I'm a backend developer evolving into an AI-Native Product Engineer — someone who understands business problems, designs intelligent architectures, and delivers complete solutions from backend to frontend.

Currently working with .NET microservices while specializing in Applied AI (RAG, Agents, LLMs). My unique edge comes from the intersection of:

• 🎓 Software Engineering (42 Rio — 1900h of hands-on projects)
• 🏭 Production Engineering (UFF & IESE — process & business mindset)
• 🤖 Applied AI (specializing in intelligent automation)

• Implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) in corporate environments
• Building RAG systems for knowledge management
• Developing autonomous agents for process automation
• Creating full-stack products that solve real problems

• Documenting my journey from backend dev to AI-Native Product Engineer
• Sharing insights on Medium about AI applied to real-world problems

1900h of systems programming, algorithms, DevOps and fullstack in C, C++ and JavaScript at 42 Rio de Janeiro — peer-to-peer, no teachers, no lectures.

→ View all projects at @42-school-projects

• 💼 LinkedIn: /in/gustavofsousa
• ✍️ Medium: @gustavofsousa
• 📧 Email: gustavofsousa.me@gmail.com

Looking for: Opportunities to build intelligent solutions that solve real problems. Open to collaborations on AI-powered products, system architecture, and anything that bridges tech with business impact.

• 📚 Reader of classics (Dostoevsky, Machado de Assis, Homer)
• 🥾 Mountain hiker and nature enthusiast
• 🌍 Language and culture lover
• 💭 Philosophy nerd (ask me about ethics in AI)