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Michael Melo
🇧🇷Brazil
Created AtUpstaffer since September, 2026
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Michael Melo — AI Engineer & Senior .NET Developer

Expertise in AI and Machine Learning (7.0 yr.), Full Stack Web (14.0 yr.).

 Last verified on September, 2026

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AI Tools & Assistants

Claude
Claude
1 yr.
GitHub Copilot
1 yr.

Bio Summary

  • AI Engineer with 10+ years in .NET, specializing in LLM integration, multi-model AI agent platforms, and AI governance for high-liability domains.
  • Expert in C#, .NET 8, Blazor, Azure, AWS, and microservices, delivering production APIs with sub-120ms response times at 150k+ daily requests.
  • Architected AI-driven anomaly detection flagging 95% of fraudulent transactions and legal SaaS.
  • Proficient in Clean Architecture, DDD, CQRS, SOLID principles, event-driven design, and prompt engineering with multi-provider LLM support.
  • Experienced in cloud-native CI/CD pipelines, Docker multi-stage builds, Bicep IaC, and real-time messaging with SignalR, RabbitMQ, and Azure Service Bus.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages C#, PHP, TypeScript
JavaScript Frameworks Angular
AI & Machine Learning Claude, OpenAI
PHP Frameworks CodeIgniter
.NET Platform Entity Framework, Identity Server, .NET Core, Polly, SignalR
Databases & Management Systems / ORM Elasticsearch, Microsoft SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFront
Azure Cloud Services Azure AD hybrid identity, Azure Service Bus
Web/App Servers, Middleware Apache HTTP Server
SDK / API and Integrations API, Google API, RESTful API, Stripe, Twilio
Deployment, CI/CD & Administration Blazor, CI/CD, SonarQube
Methodologies, Paradigms and Patterns Clean Architecture, DDD, microservices, Razor, SOLID, Solution Architecture Design
Virtualization, Containers and Orchestration Docker
Version Control Git, Gitflow
Mail / Network Protocols / Data transfer LDAP
QA, Test Automation, Security NUnit, xunit
Message/Queue/Task Brokers RabbitMQ
Other Technical Skills Bicep, Command and Query Responsibility Segregation, Identity governance, Moq

Work Experience

Founder & AI Engineer - Jvris.ai (Jvris.ai Legal Practice Management SaaS)

Duration: Aug 2026 – Present

Summary:

  • Developed a legal practice management SaaS featuring LLM-assisted drafting with automated citation verification against 1,202 official court rulings, mandatory human review, and zero-retention enforcement
  • The platform supports multi-tenant onboarding and is built for high-liability legal workflows

Responsibilities:

  • Built the LLM integration layer with multi-provider support and encrypted key storage.
  • Designed AI governance enforcing mandatory human review and zero-retention policies.
  • Architected the platform using C#, .NET 8, Blazor, and SQL Server with self-service onboarding.
  • Engineered infrastructure with multi-stage Docker, Azure DevOps CI/CD, Bicep IaC, and Cloudflare R2 storage.

Technologies: C#, .NET 8, Blazor, SQL Server, Docker, Azure DevOps, Bicep IaC, Cloudflare R2, Anthropic, OpenAI

AI Engineer — Agent Platform - Lince Marketing (Independent Project) (Multi-Model AI Agent Platform)

Duration: May 2026 – Present

Summary:

  • Architected a pluggable multi-model AI agent platform supporting multiple LLM providers with tool calling, persistent session memory, and cost attribution
  • The platform enables multi-tenant agent orchestration with real-time conversational processing and integrates generative AI for image generation

Responsibilities:

  • Designed multi-model abstraction layer with tool calling and token usage tracking.
  • Built multi-tenant agent system with customizable personas and safety guardrails.
  • Developed agent orchestration with async queue pipeline connecting Twilio WhatsApp and SignalR for live updates.
  • Integrated Google Gemini generative AI API and implemented automated test suite with NUnit and Moq.

Technologies: C#, .NET, Twilio, SignalR, Google Gemini, NUnit, Moq

Senior Full-Stack Engineer - SolvdUs (Claims Management Platform)

Duration: Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

Summary: Designed and developed an end-to-end claims management platform applying Clean Architecture and SOLID principles to streamline submission-to-approval workflows.

Responsibilities:

  • Built platform backend with C#, ASP.NET Core Web API and Blazor.
  • Modeled and optimized SQL Server schema using Entity Framework Core.
  • Implemented unit and integration tests and maintained code quality with AI-assisted engineering tools.

Technologies: C#, ASP.NET Core Web API, Blazor, SQL Server, Entity Framework Core, GitHub Copilot, Claude

Senior Software Engineer - Voolt (Event-Driven Backend and Internal Tools)

Duration: Nov 2024 – May 2025

Summary: Developed an event-driven backend system with Azure Service Bus and real-time Blazor Server modules to improve internal tool adoption and reduce message-processing latency.

