Software engineering & technical leadership

Cristopher
Braatz Cardoso.

Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead

I am a software engineer and Team Lead with over 7 years of experience in critical distributed systems. I combine hands-on leadership, C# / .NET, and business impact. At Kaizen Gaming, I lead the payments team across Latin America and the practical adoption of AI in engineering.

Blumenau, Santa Catarina, BrazilInternational collaboration · working daily in English

Portrait of Cristopher Braatz Cardoso
7+ years of experience

From junior engineer to software team leader.

Payments & logistics

Experience with large-scale operations.

Brazil & beyond

Working with international teams in English.

01 / Experience

Leadership close to the code.

From order management to payments, my career combines technical growth, delivery ownership, and collaboration with the business.

Kaizen Gaming

Aug 2024 — present

Greece · Gaming · payments

Senior Software Engineer Team Leader

Aug 2025 — present

At Kaizen Gaming, a global gaming technology company operating in over 20 countries, I lead the payments engineering team across Latin America in a highly regulated, high-availability environment.

  • Financial integrations

    Building and evolving integrations with payment providers across multiple countries, supporting platforms that process billions in transaction value annually.

  • Engineering & delivery

    Cross-functional planning, team support, and development of Web APIs, workers, and scheduled jobs using .NET and Clean Architecture, automated testing, and observability.

  • AI in engineering

    Leading the practical adoption of AI, agents, and skills to evolve development workflows and improve engineering effectiveness.

  • C# / .NET
  • SQL Server
  • Redis
  • RabbitMQ
  • OpenShift
  • Grafana / Prometheus
  • Graylog
  • GitLab CI/CD
  1. Aug 2025 — presentSenior Software Engineer Team Leader
  2. Aug 2024 — Aug 2025Senior Software Engineer

Ambev Tech

Jul 2019 — Aug 2024

Brazil · Technology · logistics

Senior Software Engineer Team Leader

Mar 2023 — Aug 2024

At Ambev’s technology hub, part of AB InBev, I progressed from Junior Software Engineer to Team Leader in order management. The products supported one of Brazil’s largest land logistics operations and moved billions in value.

  • Order management

    Led development of solutions that prepared orders for invoicing and delivery, partnering with engineering and business stakeholders.

  • Applied machine learning

    Led one of the company’s first AI initiatives, using neural networks to recommend order splitting and reduce manual effort, time, and operational cost while preserving logistics efficiency.

  • Team development

    Planned priorities with engineering and business stakeholders, guided execution, and supported the team’s technical growth. Evolved APIs, workers, and scheduled jobs using Clean Architecture and DDD.

  • C# / .NET
  • MongoDB
  • PostgreSQL
  • SQL Server
  • gRPC
  • RabbitMQ / Service Bus
  • Azure / AKS
  • KEDA
  • Datadog
  • SonarQube
  • Snyk
  • Azure DevOps
  1. Mar 2023 — Aug 2024Senior Software Engineer Team Leader
  2. Jul 2022 — Feb 2023Senior Software Engineer
  3. Sep 2021 — Jun 2022Mid-level Software Engineer
  4. Jul 2019 — Aug 2021Junior Software Engineer

02 / Open source

Ideas turned into code.

Independent projects that explore real problems and share solutions with other developers.

AspireBoot

Application template

AspireBoot

A .NET, Angular, and Aspire foundation connecting identity, private files, messaging, and observability. Shared instructions help AI coding assistants extend the project consistently.

  • .NET & Angular
  • Distributed systems
  • AI-assisted development
MetaphonePtBr

.NET library

MetaphonePtBr

A phonetic implementation for Brazilian Portuguese. Converts words into sound-based representations to support searches that need to handle spelling variations.

  • C#
  • Brazilian Portuguese
  • Phonetic search

03 / Expertise

Technical depth. A broader perspective.

Technologies and practices connecting architecture, operations, and software delivery.

Backend & architecture

Applications organized around responsibilities and business rules.

  • C#
  • .NET / ASP.NET Core
  • HTTP / REST APIs
  • gRPC
  • Clean Architecture
  • Domain-Driven Design
  • Microservices
  • Workers & scheduled jobs

Data & messaging

Persistence, caching, and communication between services.

  • SQL Server
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • RabbitMQ
  • Azure Service Bus
  • Apache Kafka
  • SQL / NoSQL

Cloud & operations

Runtime environments, observability, and quality throughout delivery.

  • Azure / AKS
  • OpenShift
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • CI/CD
  • Grafana / Prometheus
  • Graylog
  • Datadog
  • Automated testing
  • TDD

Leadership & AI

Technical alignment, team support, and practical applications of AI.

  • Technical leadership
  • Delivery planning
  • Stakeholder collaboration
  • Machine learning
  • Agents & skills
  • Team mentoring
  • Scrum / Kanban
  • OpenAI Codex
  • Claude Code
  • GitHub Copilot

04 / Background & learning

Learning alongside practice.

Education

2019 — 2021

FURB — Universidade de Blumenau

Postgraduate specialization in Data Science

2016 — 2018

SENAI/SC

Technology degree in Systems Analysis and Development

Languages

EnglishFull professional proficiency

Used daily with international teams.

PortugueseNative

Communication and collaboration in Brazil.

Certifications & courses

  • Kaizen Gaming - Google AI Essentials

    Google ·

  • KAIZEN Leadership Academy — WAY UP YEAR 1

    Avocado Learning Experiences ·

  • Codex

    OpenAI ·

  • Claude Code

    Anthropic ·

  • Project Management Fundamentals

    Udemy ·

  • Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD) with Tests

    Udemy ·

  • MongoDB Data Modeling Path

    MongoDB ·

  • 70-461, 761: Querying Microsoft SQL Server with Transact-SQL

    Udemy ·

  • Formação em Cibersegurança

    SENAI São Paulo ·

  • Security Champions — Yellow Belt

    AB InBev ·

  • AZ-204T00--A: Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure

    Microsoft ·

  • MongoDB C# Developer Path

    MongoDB ·

  • Datadog Fundamentals

    Datadog ·

  • Foundational C# with Microsoft

    freeCodeCamp ·

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

    Microsoft ·

  • English Level (C2 Proficient)

    EF SET ·

  • Desenvolvedor de Sistemas C#

    ProWay ·

  • Roteamento e switching CCNA — Introdução às redes

    Cisco Networking Academy ·

  • Fundamentos da Gestão de TI

    FGV Online ·

05 / Contact

Looking for a hands-on Tech Lead or Team Lead? Let’s talk about engineering, technical leadership, and your team’s challenges in Brazil or internationally.

crisbraatz@icloud.com
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