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Pedro Gabriel Furtado Flores

Software engineer focused on Java and AI. With experience in technical leadership.

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  • 5+ years coding
  • English B2
  • Porto Alegre · remote for Brazil and abroad
  • CLT, PJ or international contract
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Now · promoted Feb 2026Squad Lead at CI&T, working for FordI split my time between leading the team and building

Areas of focus

What runs through my projects of the last five years.

AI and automation

RAG, MCP tools and LLM integration, plus process and task automation, in tools used by Ford teams and by clients.

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Java backend

Java and Spring Boot for over 5 years, from a CRM to a bank's core. Today, the 12 sales platforms my squad maintains at Ford are all Java.

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Technical leadership

Promoted to Squad Lead, I lead support for 12 Ford sales platforms in 8 Latin American countries and also work with India and on global demands. We serve dealers, billing and sales, and I keep coding.

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Selected work

For each project: the context, my contribution and the result.

Ford · 2026
388%
more tickets resolved

Support tools for Ford's sales applications in Latin America

A ticket portal and an AI-assisted manager integrated with Jira.

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Ford · 2025
50+
people using it

A codebase assistant inside Ford's developer portal

A chat with RAG over the repositories, built alone in two months.

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Bradesco · 2023 – 2024
BIA
Bradesco's virtual assistant

Generative AI in Bradesco's virtual assistant

I worked on moving BIA from predictive to generative AI, connecting Python and Java.

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Client projects

Since 2024 I've built complete products for clients on my own, from concept to launch. All four are live.

anaccalderaro.com.br
Ana CalderaroA content creator's site with media kit, content manager and AI automations.
planthub.app.br
Plant HubA plant-based food platform with recipes, a weekly meal planner and a member community.
vaultclub.com.br
Vault ClubProduct catalog with checkout through WhatsApp.
blackorangesystem.com.br
BlackOrange SystemWebsite and members area for a luxury sourcing service.

Career path

Thirteen years of work, the last five in software development.

  1. 2013 – 2021Before softwareComputer repair, Arduino robotics classes, a university aircraft-design team at UNISC and production planning.
  2. 2021IdealogicFirst software job: Java backend for a CRM and an ERP.
  3. 2023Bradesco, via WiproGenerative AI in the BIA virtual assistant.
  4. 2024Client projectsFirst complete products, built on my own.
  5. 2025Ford, via CI&TAI assistant over the codebase, built alone in two months.
  6. 2026todaySquad LeadPromoted. I lead support for 12 sales platforms.
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What I'm looking for

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Role
AI Engineer or Java Developer, mid or senior.
Stack
Java and Spring Boot, AI with LLMs (RAG, MCP), Python and Next.js.
Companies
Big tech, product companies, consultancies, startups, banks and fintechs.
Location and time zone
Porto Alegre, remote for Brazil and abroad. UTC−3, practically the same hours as the US East Coast.
Contract
CLT or PJ in Brazil, or an international contract. No visa needed for remote work.

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AI Engineer or Java Developer roles, in Brazil or remote.

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