Jonathan Schweder

Jonathan Schweder

Senior Backend Engineer @ Remote

about

I am a Senior Software Engineer with 16+ years of experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems. At AWS I owned Lambda control-plane services that processed billions of requests weekly, at MongoDB I built internal platform APIs and tooling, and today at Remote I work on payroll processing for a global HR platform. I care about correctness, reliability, and good API design, and I like mentoring engineers and leading cross-team design reviews. I work mostly with Elixir, Go, Python, and Kubernetes.

experience

– present

Remote

Remote, Brazil
Senior Backend Engineer – present
  • Design and build payroll processing backend services using Elixir and Phoenix, running payroll for employees across many countries.
  • Develop payroll run workflows and services, focusing on correctness, auditability, and compliance with country-specific legislation.
  • Improve reliability and observability of payroll pipelines through metrics, distributed tracing, and automated validation of payroll outputs.
  • Collaborate with product and compliance teams to ship payroll features that operate across multiple legal jurisdictions.
  • Mentor engineers and lead design reviews for backend services.
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MongoDB

Dublin, Ireland
Software Engineer –
  • Build internal self-service APIs and distributed tools using Go and Kubernetes to accelerate development velocity and automate infrastructure operations.
  • Design and implement high-performance backend services using Crossplane and Argo CD for automated resource management.
  • Build automated maintenance workflows and CI/CD enhancements with Argo Workflows and Drone CI, enabling zero-downtime deployments and reducing manual toil.
  • Integrate LLMs (OpenAI, Anthropic) via backend APIs to enhance internal software tools, improving incident resolution and self-service capabilities.
  • Implement distributed tracing and performance metrics using OpenTelemetry to ensure the reliability of backend services.
  • Lead cross-team design reviews for global services, focusing on API consistency, security (Okta, OIDC), and developer ergonomics.
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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Dublin, Ireland
Software Development Engineer - AWS Lambda –
  • Owned Lambda function state transition services using Java and Go, serving millions of developers and processing billions of requests weekly via the Lambda Control Plane API.
  • Mentored 4 engineers on core Lambda architecture and operational excellence, improving team code review velocity by 25%.
  • Migrated legacy monitoring to a high-cardinality stack using AWS Kinesis and Athena, reducing MTTA by 40% and enabling real-time performance insights.
  • Built ranking algorithm using LLMs and traditional machine learning techniques to optimize Network Engineers' work through hundreds of daily tickets.
  • Architected an automated capacity deployment system with CloudFormation to accelerate region launches by 30% and reduce manual operations by 90%.
Systems Development Engineer - AWS Networking –
  • Maintained a high-concurrency internal workflow engine in Python, managing hundreds of thousands of network devices daily.
  • Built data pipelines using AWS Glue, EMR, and Kinesis to process network telemetry, enabling automated detection and remediation of large-scale network events.
  • Automated compute capacity deployment globally using AWS CDK and Ruby, cutting manual provisioning work and regional deployment risk.
  • Developed an automated ticket prioritization system, reducing Large Scale Events (LSEs) by 20% through better impact analysis.
  • Served as platform subject matter expert for global network events, developing automation tools to perform rapid traffic-shifting and mitigate customer impact.
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Pantacor

Remote, Brazil
Software Engineer - IoT & Infrastructure –
  • Developed an end-user facing IoT fleet management platform using Go and Django, with a runtime and deployment interface for edge computing.
  • Built responsive dashboards with Vue.js and Streamlit, enabling developers to monitor and manage large-scale IoT deployments with real-time feedback.
  • Managed Kubernetes clusters across AWS, Google Cloud, and Digital Ocean, optimizing for cost and scalability while maintaining high availability.
  • Integrated OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing and Grafana for metrics, reducing MTTR by 30% and improving platform reliability.
  • Architected automated build pipelines for multi-architecture (ARM/x86) Docker images, ensuring consistent delivery across diverse IoT hardware.
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Eventials

Blumenau, Brazil
Systems Analyst - Backend & Integrations –
  • Led the migration from a legacy monolith to a microservices architecture using Python and Node.js, increasing feature velocity and system resilience.
  • Designed Embedded Linux applications for real-time ultrasound streaming, building backend services to support high-bandwidth diagnostics.
  • Developed and maintained streaming interfaces using Angular.js, Vue.js, and TypeScript, keeping behavior consistent across medical devices.
  • Developed complex API integrations with third-party medical software, increasing lead generation by 20% through automated data synchronization.
  • Introduced automated testing and containerization with Docker to the development workflow, significantly reducing deployment errors.
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Bludata Software

Blumenau, Brazil
Software & Web Developer –
  • Developed web applications for government agencies using PHP (Laravel) and Node.js, focusing on high-quality, reliable software delivery.
  • Designed and implemented an auditing application for driving exams on Embedded Linux, successfully deployed in 200+ schools.
  • Automated deployment pipelines with Jenkins, reducing manual steps and deployment failures.
  • Designed and optimized relational database schemas (PostgreSQL, Sybase) to handle high volumes of examination data with strict ACID requirements.
  • Introduced Agile/Scrum practices and ran technical training for junior developers.
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Pomerplast

Pomerode, Brazil
Software Developer –
  • Maintained and extended the company’s internal ERP system using Delphi and Sybase IQ, improving security and reliability through effective software solutions.
  • Managed Windows and Linux server clusters, implementing backup and disaster recovery for business-critical data.
  • Managed internal technical infrastructure budgets, including networking, server clusters, and camera systems, ensuring cost-effective operations.
  • Owned the end-to-end development of internal tools, from requirement gathering with stakeholders to production deployment and support.
  • Automated reporting and inventory tracking processes, reducing manual data entry errors and providing real-time business insights.

education

2010 – 2015

Universidade Regional de Blumenau

BSc, Computer Science 2010 – 2015
2018 – 2020

IGTI

MBA, Software Engineering 2018 – 2020

skills

architecture
Distributed Systems API Design Event-Driven Architecture Microservices System Design Serverless Architecture High Availability Fault Tolerance Capacity Planning Multi-Region Deployments Caching Strategies Observability
languages
Elixir Phoenix Go Python TypeScript Java JavaScript Node.js Ruby PHP SQL Bash
infrastructure
Kubernetes AWS AWS Lambda Amazon EC2 Amazon S3 VPC & Networking IAM & Security Okta & OIDC Google Cloud Docker Linux Terraform & IaC AWS CDK CloudFormation Argo CD Crossplane CI/CD Jenkins OpenTelemetry Grafana & Prometheus
data
MongoDB PostgreSQL Redis Kafka AWS Kinesis Elasticsearch SQL Optimization AWS Glue AWS EMR AWS Athena Data Pipelines Sybase
ai
LLM Integration OpenAI API Anthropic API Prompt Engineering Machine Learning ML Ranking Systems LLM-Powered Automation AI-Assisted Incident Response Ticket Classification Streamlit

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certifications
AWS Cloud Solutions Architect Google Data Analytics Certificate
languages
Portuguese (native) English (fluent) German (elementary)
honors
Ownership Award at AWS EPlus (startup accepted for incubation)