Carlos Palha
About Carlos Palha
Carlos Palha is a Software Engineer with a background in Database Technology and Computer Software Engineering. He has worked for several companies in Brazil and the United States, focusing on code quality, knowledge sharing, and automated testing.
Work at Nerdy
Carlos Palha is currently employed as a Software Engineer at Varsity Tutors, a subsidiary of Nerdy Company. He has been in this role since 2023, working remotely from St. Louis, Missouri. In this position, he applies his software engineering skills to develop educational technology solutions.
Education and Expertise
Carlos Palha studied at Mococa Technological College, where he earned a Technology Degree in Database Technology from 2011 to 2014. He also pursued a Graduate Degree in Computer Software Engineering at PUC Minas from 2021 to 2023. Additionally, he completed a Full Stack Web Development Certification at freeCodeCamp from 2018 to 2019. His education has equipped him with a strong foundation in software engineering principles.
Professional Background
Carlos Palha has a diverse professional background in software engineering. He worked as a Fullstack Ruby Developer at TaxWeb Compliance Fiscal from 2016 to 2019. Following that, he served as a Software Engineer at frete.com from 2020 to 2023. Prior to these roles, he was an SRE / Backend Ruby Developer at Vindi for 11 months in 2019. His early career included an IT internship at Engecolp Projetos from 2014 to 2015.
Technical Skills and Focus
Carlos Palha possesses extensive experience in cloud computing, particularly with AWS and related technologies. He has a strong focus on creating robust automated tests in his software engineering projects. He is recognized for maintaining high standards in code quality and effectively transmitting knowledge to his peers, contributing to a collaborative work environment.