Principal Front-End Engineer
Senior AI/MLOps Engineer

Thiago Saud

About

Crafted for Impact.

Software Engineer with 7+ years in mission-critical web platforms and regulated financial ecosystems. Reports to C-Level executives conducting RFCs, ADRS and Brag Document. Combining Software Architecture with Engineering Governance and active specialization in AI & MLOps (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, RAG, Agentic AI, LangChain/LangGraph, MLflow etc).

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Years in the Market

Production Platforms

AUM / Custody

Active Clients

Featured Work

Selected Projects

Sharp. Considered. Delivered.

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/2023–2026Front-End · White-Label · High-Frequency Trading

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. — Digital Equities Vertical

Home Broker — Real-Time Electronic Digital Trading Web Platform

Mission-critical white-label Home Broker web platform for high-frequency trading operations on B3, serving 4.8M customers and R$ 1.6T in AUM.

WebWhite-labelReal-time High-Frequency TradingFinancial SystemsRegulated FinanceObservability

/2023–2026Front-End · White-Label · Financial System

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. — Digital Equities Vertical

Structured Operations Certificates Products Web Platform

White-label web platform for Structured Operations Certificates (COE), powering high-frequency operations on B3 with multi-million client scale.

WebWhite-labelFinancial SystemsRegulated FinanceAngularMicro-frontends

/2023–2026Front-End · White-Label · Design System Governance

Banco BTG Pactual S.A. — Digital Equities Vertical

Digital Equities Design System

Internal library of strategic components for the vertical itself (Digital Equities) and evolving the corporate Design System (ORQUESTRA).

Webwhite-labelDesign SystemComponent LibraryComponent GovernancePrivate NPM

/2021–2022Front-End · Sales Platform · Financial Systems

XP Investimentos S.A. — Global Markets Vertical · Treasury

Black Sales — Strucutured & Derivatives Products Web Platform

Financial corporate web platform for registration and management of structured and derivative products, driving operations across a massive financial ecosystem of R$ 1.2 trillion in assets.

WebTrade DeskDerivatives & Structured ProductsFinancial SystemsRegulated FinanceReact

/2021–2022Front-End · Advisor Platform · Financial Systems

XP Investimentos S.A. — Global Markets Vertical · Treasury

Black AAI — Structured Products & Portfolio Management Web Platform

Financial corporate web platform for central distribution of structured products and derivatives of the Black Sales platform for the Treasury, serving 12,000 advisors, 4.5M active customers, and R$ 19.8B in gross revenue.

WebPortfolio ManagementAdvisor ToolsDerivatives & Structured ProductsFinancial SystemsRegulated Finance

/2020Front-End · AI · Computer Vision · Hospitality System

Zoox Tecnologia Ltda.

PMS — Hotel Property Management Web Platform

A white-label, mission-critical hotel PMS web platform that eliminates operational overbooking errors and manages automated check-in/out transactions for thousands of rooms daily, featuring real-time OTA billing and facial recognition.

WebHospitality SystemFacial RecognitionReal-Time BillingOTAs IntegrationAWS Rekognition

Benefits

Why teams bring me in

R$1.6T+ AUM · 4.8M+ clients

Business-grade architecture

Technical decisions treated as business decisions. Platforms proven in regulated financial ecosystems — trading, structured products and advisor tooling at national scale.

RFCs · ADRs · C-level reporting

Governance that ships

End-to-end engineering governance: RFCs, ADRs and roadmaps with direct C-level alignment, mentoring squads of up to 5 engineers without slowing delivery.

−65% cycle time · +80–90% quality

AI-accelerated quality

Pioneered AI engineering adoption (LLMs/VLMs, MCP, Cursor, Copilot) with measurable impact: faster releases and materially higher code quality and security baselines.

Design systems · private libs

Systems that compound

Corporate design systems and reusable private libraries that multiply squad throughput — less UI drift, more consistent compliance-ready interfaces.

Credentials

Education & Certifications

Formal CS foundation plus active specialization in AI Engineering and MLOps.

Bachelor

Jan 2014 — Feb 2019

Completed

Computer Science

Universidade Veiga De Almeida (UVA) · Rio de Janeiro, BR (On-Site)

Capstone: Facial Recognition for Public Safety (Dec 2019) — real-time detection (Viola-Jones) and recognition (Eigenfaces/PCA, Fisherfaces/LDA) in Python/OpenCV with ~80–100% accuracy and ~0.8s mean identification time.

Mathematics and StatisticsAlgorithms & Data StructuresComputer Architecture & Operating SystemsArtificial Intelligence & Computer VisionComputer NetworksDatabase

Executive education

Jan 2018 — Nov 2019

Completed

Business Administration & Management

Universitat de Barcelona (UB) · Catalonia, Spain (Remote)

Continuing education in leadership profile — business cases, executive decision-making and communication for technical leaders.

LeadershipProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementStrategic PlanningRisk AssessmentDecision-MakingControlling & Cost Analysis

Professional Specialization Certificate

Dez 2024

Completed

Foundations of User Experience Design

Google · (Remote)

Foundational UX concepts: user-centered design, the design process, accessibility, equity-focused design and design sprints — first course of the Google UX Design Professional Certificate.

UX/UIUX/UI ResearchInformation ArchitectureStoryboardingDesign ThinkingResponsive DesignUsability & AccessibilityUser HistoryWireframingFigma

Professional Specialization Certificate

Jul 2026 — Aug 2026

Completed

Python

University of Michigan · (Remote)

Python specialization covering data structures, APIs and SQL — applied programming foundations for AI/ML workloads.

PythonDebuggingData StructuresETLWeb ScrapingWeb ServicesSQLFile I/ORestful API

Course Certificate

Aug 2026

Completed

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

Anthropic · (Remote)

Framework-level fluency for modern AI systems — concepts and practical foundations that support responsible adoption in product engineering.

Responsible AIAI literacyArtificial IntelligenceDelegation SkillsEthical Standards & ConductPrompt EngineeringGenerative AI

Professional Specialization Certificate

Aug 2026

Completed

Deep Learning

DeepLearning.AI · (Remote)

Build and train deep neural networks, CNNs/RNNs/LSTMs and Transformers with Python and TensorFlow/PyTorch/Keras — from vectorized nets and optimization to computer vision, NLP and sequence models.

Deep LearningMachine LearningSupervised & Unsupervised LearningArtificial IntelligenceArtificial Neural NetworksModel Training & OptimizationCNNs & RNNsTensorFlowPyTorch & KerasTransformersNLP

Professional Specialization Certificate

Sep 2026 — Oct 2026

Completed

AI Engineering

IBM · (Remote)

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, LLMs, RAG, LangChain/LangGraph, PyTorch/TensorFlow/Keras — production-oriented AI engineering path.

Machine LearningDeep LearningComputer VisionFine-tuningGenerative AI Model Architectures & AgentsSupervised & Unsupervised LearningLLMs Modeling & ApplicationModel Evaluation & OptimizationRAGData ScienceApache SparkPyTorch & KerasVector DatabasesPrompt EngineeringLangChain & LangGraphHugging FacePython

Professional Specialization Certificate

Sep 2026 — Oct 2026

Completed

MLOps | Machine Learning Operations

Duke University · (Remote)

Production ML operations: MLflow, model lifecycle, cloud ML platforms (SageMaker, Azure ML) and reliable deployment practices.

MLOpsMLflowAWS SageMakerMicrosoft Azure MLONNXDatabricksCloud Model Lifecycle (Microsoft & AWS)Cloud Model Deployment (Microsoft & AWS)Fine-tuningHugging FacePython

Experience

Career Highlights

Feb 2023 — Jun 2026

São Paulo, BR (Remote)

Principal Front-End Engineer

Banco BTG Pactual S.A.

Technical specialist in the Digital Equities vertical at one of Latin America’s largest banks. Engineering governance via RFCs/ADRs, mentoring 2–5 engineers. Platforms serving 4.8M+ active clients and R$1.6T+ AUM/Custody. Pioneered AI Engineering adoption (LLMs/VLMs via MCP, Cursor, Copilot) — 65% faster delivery, 80% higher code quality. Strategic products: Home Broker Web (white-label), COE platform, and the Digital Equities vertical Angular component library / design system.

Jul 2021 — Nov 2022

São Paulo, BR (Remote)

Senior Front-End Engineer

XP Investments S.A.

Technical specialist in the Global Markets vertical at one of the world’s largest investment platforms. Platforms for the trading desk and ~12K investment advisors serving ~4.5M active clients, supporting R$1.2T total assets. Products: Black Sales (structured products & derivatives) and Black AAI (advisor portfolio platform). Architecture with React, micro-frontends, GraphQL and SOMA design system.

Jul 2020 — Nov 2020

Rio de Janeiro, BR (Remote)

Mid-level Front-End Engineer

Zoox Technology Ltda.

Technical reference on a complex white-label PMS. Real-time billing integration with global OTAs. End-to-end facial detection and recognition flow (AWS Rekognition) for biometric validation. Vue.js, Docker, PostgreSQL.

Sep 2019 — Jul 2020

Rio de Janeiro, BR (On-Site)

Junior Front-End Engineer

TG4 Technology Ltda.

