Charles Fortes is a software engineering leader and AI specialist with over two decades of experience and 14 years in senior roles, currently managing engineering at Google from Belo Horizonte. He blends deep technical expertise in AI and natural computing with hands-on solution design, digital transformation, and people strategy, and has taught computer science for over 10 years. His career spans startups, banks, consultancies and global tech firms, where he’s led architecture, product ownership, and engineering organizations across Brazil and Europe. An autodidact and prized innovator, he has pursued AI since 2004 and applies mathematical modeling from his master’s to bridge research and production. Colleagues and students recognize him for tackling “impossible” problems and for building career progression strategies that scale technical talent. He’s as comfortable in the classroom as he is shaping business strategy and AI adoption at enterprise scale.
14 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Gestão de Empresas e Negócios, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Gestão de Empresas e Negócios at B.I. International
Mestrado Modelagem Matemática e Computacional, Mestrado Modelagem Matemática e Computacional at Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais
Pós-Graduação Engenharia de Software, Pós-Graduação Engenharia de Software at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Ensino Médio Ensino Médio, Ensino Médio Ensino Médio at EEBM
Superior Sistemas de Informação, Superior Sistemas de Informação at Faculdade Infórium de Tecnologia
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Charles Fortes - Software Engineer Manager at Google