Fernando Abolafio is a product-focused engineering leader and co-founder with a decade of experience building full‑stack and AI-enabled products from Copenhagen. He progressed from front-end lead roles in São Paulo to software engineering positions at Trustpilot and Shape, and most recently led development at Growblocks before co-founding Attive. Comfortable across the stack, Fernando combines hands‑on coding roots (he started with C at 16) with product instincts to ship pragmatic solutions and bridge engineering with AI strategy. He also serves as an ambassador for Cursor, reflecting his interest in developer communities and tooling. Fluent in cross-cultural teams thanks to education and work in Brazil, the US, and Denmark, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a practical focus on turning complex requirements into shipped features.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering Computer Software Engineering, Computer Engineering Computer Software Engineering at Universidade Federal de Itajubá
Graduação Sanduíche Engenharia da Computação, Graduação Sanduíche Engenharia da Computação at San José State University
Contributions:114 commits, 1 push, 1 branch in 7 months
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Fernando Abolafio - Co-founder, Product Engineering & AI at Attive