Summary
Adrian Dantas is a seasoned engineering leader based in São Paulo with over 26 years in IT and a decade focused on senior engineering and management roles across CI/CD, middleware, and cloud-native platforms. Currently Senior Engineering Lead for CI/CD Platform & Middleware at Upwork, he has progressed through hands-on delivery and leadership positions—from senior Java and PHP developer to director and manager—across finance, consulting, and product companies. He blends deep technical fluency in build and delivery pipelines with strong agile coaching and product engineering experience, helping teams ship reliable systems at scale. Known for moving between individual contributor and strategic leadership roles, he often bridges architecture, operations, and product priorities to accelerate outcomes. Beyond day-to-day delivery he brings a pragmatic appreciation for developer experience and platform-driven engineering that reduces friction for distributed teams.
10 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Analista de Sistemas, Analista de Sistemas at UniCEUB - Centro Universitário de Brasília
Gestão da Tecnologia da Informação, Gestão da Tecnologia da Informação at UnisulVirtual
English, Spanish, Portuguese