Joao Lourenco — Engineering Manager
I build engineering teams that deliver quality software. I've led engineering teams through the kind of scaling that breaks most organizations. At Perforce, I grew from managing a small team to leading 15+ engineers, distributed across UK, Europe, India, and Japan, scaling the team as business needs evolved. I partnered with business leads to align strategy across product lines, serving safety-critical customers in automotive, aerospace, and defence with a high-quality product. The transformation went beyond team size. When I started, releases took months. When I left, we shipped in days. That required rebuilding processes, tooling, and culture that fosters collaboration and responsibility—all while maintaining zero audit findings across 5+ years of ISO 9001/27001 certifications. What I've done: → Built and scaled distributed engineering teams, hiring engineers and coordinating team leads across countries → Owned release and test strategies, partnering with Product, SecOps, and VP leadership → Transformed release operations from manual, months-long cycles to automated, days-long validation → Maintained full compliance through 5+ years of external audits (ISO 9001, ISO 27001, TÜV SÜD) → Strong technical foundation—planned, led, and built automation frameworks and CI/CD pipelines, enabling me to evaluate engineering decisions and empower teams I believe great engineering leadership means setting clear direction, hiring exceptional people, and removing their blockers. I measure success by my team's achievements. Open to: Senior Engineering Manager, Head of Engineering, or Director roles where scope matches my experience.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Software Development leader with expertise in engineering management and quality assurance.
Location: Weybridge, England, United Kingdom
Experience: 14 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Engineering Leadership
- Ci/cd
- Test Automation
- Quality Assurance
- Software Development
- Teaching
Career Highlights
- Transformed release operations from months to days.
- Built and scaled global engineering teams.
- Maintained zero audit findings for over 5 years.
Work Experience
Perforce Software
Engineering Manager (8 yrs 2 mos)
QA analyst (4 yrs)
Critical Software
Verification and Validation engineer (7 mos)
Verification Engineer (2 mos)
Verification and validation engineer (1 yr 4 mos)
Software Engineer (3 mos)
ISCAC
University Teacher (1 yr 7 mos)
Education
Master student in Informatics and Systems (Part-time student) at Universidade de Coimbra
Training at Universidade de Coimbra
Initial Teacher Training for Trainers at ISCAC
Informática de Gestão at Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Coimbra