End-to-end ownership of white-label chatbot platform for major Brazilian telecom operators. Predictive recommendation algorithms drove 100% increase in upgrade offer acceptance and reduced CAC/CPC.

Apr 2017 — Apr 2019

Rio de Janeiro, BR (Hybrid)

R&D Engineering Intern

NEORIS of Brazil Ltda.

Sole intern in the R&D engineering division. Spatial computing, geospatial BI and cognitive AI prototypes (facial recognition, AR/VR). Delivered strategic products for Aliansce Shopping Centers and internal PoCs using Computer Vision and Azure Cognitive Services.

Services

Expertise

AI & MLOps Engineering

Active specialization path in production AI: RAG, agentic systems and MLOps — bridging product architecture with model lifecycle and intelligent features.

·LLMs · VLMs · RAG · Vector databases
·LangChain · LangGraph · CrewAI · MCP
·Python · Deep Learning · PyTorch/TensorFlow/Keras
·MLOps · MLflow · cloud ML platforms (Azure & AWS)
·AI-assisted delivery workflows

Front-End Engineering

Mission-critical UI platforms for regulated finance: trading, structured products and advisor tooling — Angular/React, micro-frontends, design systems and Core Web Vitals under production SLAs.

·Angular · React · NextJS, VueJS, Javascript/Ecmascript, TypeScript · Nx
·Micro-frontends & modular monorepos
·Design systems
·Real-time UIs · WebSockets · RxJS
·Core Web Vitals (LCP · INP · CLS) · RUM/APM (Datadog, Sentry)

Architecture & Engineering Governance

C-level aligned technical leadership: RFCs, ADRs and standards that scale squads while protecting security, compliance and delivery predictability.

·RFCs · ADRs · technical roadmaps
·Clean Architecture · DDD · SOLID
·OWASP · secure SDLC · compliance
·Mentoring squads (2–5 engineers)
·CI/CD quality gates · observability

FAQ

Ask Me Anything

What services do you offer?

I specialize in principal-level front-end architecture, AI/MLOps engineering and end-to-end product engineering — from strategy and system design to production delivery and observability in regulated environments.

Do you work with international clients?

Yes. I work remotely with teams across different time zones and have extensive experience collaborating with distributed product and engineering organizations.

What is your typical engagement model?

I offer both project-based engagements and longer-term partnerships, depending on the scope and the level of ownership required.

How long does a typical project take?

It depends on complexity. Discovery and architecture phases are usually measured in weeks; full delivery can range from a few weeks to several months for larger systems.

Do you offer ongoing support?

Yes. Many engagements include post-delivery support, observability tuning and iterative improvement cycles.

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Thiago Saud

Crafted for Impact.

Selected Projects

Home Broker — Real-Time Electronic Digital Trading Web Platform

Structured Operations Certificates Products Web Platform

Digital Equities Design System

Black Sales — Strucutured & Derivatives Products Web Platform

Black AAI — Structured Products & Portfolio Management Web Platform

PMS — Hotel Property Management Web Platform

Trusted in regulated, high-scale environments

Why teams bring me in

Business-grade architecture

Governance that ships

AI-accelerated quality

Systems that compound

Education & Certifications

Computer Science

Business Administration & Management

Foundations of User Experience Design

Python

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

Deep Learning

AI Engineering

MLOps | Machine Learning Operations

Career Highlights

Principal Front-End Engineer

Senior Front-End Engineer

Mid-level Front-End Engineer

Junior Front-End Engineer

R&D Engineering Intern

Expertise

AI & MLOps Engineering

Front-End Engineering

Architecture & Engineering Governance

Ask Me Anything

Let’s build something exceptional.

Thiago Saud

Crafted for Impact.

Selected Projects

Home Broker — Real-Time Electronic Digital Trading Web Platform

Structured Operations Certificates Products Web Platform

Digital Equities Design System

Black Sales — Strucutured & Derivatives Products Web Platform

Black AAI — Structured Products & Portfolio Management Web Platform

PMS — Hotel Property Management Web Platform

Trusted in regulated, high-scale environments

Why teams bring me in

Business-grade architecture

Governance that ships

AI-accelerated quality

Systems that compound

Education & Certifications

Computer Science

Business Administration & Management

Foundations of User Experience Design

Python

AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations

Deep Learning

AI Engineering

MLOps | Machine Learning Operations

Career Highlights

Principal Front-End Engineer

Senior Front-End Engineer

Mid-level Front-End Engineer

Junior Front-End Engineer

R&D Engineering Intern

Expertise

AI & MLOps Engineering

Front-End Engineering

Architecture & Engineering Governance

Ask Me Anything

Let’s build something exceptional.