Apr 2024 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr · Portugal · Hybrid

• I joined Rauva with a clear mission: revolutionize banking for Southern Europe’s SMEs.
• I took an early-stage technical foundation and turned it into a scalable product engine — one capable of shipping innovation quickly and safely.
• Together, we restructured the entire engineering org into empowered product squads, bridged the gap between product and tech, and delivered financial and payment solutions that brought Rauva’s vision to life.
• Key Achievements:
• Transformed functional silos into autonomous squads — increasing ownership and delivery speed.
• Launched new financial products for merchants, including Rauva’s first acquiring vertical — a brand-new revenue stream.
• Embedded AI-assisted development across engineering, boosting team efficiency and insight.
• Introduced pragmatic OKRs and outcome-based frameworks that unified company focus.
• Strengthened culture and cross-functional collaboration — resulting in faster delivery and higher quality.

Jul 2023 – Feb 2024 · 7 mos · Remote

• Inscribe fights fraud at the frontier — using AI to detect deepfake and manipulated documents that humans can’t catch.
• I led the Fraud vertical, responsible for over 80% of company ARR. My mission: make it scalable, reliable, and fast enough to power Inscribe’s growth without compromising accuracy.
• Working across engineering, product, and data science, we turned the vertical from ad hoc execution into a model of operational excellence.
• Key Achievements:
• Scaled fraud detection systems, cutting false negatives/positives while improving throughput.
• Integrated AI Risk Agents to reduce detection time from minutes to seconds.
• Advocated for transparency — building audit-ready, explainable fraud decisions.
• Strengthened engineering cadence and collaboration across teams.

Feb 2022 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

• Primer set out to redefine how businesses connect and scale payments globally. I led seven teams (over 40 engineers) across Commerce Operations and Payment Experience — a critical area that powered reconciliation, merchant experience, developer experience, and observability. My focus was to create engineering clarity and accelerate execution while scaling the organization during rapid product expansion.
• Key Achievements:
• Unified seven cross-functional teams under one coherent delivery strategy.
• Delivered across Reconciliation, Universal Checkout, Developer Experience, and Merchant Experience.
• Strengthened engineering culture through clear frameworks, coaching, and empowerment.

Mar 2019 – Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Porto, Portugal

• Farfetch ID was the backbone of Farfetch’s global e-commerce identity — powering authentication, authorization, and user account data for millions of customers. Leading four teams (15+ engineers and managers), I shaped a platform built for reliability, scalability, and trust, all while nurturing a strong, collaborative engineering culture.
• Key Achievements:
• Managed and scaled four teams responsible for Farfetch’s identity systems.
• Improved reliability and performance across authentication and authorization flows.
• Introduced stronger security, observability, and delivery practices.

Sep 2018 – Jan 2019 · 4 mos · Brazil

• A brief but insightful chapter at ThoughtWorks, where I partnered with a major U.S. retailer to modernize their inventory management systems. My role focused on driving product delivery through lean practices, engineering excellence, and cross-functional collaboration in a complex, distributed environment.
• Key Achievements:
• Delivered critical platform upgrades improving inventory data accuracy and responsiveness.
• Embedded agile and DevOps practices that reduced cycle time and improved delivery predictability.

Oct 2017 – Nov 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo · Ireland

• I co-founded Living Offset to solve one of sustainability’s hardest challenges — creating trust and transparency in global carbon markets. We built the first blockchain ledger to track carbon credits and offsets end-to-end, tackling the double-spending problem and making sustainability verifiable.
• Key Achievements:
• Designed and built a blockchain platform for carbon credit verification and traceability.
• Implemented smart contracts ensuring authenticity and auditability.
• Secured SEED funding and built early partnerships across the climate-tech space.

Nov 2012 – Oct 2017 · 4 yrs 11 mos · Brazil

• After years consulting for others, I decided to build my own. TargetBeyond started as a small consultancy and evolved into a distributed engineering organization serving clients in Brazil, Ireland, and the U.S. I built teams, delivered complex projects across industries, and created scalable architectures — all while learning what it takes to grow and lead a business from scratch.
• Key Achievements:
• Built and led a distributed org of 20+ people including engineers, PMs, and analysts.
• Delivered 20+ projects across fintech, manufacturing, and e-commerce.
• Acted as Chief Architect for all projects, defining scalable solutions.
• Introduced CI/CD and engineering standards that cut delivery times by 40%.

Nov 2010 – Dec 2012 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Ireland

• Worked within Rabobank’s global leasing division on a €200M program to modernize legacy systems. I helped architect and build a new front-end layer that unified data from multiple systems, improving speed, visibility, and usability across regions.
• Key Achievements:
• Delivered core functionality for a global data consolidation platform.
• Introduced SCRUM and CI/CD pipelines, reducing cycle time by 50%.
• Improved UX/UI, increasing issue resolution rates by 50%.
• Integrated Elasticsearch, cutting query time by 70%.
• Main Technologies: .NET Platform, C#, SOA (WebServices), Frontend development (HTML, CSS, JS/jQuery), Backend Development (C#), SQL Server Database (SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS)

May 2007 – Jul 2010 · 3 yrs 2 mos · Brazil

• At CWI, I grew from software developer to architect, shaping internal frameworks and supporting delivery teams across multiple projects. I was responsible for research, development, and the creation of core tools that powered dozens of client solutions.
• Key Achievements:
• Co-created the company’s internal frameworks and architecture patterns.
• Acted as software architect and code auditor, improving system quality.
• Built developer tools that increased productivity and consistency.