Davi ArakiDAVI ARAKI

Professional Experience

8+ years engineering scalable web applications, providing technical leadership in conversational AI, gamification, and high-traffic global platforms.

Development Experience

Technology and innovation career

SK Intertainment, Inc.

Senior Software Engineer

📍 Remote

February 2025 – Present

7 months

Leading frontend development for AI-based chat applications with focus on performance, SEO, and user experience.

🎯 Improved performance and maintainability of AI chat platform
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Key Achievements:

  • Architected and led the complete frontend redevelopment of an AI-driven chat platform, significantly enhancing performance, SEO, and UX
  • Spearheaded global state architecture migration from Context API to Zustand, eliminating render bottlenecks and improving maintainability
  • Established comprehensive frontend guidelines, documentation, and unit testing standards, elevating team output and code reliability
  • Modernized the tech stack by driving the adoption of updated React Router / Remix patterns
  • Implemented unit testing throughout the codebase to ensure higher reliability and long-term code quality

CI&T

Senior Software Engineer

📍 Remote

May 2024 – May 2025

1 year 1 month

Developed and maintained key features for AI tools and design systems, supporting thousands of users.

🎯 Enhanced AI tool functionality and design system consistency
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Key Achievements:

  • Developed the frontend for a high-traffic AI tool, ensuring seamless functionality for thousands of users using React and Zustand
  • Built and maintained core components for an internal Design System combining shadcn and Tailwind to improve UI consistency
  • Ensured continuous application stability by implementing complete Vitest and Playwright test suites
  • Delivered scalable applications using agile methodologies to hit project deadlines

CI&T

Senior Software Engineer

📍 Remote

October 2023 – May 2024

8 months

Spearheaded gamification app development for HR department, improving employee engagement.

🎯 Improved HR engagement through gamification platform
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Key Achievements:

  • Developed the frontend of a corporate gamification app for HR, utilizing React to improve employee engagement
  • Optimized application responsiveness and performance leveraging Redux, TailwindCSS, and Azure
  • Maintained robust code coverage utilizing React Testing Library and Jest
  • Leveraged TypeScript to enforce strict typing and code maintainability

CI&T

Software Engineer

📍 Remote

December 2021 – November 2023

2 years

Developed features for a global rewards program impacting millions of users across multiple countries.

🎯 Impacted 2M+ users across 15+ countries
ReactNext.jsRedux Toolkiti18nCypressRTLGen AI

Key Achievements:

  • Developed features for a global rewards platform impacting 2M+ clients across 15+ countries using React and Next.js
  • Implemented complex internationalization (i18n) solutions to support cross-border operations
  • Refactored legacy Redux architecture into Redux Toolkit, significantly improving maintainability
  • Wrote comprehensive unit and E2E tests using React Testing Library and Cypress
  • Acted as a liaison between engineering and product teams while utilizing Gen AI tools to boost development efficiency

iFood

Software Engineer

📍 São Paulo, Brazil

October 2021 – December 2021

3 months

Contributed to high-traffic platform development with focus on performance and user experience.

🎯 Enhanced high-traffic platform performance
TypeScriptNext.jsReactGraphQLBFF

Key Achievements:

  • Optimized critical user flows on a high-traffic e-commerce platform using Next.js and TypeScript
  • Implemented a scalable Backend-For-Frontend (BFF) architecture using GraphQL, reducing data overhead and improving client load times
  • Contributed to the iFood Shop tribe, enhancing platform features and user experience

Rbm Web - Sistemas Inteligentes

Software Engineer

📍 Remote

June 2021 – October 2021

5 months

Developed financial market applications with modern React stack and comprehensive testing.

🎯 Modernized financial market applications
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Key Achievements:

  • Engineered complex financial market dashboards using React JS, Redux, React Bootstrap, and GitLab
  • Modernized legacy applications with Redux Toolkit, Material UI, and Styled Components
  • Championed test-driven development with React Testing Library and Cypress

Game Development

Board game design experience

Creative Game Studios

Board Game Developer

Chronicles of Drunagor: Age of Darkness

July 2020 – June 2021

1 year

  • Responsible for level design, playtesting, and game balancing
  • Implemented QR code doors feature
  • Helped set budgets and collaborated on the development of the game's website

Histeria Games

Board Game Developer

Sonhando com Alice & Reinos de Drunagor

March 2016 – March 2019

3 years 1 month

  • Developed two successful board games launched via crowdfunding
  • Balanced mechanics, conducted playtests, and designed kingdoms
  • Presented at conventions and maintained the website

Certifications

Continuous education and specialization

🤖 AI/ML

Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics

Supabase2024
🤖 AI/ML

Create Image Captioning Models

DeepLearning.AI2024
🤖 AI/ML

Attention Mechanism

DeepLearning.AI2024
🤖 AI/ML

Generative AI Fundamentals

Google2024
🎨 Frontend

Next.js & React - The Complete Guide

Udemy2023

Education

Academic background

Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Bachelor's degree, Sistemas de Informação

2017 – 2020

Completed

Impact Metrics

Quantifiable results

2M+
Users Impacted
15+
Countries
8+
Years Experience
5
Certifications