Thiago Bueno Silva ▮

CV

Seasoned Software Engineer with 20+ years of experience architecting and scaling enterprise platforms. Proven track record of 10+ years of remote work leading complex cross-team migrations, building developer tooling, and wearing multiple leadership hats from Engineering Manager to interim CTO. Expert in cloud infrastructure, system architecture, and polyglot development with a passion for solving meaningful problems through technology.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Go, Python, Ruby, Rust, Clojure, TypeScript

Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, CDK, Helm Charts

Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redshift

Leadership & Process: Engineering Management, System Architecture, Agile/XP, TDD/BDD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal Software Engineer | Optibus | Feb 2022 - Present

Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • Architecture Leadership: Engineer member of Platform team responsible for infrastructure and architecture of the Optibus transit optimization platform
  • Cross-team Impact: Lead high-complexity migrations and refactorings across multiple engineering teams
  • Infrastructure as Code: Maintained and evolved IaC culture using CDK, Kubernetes, and Helm Charts
  • Developer Experience: Built internal tooling in Python, Go, and TypeScript, improving productivity across the entire R&D department

Principal Software Engineer | door2door/Waymate | Oct 2012 - Feb 2022

Berlin, Germany - Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • Platform Architecture: Principal engineer for Door2Door’s mobility SaaS platform, architecting the first incarnation hosted entirely on AWS
  • Company Pivot: Played crucial role in transforming Waymate into a mobile-focused transit application after pivot to door2door
  • Multi-hat Leadership: Wore multiple leadership roles including:
    • Engineering Manager: Led Analytics team building data pipelines with Python, Airflow, Redshift, and PostgreSQL; managed diverse team of data engineers, BI analysts, and developers
    • Interim CTO: Handled investor relations, due diligences, and engineering team documentation
    • Managing Director: Led Brazilian entity operations, managing contracts and legal documentation
  • Technology Stack: Ruby, JavaScript, Terraform, Python, AWS services

Senior Software Engineer | Waymate | Sep 2012 - Dec 2013

Berlin, Germany

  • Startup Growth: Helped scale stealth travel application from 0 customers to full market launch
  • Industry Integrations: Built multiple integrations with aviation and transportation industry services
  • Team Building: Interviewed dozens of candidates and assembled engineering department as senior-most developer

Lead Software Consultant | ThoughtWorks | Dec 2009 - Aug 2012

Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • Client Delivery: Led complex projects in Aviation, Media, and Banking sectors using Agile and Extreme Programming
  • Technical Leadership: Worked with distributed teams across US and Brazil as senior consultant and technical leader
  • Technology Diversity: Delivered solutions across diverse tech stack from Ruby/JavaScript to Java Enterprise

Software Designer | Hewlett-Packard | Jan 2005 - Dec 2009

Porto Alegre, Brazil

  • Agile Development: Java development using TDD, BDD, and other agile methodologies
  • Enterprise Solutions: Contributed to large-scale enterprise software solutions

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul | 2003 - 2008

Research Experience PUCRS Researcher | 2004 - 2005

LANGUAGES

English: Native/Bilingual Proficiency Portuguese: Native/Bilingual Proficiency Spanish: Intermediate Proficiency

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