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Director of Engineering

Berlin, Berlin, Germany23 yrs 7 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Over 20 years of software engineering experience.
  • Proven track record in team management across various industries.
  • Expertise in agile practices and software development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Engineering Leader with extensive experience in team management and agile methodologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Engineering ManagementEngineering LeadershipAgile MethodologiesTeam Performance

Other Skills

Cloud MigrationReliability ImprovementsTesting StrategyIncident ManagementCross-team CollaborationCommunicationPush NotificationsUser EngagementApplication DevelopmentCustomer SupportProject ManagementScrumIT ManagementStrategic PlanningBlockchain

About

With over 20 years of software engineering experience and a proven track record in team management across various industries, I excel in leading cross-functional teams to build customer-centric, data-driven products. I drive software development using agile methodologies and strong leadership. My career progression from software engineer to engineering manager reflects my passion for technology, commitment to excellence, and ability to foster high-performing teams. I am eager to continue advancing as an engineering leader, bringing expertise in agile practices, team leadership, and software development.

Experience

23 yrs 7 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
8 mos
Current Experience

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Senior Engineering Manager

Oct 2025Present · 8 mos · Berlin, Germany · Hybrid

  • Leading multiple engineering teams within the Go-To-Market (GTM) and Wholesale domain, responsible for critical systems supporting commercial operations and sell-in processes.
  • Driving the evolution of backend platforms with a focus on reliability, scalability, and cross-system integration.
  • Partnering closely with product, architecture, and principal engineers to deliver high-impact initiatives aligned with business priorities, including sell-in readiness and regional expansion.
  • Leading key initiatives across teams such as cloud migration, reliability improvements, and adoption of a robust testing strategy (test pyramid, e2e, load testing).
  • Strengthening engineering practices through observability, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement, in line with a platform- and domain-driven architecture.
  • Contributing to cross-team alignment and organizational clarity by improving planning discipline, stakeholder communication, and execution focus.
Engineering ManagementEngineering Leadership

Pandadoc

Engineering Manager

Apr 2025Sep 2025 · 5 mos · Berlin, Germany · Remote

  • Leading two engineering teams at PandaDoc in the Growth track, driving delivery of impactful, scalable solutions, and fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture. Partnering closely with Product and Design to align vision, set priorities, and execute with precision. Building one of the teams from scratch, hiring, onboarding, and shaping its operating model. While mentoring engineers to grow technical capabilities, autonomy, and leadership skills. Focused on creating sustainable processes, developing talent, and scaling for long-term organizational impact.

Babbel

Engineering Manager

Jun 2022Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Berlin, Germany · Hybrid

  • I lead a cross-functional product team that develops web and mobile applications to promote healthy learning habits. One of our key features, Streaks, has contributed to year-over-year increases in user retention. I am responsible for hiring, mentoring, and managing engineers of varying experience levels and tech stacks, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and high engagement. I hired half of the team, and we have had no turnover until today.
  • I promote a pacemaker leadership style, leveraging my engineering expertise to guide the team toward excellence. I work closely with Product Managers and Designers to design, build, ship, and maintain product increments that address customer needs, using agile, customer-centric, and data-driven methodologies.
  • I spearheaded the development and release of the Streak Reminders feature, utilizing push notifications to enhance user engagement and retention. I have also developed a comprehensive strategy to address technical challenges and improve features, ultimately enhancing user experience, which includes creating a troubleshooting application to streamline customer support efforts and proposing architecture-wise RFCs to improve the technical standards for our team’s features.
  • Furthermore, I have contributed to organization-wide initiatives, including improving the Engineering Career Development Framework and assisting in cross-team hiring processes, positively impacting the broader engineering culture.
Incident ManagementTeam PerformanceCross-team CollaborationCommunicationAgile Methodologies

Loft

Engineering Manager

Jun 2021Apr 2022 · 10 mos · São Paulo, Brazil

  • As an engineering manager, I led two cross-functional squads, mentored and trained software engineers, and ensured high technical quality, operational excellence, and agile software development processes.
Team PerformanceCross-team CollaborationCommunicationAgile Methodologies

Smartmei

3 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Sep 2020May 2021 · 8 mos · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

  • Responsible for building teams capable of building and delivering software, divided into two different fronts and dozens of services, and focused on guiding and assisting tech leads, helping to ensure the execution of activities, and keeping deliveries in line with the product roadmap.
Team PerformanceCross-team CollaborationCommunicationAgile Methodologies

Tech Lead

May 2019Sep 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

  • As a technical lead, my responsibilities included writing and reviewing code, addressing issues, and guiding the team toward product goals. I also promoted best practices in software development, utilized agile methodology, and participated in hiring new team members.
Team PerformanceCross-team CollaborationCommunicationAgile Methodologies

