Anderson Contreira
About Anderson Contreira
Anderson Contreira is a Senior Software Engineer currently working at Rocket Lawyer in San Francisco, California. He has extensive experience in software engineering and architecture, having held various roles at companies such as MadeiraMadeira and Rentcars.com in Brazil.
Current Role at Rocket Lawyer
Anderson Contreira serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Rocket Lawyer since 2023. He works remotely from San Francisco, California, United States. In this role, he applies his extensive experience in software engineering to contribute to the company's technology initiatives.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Anderson has held various positions in software engineering across multiple companies. He worked at MadeiraMadeira as a Senior Software Engineer from 2019 to 2020 and later as a Solutions Architect from 2021 to 2023. His tenure at Rentcars.com included roles as Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead from 2017 to 2019 and Senior Software Engineer from 2016 to 2017. He also gained experience at Ometz Group, where he served as Software Engineer Team Lead from 2014 to 2015.
Education and Specialization
Anderson studied Information Technology at Centro Universitário Internacional UNINTER, where he earned an Associate's degree from 2010 to 2013. He furthered his education at PUC Minas, achieving a Specialization - Lato sensu postgraduate in Information Technology from 2019 to 2021.
Technical Contributions and Projects
At MadeiraMadeira, Anderson developed a microservices architecture that significantly increased the pricing process capacity from 8 to 100 processes per second. He also contributed to the integration of point-of-sale devices, expanding from 2 to over 250 stores in Brazil. Additionally, he implemented a multi-factor authentication system using AWS Cognito and Twilio for customer authentication.
Leadership and Team Management
Anderson has demonstrated leadership skills in his previous roles. At Rentcars.com, he managed a team of six people, supporting the financial area and integrating payment platforms such as Worldpay, Paypal, and Cielo. He also advocated for and implemented a testing environment at Rentcars.com, which improved delivery quality and reduced bugs.