Summary
Vinicius Amaral is a seasoned technology leader with over 18 years of experience guiding high-performance engineering teams in financial services to deliver scalable, secure digital solutions. As Tech Manager at PicPay and previously at Scotiabank, Itaú Unibanco, and C6 Bank, he blends deep mobile, backend, and cloud expertise with a proven ability to align technology strategy with business goals and regulatory needs. He champions clean architecture, CI/CD, and observability, mentoring engineers and driving cross-functional collaboration among product, security, and risk teams to improve resilience and user trust. His work spans cloud migrations to AWS, design-system driven mobile development, and identity verification initiatives, reflecting a bias for scalable, compliant platforms. Based in São Paulo with Brazilian and Portuguese dual nationality and work eligibility for Europe, he brings international perspective from Brazil, Australia, and Canada to diverse teams.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Degree Project Management, Postgraduate Degree Project Management at Centennial College
Portuguese, English, Spanish