Phellipe Rodrigues
IT Project Lead at Mercado Pago

Engineering systems
that scale.

Senior Software Engineer specializing in payment infrastructure, gateway integrations, and high-performance microservices. Leading fintech systems with Golang, Java, and Kotlin at continental scale across Latin America.

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Tools & Technologies

The technologies I use daily to build reliable, scalable systems.

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Featured Projects

Selected work showcasing architecture decisions and real-world impact.

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Payment Gateway Integrations — Mercado Pago

Context: Mercado Pago processes millions of transactions daily across Latin America. The payment gateway integration layer needed to be highly reliable, scalable, and support multiple payment providers with low latency.
Solution: Developing and maintaining 42+ Golang microservices that integrate with external providers and acquirers, translating credit card transaction messaging into formats accepted by each provider — JSON, XML, ISO 8583, and positional TXT batch files via SFTP. Implementing observability with Datadog, New Relic, and BigQuery for real-time monitoring and analytics.
Impact

Processing millions of daily transactions across Latin America with high availability. Leading technical projects and architecture decisions for Mercado Pago's payment gateway infrastructure.

GolangGinAWSKubernetesDockerRedisDynamoDBDatadogNew RelicBigQueryNginx
FintechBackendArchitecture

Vehicle Financing Credit Platform — OMNI

Context: OMNI Banco & Financeira needed a robust credit analysis and loan processing system for vehicle financing, requiring complex business rules, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance.
Solution: Led the engineering team to build and evolve the vehicle financing credit platform using Java and Kotlin with Spring Boot. Drove architectural decisions for credit analysis workflows, loan processing pipelines, and integration with credit bureaus.
Impact

Delivered a reliable credit platform that streamlined vehicle financing operations. Established technical standards and mentored the development team.

JavaKotlinSpring BootAWSPostgreSQLDockerKubernetes
FintechBackend

AML/PLD Compliance System — C6 Bank

Context: C6 Bank, one of Brazil's fastest-growing digital banks, required robust Anti-Money Laundering (AML/PLD) systems to meet regulatory requirements and monitor suspicious financial activities.
Solution: Developed backend services for transaction monitoring, suspicious activity detection, and regulatory reporting using Kotlin and Spring Boot. Built compliance workflows that automated detection and reporting processes.
Impact

Strengthened C6 Bank's regulatory compliance posture with automated AML monitoring, reducing manual review workload and improving detection accuracy.

KotlinJavaSpring BootPostgreSQLAWSDocker
BackendArchitecture

Anti-Fraud Detection System — Mapfre Seguros

Context: Mapfre, a major insurance company, needed to detect and prevent fraudulent claims across multiple insurance products, requiring integration with diverse data sources and pattern recognition.
Solution: Built Java-based backend services for claims analysis and fraud prevention at IBM. Integrated multiple data sources for fraud pattern recognition and developed automated detection workflows.
Impact

Improved fraud detection capabilities for Mapfre's insurance operations, reducing fraudulent claims processing and strengthening the anti-fraud pipeline.

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Latest Thoughts

Writing about software architecture, fintech, and engineering leadership.

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CVV, CVC, CVV2, iCVV, and Security Code

Understand clearly and objectively the differences between CVV, CVC, CVV2, and iCVV, and how these security codes work in in-person (chip, NFC, Tap to Phone) and online payments. Discover when each one is used and why the CVV is losing relevance in modern technologies.

February 12, 2026

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