Erick Maziero is a Senior Software Engineer in Applied AI based in São Paulo with over a decade of hands-on experience building NLP and ML solutions and more than 16 years engaged in AI research. He combines academic rigor—a PhD in Computational Linguistics from University of Toronto and doctoral studies at USP—with industry practice from roles at Overjet, B2W Digital and a recent senior position at Birdie AI. As a former university professor and machine learning scientist, he bridges theory and production, turning research-grade models into deployed systems for real-world use. His work spans natural language processing, data science and applied ML, with a track record of mentoring teams and publishing research-informed solutions. Notably comfortable moving between research labs and fast-paced product environments, he brings a pragmatic focus on reproducibility and measurable impact. Fluent in Portuguese and experienced in international collaboration, he favors projects that translate linguistic insight into user-facing intelligence.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doutorado Ciência da Computação, Doutorado Ciência da Computação at USP - Universidade de São Paulo
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Linguistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computational Linguistics at University of Toronto
Contributions:11 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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Erick Maziero - Senior Software Engineer Applied AI at Birdie AI