About Me

Most Java developers know Quarkus. Few understand the Quarkus Way.

The Quarkus Way is more than using a framework. It is a shift in how you think about building Java applications: startup in milliseconds, minimal memory footprint, compile-time optimization, and developer joy through live reload. When you master this approach, you stop building Java apps the old way and start building software that is truly cloud native.

I help professional Java developers make that shift.

🔹 Open Source Contributions Across the Quarkus Ecosystem

  • Quarkus LangChain4j — Built the @OnThinking annotation for reasoning output handlers, added named embedding store support across six databases (pgvector, Chroma, Milvus, Neo4j, Weaviate, Qdrant), introduced the Oracle embedding store extension, implemented audio transcription for OpenAI, added support for additional model options in Ollama, and enabled named OIDC clients in OidcClientMcpAuthProvider.
  • Quarkus Roq & Qute Web — Enhanced the Roq Editor with SSH agent integration for secure git sync, and added GFM alert block support to the Qute Web markdown plugin.
  • pt.quarkus.io — As maintainer of the Brazilian Portuguese translation, I fixed broken guides after upstream Web Components migration, improved contributor onboarding with CONTRIBUTING.md, and translated key documentation.
  • Quarkus Core — Contributed Javadoc for build item documentation (ApplicationInfoBuildItem, AdditionalClassLoaderResourcesBuildItem).

🔹 Production Experience at Scale

AWS Certified and focused on cloud-native architectures. As a Software Engineer at BMW Group TechWorks Brasil powered by act digital, I build cloud-native applications with Quarkus, Angular, and AWS. My broader background includes Spring Boot, messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS/SNS), and CI/CD automation.

🔹 From Music to Code

My path to software engineering was unconventional. Before code, I spent seven years as a music teacher, developing the analytical ear and collaborative discipline that now drive my work in agile teams. That background taught me something valuable: the best engineers, like the best musicians, are the ones who listen before they play.

If you are building with Quarkus, contributing to the ecosystem, or looking for someone who lives the Quarkus Way, let’s connect.

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