Vitor Vasconcellos

 Software Engineer at @mercadolibre. Open-source contributor. I like observability things.


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🧠 Professional Summary

Software Engineer with 5+ years of experience developing high-scale, resilient systems in fintech and e-commerce platforms. At MercadoLibre, contributed to the engineering of a cutting-edge observability solution based on OpenTelemetry Distributed Tracing — designing scalable telemetry pipelines with Kafka and Kubernetes, leveraging ClickHouse for storage, and integrating Grafana and Datadog for real-time monitoring and incident management.

OpenTelemetry contributor and open-source advocate, focused on enhancing developer experience and driving platform reliability at scale.


🛠️ Core Competencies

  • Observability & Tracing (OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Grafana, New Relic)
  • Cloud Infrastructure (Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, ClickHouse, AWS)
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Real-Time Monitoring and Incident Management
  • Agile MethodologiesCI/CDDevOps & SRE Collaboration

💼 Work Experience

MercadoLibre MercadoLibre

Software Engineer – Cloud and Platform - Observability

São Paulo, Brazil | July 2024 – Present

Software Engineer – MercadoPago

São Paulo, Brazil | January 2023 – June 2024

Software Developer – MercadoPago

São Paulo, Brazil | June 2021 – January 2023

Medei Medei

Full Stack Developer

São Caetano do Sul, Brazil | February 2021 – June 2021


🚀 Major Projects

OpenTelemetry Contributor (2024 – Present)

  • Approver for OpenTelemetry Portuguese documentation.
  • Contribute to documentation, SDK improvements, and pt-BR localization.
  • Promote observability practices through active open-source participation.

🎓 Education

Federal University of Technology - Paraná (UTFPR)
Postgraduate Certificate in Java Development | Feb 2021 – Jun 2022

Centro Universitário Paulistano (UniPaulistana)
Associate Degree in Systems Analysis and Development | Jan 2018 – Jun 2020


🌍 Languages

  • Portuguese – Native
  • English – Full Professional Proficiency
  • Spanish – Professional Working Proficiency