Software Engineer

Mar 2016May 2019 · 3 yrs 2 mos · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

  • As one of SmartMEI's first engineers, I helped design and build the foundation for the application's evolution for bookkeeping management, digital bank accounts, and mass payments.
  • We built several services, integrations with systems, and automation of manual tasks, tools, and applications for the operations and service teams. We worked with Android development and web applications using Node.js, TypeScript, and React. We also developed backend services using Node.js, Ruby, and Go, using MongoDB and PostgreSQL as databases.
Team PerformanceCommunication

Atitude mídia digital

2 roles

Engineering Manager

Promoted

Jan 2015Mar 2016 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater São Paulo Area

  • I managed two small development teams using agile methodologies (SCRUM), overseeing and ensuring efficient, high-quality software delivery. I developed and implemented metrics to track team productivity, velocity, and code quality. Led the design and development of a virtual visit software using WebRTC technology, PHP (Laravel), NodeJS, AngularJS, and native iOS and Android applications built on AWS infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, ElastiCache, ECS, SQS, etc.). I designed and coordinated the refactoring of an outdated ASP, Java, and Flash live streaming system to a modern solution with a similar tech stack. I created and executed a comprehensive hiring process, successfully recruiting and onboarding new engineering talent.
Team PerformanceCommunication

Senior Software Engineer

Oct 2012Jan 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Greater São Paulo Area

  • Led the web development team in implementing agile methodologies (SCRUM) and Git for version control. Managed migrating legacy ASP websites to a modern platform using PHP (CodeIgniter), AngularJS, and SQL Server, leveraging AWS infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, S3, and more). Developed and oversaw the creation of applications, including email campaign software and back-office/customer service tools, utilizing PHP (CodeIgniter and Laravel), AngularJS, Java, and SQL Server.
Team PerformanceCommunication

Varejo direto

Software Engineer

Jan 2012Oct 2012 · 9 mos · Greater São Paulo Area

  • Developed an Android application to manage sales representatives' itineraries using geolocation and built a reporting system leveraging census data, geolocation services, and the Google Maps API with PHP (CodeIgniter) and MySQL. Set up and configured Apache and MySQL servers and designed and deployed server infrastructure on AWS (EC2, ELB, S3, etc).
Communication

Pixfly

3 roles

Head of Technology

Sep 2011Dec 2011 · 3 mos · São Paulo, Brazil

  • Led the company's tech stack and infrastructure maintenance and evolution, introducing AWS by migrating from VPS servers to EC2. Spearheaded the selection of new technologies and frameworks for product development and managed vendor and service provider evaluations and negotiations.

Tech Lead

Promoted

Jan 2010Sep 2011 · 1 yr 8 mos · São Paulo, Brazil

  • Led a small team of developers focused on web applications using the SCRUM methodology.
  • Responsible for setting up and monitoring our VPS servers while contributing to software development.

Software Engineer

Jul 2008Jan 2010 · 1 yr 6 mos · São Paulo, Brazil

  • Development of websites, multiplayer games, and entertainment web applications using Java (JSP and Servlets), PHP, Adobe Flex Builder, and Adobe Flash with MySQL databases.

Digitaltour marketing imobiliário ltda

CTO & Co-Founder

Jan 2011Oct 2014 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Greater São Paulo Area

Communication

Meira fernandes

Software Engineer

Oct 2006Jul 2008 · 1 yr 9 mos · São Paulo, Brazil

  • Development of accounting, tax, and payroll software using Delphi, PHP, and Java (JSP, Servlets, Struts, and Hibernate) with Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL databases, JBoss 4.05, and Apache 2.2 servers.

Dsf - desenvolvimento de sistemas fiscais ltda

Software Engineer

Nov 2003Oct 2006 · 2 yrs 11 mos · São Paulo, Brazil

  • Development of tax administration software for the government, using Delphi, C++, and Java (JSP + Servlets), with Oracle, Firebird, and PostgreSQL databases.

Funcao informatica

Software Engineer

Jan 2003Oct 2003 · 9 mos · São Paulo, Brazil

  • I worked on developing banking and financial automation software, using Delphi with Oracle, Sybase, and SQL Server databases.

Rfc planejamento e telemarketing

Junior Software Engineer

Jan 2002Jan 2003 · 1 yr · São Paulo, Brazil

  • I worked on developing CRM, Billing, and Backoffice applications using Delphi and PHP, with SQL Server and MySQL databases.

Education

FIAP

Associate's degree — Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

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