Luiz Borba.
Solutions Architect & Software Engineer
St. Gallen, Switzerland · luiz.borba@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/luizborba · github.com/lborba
Profile
Solutions architect and software engineer with 35+ years of experience across ticketing, access control, insurance, and factory automation. Combines systems architecture and hands-on development with team leadership, mentoring, and production operations. Brazilian, based in Switzerland.
Professional experience
Solutions Architect
Ticketcorner AG · Switzerland
June 2026 — Present
Work on solutions architecture for ticketing platforms, spanning APIs, backend services, web applications, and cloud infrastructure.
Software Engineering Team Leader
See Tickets AG · St. Gallen / Zürich, Switzerland
December 2017 — 2026
- Led development and ongoing operations of an in-house access control platform spanning native Android/iOS applications, React administration, distributed Couchbase storage, and an authenticated public API for ticketing providers.
- Mentored and onboarded engineering team members.
Senior Software Engineer
See Tickets AG · St. Gallen / Zürich, Switzerland
April 2003 — November 2017
- Co-developed ShoWare, the company’s core ticketing platform, adopted by over 60 venues across Switzerland.
- Engineered SKIDATA access control and Datatrans payment integrations and implemented platform SSO.
- Designed and implemented a ski ticketing module, extending the portal into a new market.
Senior System Architect / Partner
HKY FoxPlus Factory Automation · São Paulo, Brazil
November 1998 — March 2003
Refactored the company’s systems using newer technologies and provided ongoing support at customer sites.
Senior Software Engineer
Itaú Seguros · São Paulo, Brazil
August 1997 — October 1998
Developed insurance systems, primarily invoicing and contract renewal modules.
Software Engineer
HKY FoxPlus Factory Automation · São Paulo, Brazil
January 1991 — July 1997
Developed production-line data collection for Nestlé to support product release, and product-weight monitoring systems to check required value ranges.
Independent project
ReviewBeacon · reviewbeacon.dev
Building a GitHub code review visibility product with a .NET API, React frontend, background worker, migrator, and PostgreSQL. Focused on pull request attention and review delays.
Technical expertise
C# · .NET · Azure · SQL Server · PostgreSQL · Couchbase · React · Angular · TypeScript · REST · GraphQL · Microservices · Docker · Kubernetes · CI/CD · Azure DevOps · GitLab · Database design
Leadership & languages
Systems architecture · Team management · Mentoring · Project management · Scrum
Portuguese (native) · English (professional) · German (working knowledge)
Career history and current position updated October 2026. References available on request.