Rodrigo Scharp
Backend Software Engineer | Java & Spring Boot | Distributed Systems
Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing and delivering production backend systems across the public sector, fintech, and food-tech. Strong background in distributed systems, messaging (RabbitMQ, Kafka), concurrency, and high-performance backends.
Email: rodrigoscharp@gmail.com
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rodrigoscharp
GitHub: github.com/rodrigoscharp
Location: Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Work Experience
MUNICIPALITY OF UBATUBA | Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Project Manager | 08/2026 - Present
- Promoted to Project Manager after serving as Director of Technology and Innovation, now leading the planning, scheduling, and delivery of strategic technology projects for the Municipality of Ubatuba.
- Responsible for coordinating development teams and business stakeholders, ensuring continuity of digital systems serving 100,000+ citizens.
Technologies: Project Management, Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Agile
Director of Technology and Innovation | 2026 - 08/2026
- Led a development squad delivering 6+ government systems to production using Java and Spring Boot, modernizing public digital services for more than 100,000 citizens.
- Owned the full software delivery lifecycle: requirements gathering, architecture, development, and deployment.
- Won 2 national awards, including Smart City recognition for digital innovation in public administration.
- Implemented DevOps practices (Docker, CI/CD pipelines), reducing the department's release cycles.
- Led end-to-end integration of previously siloed municipal systems into a unified digital infrastructure, reducing manual cross-department processes and enabling real-time data sharing.
- Advised municipal leadership on technology strategy, digital transformation, and IT governance.
Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Docker, PostgreSQL, AWS, REST APIs, Agile
MUNO APP | Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Founder & CTO | 02/2025 - Present
- Founded and built a food-tech startup from the ground up, leading product, engineering, and operations.
- Designed a 100% digital POS (point-of-sale) and menu management system, replacing traditional paper-based workflows.
- Developed the backend using Java and Spring Boot and managed cloud infrastructure on AWS.
- Defined the technical roadmap and led all engineering decisions for the platform.
Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Product Leadership, System Design
PRESCON ASSESSORIA | Brazil (Remote)
Java Developer & Technical Consultant | 2025 - 2026
- Delivered Java software solutions and technical consulting for client systems.
- Provided architectural guidance and hands-on support for backend service development.
Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Technical Consulting
BITWISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS | Brazil
Software Developer | 2023 - 2025
- Designed and developed 30+ backend systems using Java and Spring Boot for multiple clients.
- Contributed to scalable REST APIs, database modeling (MySQL/PostgreSQL), and integration projects.
- Collaborated in Agile teams (Scrum), managing tasks via Jira and version control with Git.
Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Git, Jira, Agile
Technical Projects
WalletCore - Digital Wallet REST API
github.com/rodrigoscharp/WalletCore
- Production-grade digital wallet with fund transfers and double-entry accounting.
- Implemented JWT authentication, pessimistic locking for concurrency safety, and asynchronous notifications via RabbitMQ.
Stack: Java 21, Spring Boot 3, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, Redis, Docker
Athena Matching Engine - Order Matching Engine
github.com/rodrigoscharp/Athena-Matching-Engine
- High-performance order matching engine processing 100,000+ orders per second.
- Achieved p99 latency below 100 microseconds with a lock-free concurrency design.
Stack: Java 21, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, gRPC
HelpNote AI - AI Note-Taking Assistant
github.com/rodrigoscharp/HelpNote_-IA
- Assistant that transcribes lecture and event audio, extracts keywords, and generates AI-enriched summaries.
Stack: Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, LLM integration
BETO AI - Self-Hosted Personal Assistant
github.com/rodrigoscharp/BETO-IA
- Voice-based personal assistant with Spotify, Google Calendar, and GitHub integrations, with no third-party subscriptions.
Stack: Next.js 14, TypeScript, Groq (LLaMA), ElevenLabs, Supabase
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