Lucas De Paula Ferreira
About Lucas De Paula Ferreira
Lucas De Paula Ferreira is a Senior Software Engineer at TRACTIAN with extensive experience in software development and data engineering. He has worked at notable companies like Uber, Cornershop by Uber, and PicPay, and holds a Licentiate degree in Physics from Universidade Federal Fluminense.
Company
Lucas De Paula Ferreira is currently employed at TRACTIAN as a Senior Software Engineer. He began his tenure there in 2023. TRACTIAN is situated in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. His role involves advanced software engineering solutions and working at the forefront of technology within the company.
Title
Lucas De Paula Ferreira holds the position of Senior Software Engineer. Throughout his career, he has consistently held senior roles, contributing his extensive expertise to various prominent organizations. His titles reflect his advanced skills and leadership in software engineering.
Education and Expertise
Lucas studied at Universidade Federal Fluminense, where he earned a Licentiate degree in Física from 2015 to 2018. His technical expertise includes developing an EMR system using AWS Step Functions, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch, implementing Apache Airflow and other infrastructure components, and working with data engineering ETL processes using PySpark, AWS Glue, and Python Shell. Additionally, Lucas created a deep learning project for the simultaneous translation of Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) using TensorFlow, PyTorch, Darkflow, and Caffe.
Background
Lucas has a comprehensive background in software engineering, having worked at multiple organizations over the years. His career began as a Freelancer in Rio de Janeiro e Região, Brasil from 2010 to 2020. He was also a Monitor at Universidade Federal Fluminense from 2016 to 2019. He served as sócio desenvolvedor at WinMoney from 2017 to 2019 and worked with various roles at Telecine from 2018, including engenheiro de dados, DESENVOLVEDOR II and III until 2021. His other roles include being a Programador python alocado na Telecine at AddTech from 2018 to 2019, Senior Software Engineering at PicPay in 2021, and Python Senior Engineer at Cornershop by Uber from 2021 to 2022. Most recently, before TRACTIAN, he was a Senior Software Engineering at Uber from 2022 to 2023.
Achievements
Lucas has spearheaded several significant projects throughout his career. These include developing an EMR system utilizing AWS Step Functions, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch, and establishing Apache Airflow along with other essential infrastructure components for development environments. He also focused on data engineering aspects, particularly in ETL processes with technologies like PySpark, AWS Glue, and Python Shell. Notably, he created a deep learning system for the simultaneous translation of Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) using TensorFlow, PyTorch, Darkflow, and Caffe. Additionally, Lucas is active in the open-source community, maintaining ArchLinux packages and contributing to GitHub.