Summary
Diego Gadens is a results-driven software engineering leader with over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling Node.js back-end teams and cloud-native APIs. As Head of R&D Centre Brazil at Luxury Escapes he founded and now leads a remote team of 15–20 engineers, blending technical ownership with people leadership to deliver payments, flights and experiences platforms. He holds a Master's in Computer Engineering and has a research background in bio-inspired algorithms, bringing a methodical, data-driven approach to complex system design and optimization. Diego’s career spans senior engineering and director roles across retail and wagering platforms, with deep expertise in API design, continuous delivery and cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes). Known for turning academic research into practical solutions, he also has a history of mentoring, teaching and founding a digital consultancy that served major international brands.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor, Computer Science, Bachelor, Computer Science at Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
English, Portuguese