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With over 16+ years of experience in software development, I’ve evolved from a proficient Software Engineer into an accomplished Engineering Manager. My journey has encompassed a wide array of projects and industries, from startups to oil and gas companies, educational institutions, and research labs.

As a self-driven, quick learner, and top-notch coder, I firmly believe in the importance of knowledge sharing and consistently promote clear, high-quality coding, and best practices. My transition to the Engineering Manager role reflects my passion for talent development, driving impactful projects, and contributing to organizational success at the intersection of technology and engineering.


Work Experiences

Engineering Manager

Talkdesk
2022 - Present

I’ve overseen a broad portfolio, including products like Healthcare Experience Cloud, Automated Notifications, and Agent Flows, along with the QA team. I’ve had the privilege of leading and mentoring a team of 10+ Individual Contributors, ranging from entry-level professionals to team leads.

Achievements / Tasks:

  • The Healthcare Experience Cloud has been a cornerstone of our efforts, involving the seamless integration of healthcare call centers with more efficient and informed patient interactions;

  • The Automated Notifications has been instrumental in enhancing communication, focusing on the definition of rules and events to schedule and deliver notifications, ensuring timely and precise interactions with the customers;

  • The Agent Flows improved support processes by empowering agents with scripted guidance during customer calls;

  • The QA team has established a robust E2E tests framework to rigorously validate product quality, ensuring that our solutions work properly in the Talkdesk environment.

Senior Software Engineer

Talkdesk
2021 - 2022

Integrated a new team from the ground up to create a new solution for banking financial services.

The tech stack in this project uses Kotlin, SpringBoot, React, Redis, PostGres SQL, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ.

Achievements / Tasks:

  • Released the first version of Visual IVR for Financial Services in the Summer release;

  • Created an in-house solution for Visual IVR Frontend;

  • Presented technical sessions to introduce new technologies (Functional Programming, K6).

Senior Software Engineer

Capgemini Portugal [ASML Project]
2018 - 2021

Started the ASML project, where I contributed to the new lithography machine generation project. I led the Portugal team to expand unit test implementation with a framework based on gtest and implemented the Variant Pattern in a robot component. I also was one of the founders of the Meetup internal group in Altran PT.

Achievements / Tasks:

  • Delivered the first version of the RYUN (Universal Pick and Place Robot) component, with all features planned and 100% of code coverage;

  • Contributed with the RYAU component migration to the legacy version and investigated for RYAU autotesters, where I found 65% fake tests (tests without implementation);

  • Achieved with success the first phase for UTTK to ATTEST migration (around 400 tests in 10 weeks instead of the initial estimation of 24 weeks).

IT Manager

Technomar Engineering
2016 - 2018

I led a team in charge of implementing new features for the Technomar Maritime Simulator used in training activities. I initiated the certification plan with DNV GL agency and contributed to the core of the hydrodynamic numerical model. Additionally, I fostered best practices in software development, including the use of Scrum, Test-Driven Development, Git, and conducted mentoring sessions to enhance team knowledge.

Achievements / Tasks:

  • Enhanced communication channel using the phonon framework, with gains in 15% speedup and improved the code maintainability;

  • Orchestrated the full delivery of a new simulation station at the Technomar office, providing a simulator with 360 degrees immersion;

  • Instituted Gitlab as a tool to obtain code metrics, and manage the bugs, new features, backlog, and milestone control for the team and the founders.

Researcher / HPC Software Engineer

Numerical Offshore Tank
2008 - 2016

In the TPN laboratory, I developed High-Performance Computing applications using C++/C, Python, MPI/sockets, and bash in Linux and Windows. I also handled testing, optimization, parallel improvements, and integration with other projects. Additionally, I contributed to the creation of SMH, a finalist for the 2016 ANP Prize Award for Technological Innovation.

Achievements / Tasks:

  • Optimized parallel execution of the numerical solver in the cluster environment saving around 35% in resources using my Ph.D. research;

  • Achieved improvements in the Numerical Solver, reducing execution time by 10% through the utilization of OpenMP, and implemented MPI standards in the Parallel version;

  • Championed the use of development tests flow to increase the development quality and built an initial CI with (CDash and CTest) to check the repository integrity.

Graduate Full Professor

Paulista University
2011 - 2016

Teaching-related responsibilities such as giving lectures, tutoring, managing homework, laboratory activities, exam preparation, and grading.