed to a project to automate truck loading and tracking of material being transported to the terminal.
Software Developer
Mineracao Usiminas
- Developed a dashboard for supply chain managers to check the amount of material being transported to terminals in real-time.
- Built an integration between the supply chain system and the ERP SAP, registering the material transportation metrics.
- Migrated the supply chain system from old ASP to ASP.NET MVC 5.
- Established a process for the development of new features to the systems based on ASP.NET MVC.
- Created a suite of tests for the legacy code of the supply chain system and established documentation on how to test new features.
Experience
Orm4Qt: An ORM Library for C++
https://github.com/micdoug/Orm4QtIt uses C++11 features to create a reflection and annotation system for C++. It also exposes a simple query builder set of functions that helps developers to built SQL-based systems.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Itauna University - Itauna, MG. Brazil
Skills
Languages
Python, C#, C++, Java, SQL
Frameworks
.NET, ASP.NET
Platforms
Linux, Apache Kafka, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Storage
SQL Server 2016, Amazon DynamoDB
Other
Software Engineering
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