Full-stack AI engineer with 14+ years in software and 4+ years building production end-to-end TypeScript systems. I work across database, APIs, and UI, focusing on real-time data integration, third-party API pipelines, and retrieval infrastructure that powers AI features. Independent contractor since 2023, delivering AI-native products across multiple engagements—building document intelligence (RAG with citation-backed answers), robust ingestion/sync workflows, and production-grade orchestration and operational tooling for financial teams.

Bruno Gonçalves de Lara

Full-stack AI engineer with 14+ years in software and 4+ years building production end-to-end TypeScript systems. I work across database, APIs, and UI, focusing on real-time data integration, third-party API pipelines, and retrieval infrastructure that powers AI features. Independent contractor since 2023, delivering AI-native products across multiple engagements—building document intelligence (RAG with citation-backed answers), robust ingestion/sync workflows, and production-grade orchestration and operational tooling for financial teams.

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Full-stack AI engineer with 14+ years in software and 4+ years building production end-to-end TypeScript systems. I work across database, APIs, and UI, focusing on real-time data integration, third-party API pipelines, and retrieval infrastructure that powers AI features.

Independent contractor since 2023, delivering AI-native products across multiple engagements—building document intelligence (RAG with citation-backed answers), robust ingestion/sync workflows, and production-grade orchestration and operational tooling for financial teams.

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Work Experience

Full-Stack AI Engineer at Self-Employed (multiple clients)
July 1, 2023 - Present
Built AI-native full-stack systems for investment banks and private capital firms, delivering features end to end across PostgreSQL schema design, tRPC/REST API layers, background job orchestration, and React/Next.js interfaces. Implemented RAG and LLM integrations for document intelligence: ingestion, cloud storage, vectorization, vector search indexing, and AI chat with citation-backed answers. Designed real-time enterprise data ingestion pipelines syncing email/calendar/documents/CRM via webhooks, delta queries, and scheduled jobs. Integrated third-party APIs using OAuth 2.0, supporting incremental sync and resilient error handling across multi-tenant SaaS environments. Built workflow orchestration and operational tooling to put AI features into production use for financial teams.
Full-Stack AI Engineer at Self-Employed
July 1, 2023 - Present
Building AI-native full-stack systems for investment banks and private capital firms: document intelligence, workflow orchestration, and AI-powered operational tooling. Delivered end-to-end features including PostgreSQL schema design, tRPC/REST API layers, background job orchestration, and React/Next.js interfaces. Implemented RAG pipelines for ingestion to cloud storage, vectorization, vector search indexing, and LLM chat with citation-backed answers. Designed real-time data ingestion pipelines syncing enterprise sources (email, calendar, documents, CRM) via webhooks, delta queries, and scheduled jobs. Integrated third-party enterprise APIs with OAuth 2.0 authentication and incremental sync across multi-tenant environments, emphasizing resilient error handling and operational reliability.
Quality Engineer at Curitiba City Hall
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2022
Owned quality engineering activities, supporting automated testing and validation for web, API, and mobile products delivered to public-service departments.
IT Manager at Curitiba City Hall
January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2019
Managed the application portfolio and led requirements gathering for social services and public safety departments.
Full-Stack Developer at Curitiba City Hall
January 1, 2012 - July 1, 2023
Built and maintained web and mobile applications using React, React Native, Node.js, and PostgreSQL supporting departments serving 2M+ citizens. Developed a data project modeling road occupancy from municipal sensor networks and third-party traffic feeds. Designed and maintained automated testing frameworks covering web, API, and mobile applications. Led requirements gathering and managed the application portfolio for social services and public safety departments.
Full-Stack Developer / Quality Engineer / IT Manager at Curitiba City Hall
January 1, 2012 - July 1, 2023
Built and maintained web and mobile applications in React, React Native, Node.js, and PostgreSQL for departments serving 2M+ citizens. Worked on a data modeling project for municipal road occupancy using sensor networks and third-party traffic feeds. Designed and maintained automated testing frameworks covering web, API, and mobile applications. Managed the application portfolio and led requirements gathering for social services and public safety departments.
Software Engineer at CELEPAR
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2012
Developed and maintained government web applications using Java, JSF, and Hibernate.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems at Faculdade FESP
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012
Specialization in Public IT Management at PUC-PR
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Specialization in Cloud Computing and Mobile Application Development at Universidade Positivo
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Specialization in Software Testing and Quality at UNINASSAU
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems at Faculdade FESP
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2012
Specialization in Public IT Management at PUC-PR
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Specialization in Cloud Computing and Mobile Application Development at Universidade Positivo
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Specialization in Software Testing and Quality at UNINASSAU
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Qualifications

Specialization in Public IT Management
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Specialization in Cloud Computing and Mobile Application Development
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2018
Specialization in Software Testing and Quality
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2024

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Government, Software & Internet, Professional Services