Kenneth Pereira

About Kenneth Pereira

Engineering leader with 8+ years of experience building and scaling fintech platforms, currently leading engineering initiatives in loan origination and decisioning systems. I specialize in driving business outcomes through technology — from improving automated decisioning with ML to scaling platforms that directly impact revenue growth. Over the past few years, I’ve grown and led high-performing engineering teams, delivered distributed systems on AWS, and partnered closely with product, data science, and executive stakeholders to translate business strategy into execution. My work has contributed to significant portfolio growth, increased automation, and improved operational efficiency across core systems. I’m particularly interested in platform engineering, intelligent decisioning systems, and building teams that balance speed with quality. I care deeply about ownership, clarity in execution, and developing engineers into strong problem-solvers and leaders. Always open to conversations around engineering leadership, fintech innovation, and building scalable systems.

Experience

1. Senior Engineering Manager

   First Help Financial

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• Harvard Business School Online

  Certificate in Management Essentials

• St. Francis Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer Engineering

  2008 — 2012

• Northeastern University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Information Systems

  2015 — 2017

Skills

• Java
• Core Java
• Html
• Css
• Jsp
• Sql
• Linux
• Oracle
• Javascript
• Bootstrap
• Middleware
• C++
• Mysql
• Eclipse
• System Administration
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Xml
• Programming
• Microsoft Office
• J2ee Web Services
• Spring Mvc
• Software System Analysis
• Core Banking
• Oracle Sql Developer
• Postgresql
• Servlets
• Databases
• Unix
• Database Design
• Data Modeling
• Payment Gateways
• Payment Systems
• Relational Data Modeling
• Business Intelligence
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Javaserver Pages (Jsp)
• C