Responsibilities:

  • Developed C# ASP.NET Core backend with Azure Service Bus message queuing.
  • Built Blazor Server modules with SignalR real-time updates.
  • Established Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines to accelerate release cycles.
  • Implemented Stripe and Meta REST API integrations.

Technologies: C#, ASP.NET Core, Azure Service Bus, Blazor Server, SignalR, Azure DevOps, Stripe API, Meta REST API

Senior Software Engineer - National Western Life & Insurance by Mantissa Group LLC (Legacy Insurance System Cloud Migration)

Duration: Aug 2023 – Jul 2024

Summary:

  • Led cloud migration of a legacy insurance system to modern Azure and
  • NET Core technologies, significantly reducing infrastructure costs and improving API performance for high-volume daily requests

Responsibilities:

  • Led migration to Blazor Server, Azure Functions, and .NET Core.
  • Designed Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines enabling zero-downtime releases.
  • Optimized SQL Server queries and indexing to reduce API response times from 800ms to under 120ms.
  • Conducted code reviews and mentored development team.

Technologies: C#, Blazor Server, Azure Functions, .NET Core, Azure DevOps, SQL Server

Senior Software Developer - Visual Solutions Software Consultants (Legacy WebForms Modernization to Microservices)

Duration: Nov 2021 – Jun 2023

Summary:

  • Led modernization of a legacy WebForms application to a microservices architecture using C# Blazor and
  • NET Core, introducing asynchronous messaging and hybrid data access to improve scalability and maintainability

Responsibilities:

  • Modernized legacy WebForms app to C# Blazor and .NET Core microservices.
  • Introduced RabbitMQ asynchronous messaging and MongoDB alongside SQL Server.
  • Enforced engineering quality with unit testing, SonarQube, and structured code reviews.

Technologies: C#, Blazor, .NET Core, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, SQL Server, SonarQube

Senior Full Stack Developer - Omnibees (High-Volume Hotel Distribution Platform)

Duration: Nov 2020 – Nov 2021

Summary: Developed a high-volume hotel distribution platform handling over 5 million bookings per month, integrating multiple sales channels and optimizing transactional throughput.

Responsibilities:

  • Developed microservices backend with C# and .NET Core using message-bus architecture.
  • Built frontend with Angular.
  • Optimized SQL Server queries and stored procedures for high throughput.
  • Maintained code quality with SonarQube, unit testing, and pair programming.

Technologies: C#, .NET Core, Angular, SQL Server, SonarQube

Mid/Senior Software Developer (Consultant) - Ecoscard Sistemas (AI-Driven Anomaly Detection Engine and Secure Financial Platform)

Duration: Oct 2019 – Nov 2021

Summary: Designed and built an AI-driven anomaly detection engine for real-time fraud detection in financial transactions and developed secure WebAPI integrations with cryptographic vaults for an ISO-27001-compliant platform.

Responsibilities:

  • Developed anomaly detection engine flagging 95% of fraudulent transactions in real time.
  • Implemented secure C#/.NET WebAPI integrations with cryptographic vault infrastructure.
  • Implemented IdentityServer authentication and authorization.

Technologies: C#, .NET, WebAPI, IdentityServer, Fornetix, Kryptus

Systems Analyst - CEI (Computer Vision AI for Student Emotion Recognition)

Duration: Jul 2017 – Oct 2020

Summary: Independently designed and delivered a computer vision AI project to recognize students' emotions during exams in real time, aiding in identifying focus areas for each student.

Responsibilities:

  • Designed and built computer vision AI system for emotion recognition.
  • Worked with C#, .NET MVC, .NET Core, Angular, SQL Server, Oracle, and microservices.
  • Managed Linux server infrastructure and ERP integration.

Technologies: C#, .NET MVC, .NET Core, Angular, SQL Server, Oracle, Linux, Apache, LDAP, TOTVS ERP

Senior Developer - IVIA (Lawsuit Management System and Digital Document Signing)

Duration: Apr 2014 – Apr 2017

Summary: Built a lawsuit management system for state attorneys integrated with multiple external systems and developed desktop agents for digital document signing using hardware certificates.

Responsibilities:

  • Developed lawsuit management system with C#, .NET MVC, WebForms, Angular, SQL Server, and MongoDB.
  • Created Windows Forms desktop agents for digital certificate signing automating manual workflows.

Technologies: C#, .NET MVC, WebForms, Angular, SQL Server, MongoDB, Windows Forms

Developer → Team Lead - Maxmeio (Web Systems Development and Linux Hosting Infrastructure)

Duration: Apr 2010 – Mar 2014

Summary: Developed web systems using PHP and managed Linux hosting infrastructure including server configuration, deployment, and backups, progressing from developer to team lead.

Responsibilities:

  • Built web systems with PHP (CodeIgniter, OOP), MySQL, and MSSQL.
  • Managed Linux hosting infrastructure end-to-end.
  • Led team as team lead.

Technologies: PHP, CodeIgniter, MySQL, MSSQL, Linux

Education

  • Universidade Paulista – Analysis and Systems Development, Information Technology
    2017 – 2018

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