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Lucas Carneiro

Bethesda,MD

Summary

Highly motivated and self-driven full stack developer with a PhD in Physical Chemistry and a lifelong passion for learning and problem solving. Seeking a challenging role where I can utilize my strong analytical skills and technical expertise to contribute to the design, implementation, and shipping of innovative products.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Full-Stack Developer

StateScape
10.2023 - Current
  • Redesigned and optimized web scraping processes using Python, reducing manual review time by 90% and significantly increasing data collection efficiency for legislative tracking.
  • Spearheaded design and development of a new Flutter-based web application to replace outdated internal tools, encompassing database architecture, API development, and intuitive UI design, aimed at significantly enhancing analyst productivity and streamlining workflows.
  • Designed and deployed automated end-to-end testing framework using Playwright and TypeScript, which improved software reliability and reduced QA testing time by approximately 75%.
  • Utilized Jira to manage project tasks, track progress, and facilitate transparent communication among team members.

Full-Stack Developer

Self-Employed
01.2019 - 09.2023
  • Independently developed fully functional, real-time, desktop application to perform backtesting and automatic, algorithmic trading of options contracts by interfacing with the Robinhood API and through web scraping using Requests, Selenium, BeautifulSoup.
  • Setup multipurpose Linux server using a Raspberry Pi serving as a database (PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy) and webserver (apache, Flask) to host the app API and to store app information such as user accounts, securities data, and trades performed.
  • Utilized security principles such as encryption and hashing of sensitive data, server hardening (SSL/TLS, ufw, modsecurity, fail2ban), and mitigating coding-level vulnerabilities (no hard-coding of credentials, input validation).

Education

Ph.D. - Physical Chemistry

University of California
Berkeley, CA
12-2018

Bachelors - Chemistry and Mathematics

St. Mary's College of Maryland
St Mary's City, MD
05-2013

Skills

  • Programming: Python (primary), JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Dart
  • Frameworks/Libraries: Flask, Flutter, Playwright, Selenium, GTK
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQLAlchemy
  • Tools: Git, Linux, Apache, Jira
  • Other: API development, Web scraping, Linux server configuration, Data analysis

Timeline

Full-Stack Developer

StateScape
10.2023 - Current

Full-Stack Developer

Self-Employed
01.2019 - 09.2023

Ph.D. - Physical Chemistry

University of California

Bachelors - Chemistry and Mathematics

St. Mary's College of Maryland
Lucas Carneiro