Description

Senior Technical Lead | Full-Stack Java Expert | Microservices & Cloud Solutions

Seasoned Technical Lead and Java Specialist with 12+ years of experience designing and delivering high-impact solutions for global financial institutions (Ikano Bank, ING, BMW, Erste Group). Proven track record in end-to-end system development, large-scale migrations, and cloud-native architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Core Expertise:

✔ Financial Systems: Credit card onboarding, instant loans, dispute management (Worldline), and integrations with Experian, Schufa, Salesforce, Kafka, and DocuSign.

✔ Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Quarkus, Microservices, REST/SOAP APIs, Kafka, Camunda, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions).

✔ Leadership: Leading distributed teams, modernizing legacy systems (C++ → Java), and optimizing workflows with Terraform, Helm, and Argo CD.

Key Achievements:

→ Built a 100+ microservices platform for Ikano Bank’s UK market, enabling seamless credit solutions.

→ Spearheaded API Management at BMW using Apigee, Quarkus, and Prometheus, enhancing security and scalability.

→ Automated deployments at AXA (TIBCO EBX), reducing manual effort from 5 days to one-click CI/CD pipelines.

Why Work With Me?

Problem Solver: Bridge business needs with technical execution (e.g., SAP integrations, multilingual system translations).

Compliance-Driven: Deep experience in secure financial workflows (mTLS, Signicat, AML).

Agile Collaborator: Thrive in multicultural teams, from startups to Fortune 500s.

Open to roles that challenge me to innovate, scale systems, and mentor teams. Let’s connect!

Industry field of expertise

Languages

English
Native or bilingual
Portuguese
Native or bilingual
German
Basic

Workplace preferences

Can work on-site

Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km)

Ikano Bank
Senior Technical Lead
January 2025 - Today (1 year and 6 months)
Germany
I’m a Full-Stack Developer specializing in credit card onboarding and instant loan solutions for the UK market, working in a distributed architecture of 100+ microservices. I build new features, fix bugs, and deploy across development, SIT, stage, and production environments.

Backend: Java, Spring, Kafka, Camunda, Gradle, JUnit, ELK, RESTful APIs (Swagger), WebSocket, event-driven workflows.
Frontend: React, UI/UX collaboration with Figma.
Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, IntelliJ, DBeaver, CI/CD with Git secret scan, dependency checks, Sonar analysis, Nexus, Docker image builds/scans, Grype vulnerability scans, CD pipeline automation.
Project Tools: Confluence, Jira, Jira Align.

Following Agile methodology, I engage in daily stand-ups, planning, retrospectives, demos, and cross-team alignment. I focus on delivering robust, scalable, and compliant financial solutions.

Quality Assurance: Unit, automated, smoke, and regression tests to ensure stability and early detection of issues.

Skills: Java · Spring · React · AWS · Kubernetes · Kafka · Jenkins · Docker · Nexus · Sonar · REST APIs · WebSocket · Figma · Git · Jira · CI/CD · PostgreSQL · Shell Script
JAVA/JEE; Spring boot Amazon Web Services (AWS) Apache Kafka Camunda
Erste Group
Senior Technical Lead
July 2024 - December 2024 (5 months)
Germany
I’m an HCL consultant currently leading the migration of three highly complex systems—Extractor, Indexer, and Vpoller—from C++ to Java at Erste Group. These systems handle bytes, memory management, file creation/reading, buffer operations, and database transactions (insert, delete, update, select). They are executed via shell scripts scheduled with Linux cron jobs.

The migration also involves moving from Linux-based hosting to Google Cloud Platform, with Oracle and PostgreSQL databases for data management. I implement file compression using zlib and manage integration with the Alfa system.

System workflows:

Extractor: extracts container files and converts them into LIT files.

Indexer: transforms LIT files into DAT files, archived by the Amw system.

Vpoller: processes journals.log from Extractor and Indexer into journal LIT files for further processing.

Key Technologies & Activities:

Development: C++, Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Swagger, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Shell Script, Eclipse, IntelliJ

Testing: Postman, JUnit, Mockito, Integration Testing

Release Management: Jenkins, Sonar, Google Cloud

Security & Version Control: GitHub, Bitbucket

Project Tools: Jira, Confluence

Other: zlib file compression, cron job scheduling, system integration

Skills: Java · C++ · Shell Script · Spring Boot · Maven · Swagger · Oracle · PostgreSQL · JUnit · Mockito · Jenkins · Sonar · GCP · GitHub · Bitbucket · Jira · Confluence
ING
Senior Technical Lead
January 2024 - June 2024 (5 months)
Germany
I’m an HCL consultant at ING Bank, specializing in delivering loan solutions for Amazon sellers and SMEs. My role includes managing integrations with Amazon, Schufa, Experian, Crefo, Salesforce CRM, and Kafka, optimizing lending processes and enhancing operational efficiency.

I handle production incident support, develop new features, and maintain ING microservices to ensure high availability and continuous improvement.

Key Technologies & Activities:

Development: Java, Spring Boot, Maven, Swagger, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Eclipse, IntelliJ

Testing: Postman, JUnit, Mockito, Integration Testing

Release Management: Azure Pipelines, Sonar, Azure Cloud, Helm, Argo CD, Datadog

Version Control & Security: GitHub, secure coding practices

Project Tools: Azure Board, Confluence

Passionate about empowering businesses through robust and scalable financial solutions, ensuring seamless integrations and reliable loan processing.

Skills: Java · Spring Boot · Maven · Swagger · MySQL · PostgreSQL · Kafka · Azure · Helm · Argo CD · Datadog · Jenkins · GitHub · Postman · JUnit · Mockito · Confluence