Summary
Andre Didier is a Principal Software Engineer with over 18 years of software development experience and a dozen years in senior engineering roles, currently shaping real-estate appraisal systems at Just Appraised. He combines deep backend expertise (Jakarta EE, Spring, MongoDB, AWS) with formal rigor from a PhD in computer science focused on formal verification, bringing strong architecture, domain-driven design, and test automation practices to production systems. A seasoned technical leader and mentor, he has led teams and reviews across startups and large organizations like SkipTheDishes and Benevity, driving blue-green deployments and mutation testing advocacy. His background spans research and industry—postdoctoral work and university teaching—so he often bridges theoretical correctness with pragmatic engineering. Based in Airdrie, Alberta, he favors measurable quality improvements and enjoys public speaking to demystify advanced testing and deployment techniques.
12 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Technician Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician, Technician Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician at Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Pernambuco
Portuguese, english - ielts 7, French