Summary
Eduardo Da Silva is an independent consultant and technical leader with 11 years of experience helping organizations modernize their sociotechnical systems and scale sustainable, fast-flow change. Based in Amsterdam, he combines hands-on software architecture and platform experience with organizational design expertise—applying Team Topologies, Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Mapping and EventStorming to align teams, tech and business outcomes. He has led large initiatives at bol.com to transform data science into a product-aligned capability and to create a Tech Leads Network across 100+ teams, increasing autonomy while reducing cognitive load. As founder of esilva.net consulting and former co-founder of ModernArch, he focuses on enabling technical leadership and long-term evolution rather than one-off projects. His background includes a PhD in computer science and early research at ETH Zurich, giving him a rare blend of academic rigor and pragmatic engineering. Notably, he emphasizes the co-evolution of teams and systems—prioritizing operating models that make continuous learning the primary mechanism for change.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Computer Science at University of Twente
Master Thesis Mobile Ad-hoc Networks Distributed Services Management, Master Thesis Mobile Ad-hoc Networks Distributed Services Management at ETH Zürich
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at Chalmers University of Technology
Licenciatura (5 years degree) Computer Engineering and Telecommunications, Licenciatura (5 years degree) Computer Engineering and Telecommunications at Universidade do Porto
Portuguese, English, Spanish, Dutch, French