Summary
Fernando França is a pragmatic, Linux-first Data Architect and Lead Engineer with a Master in Software Engineering and over two decades of hands-on experience across aerospace, railway, medical, finance and digital services. At Critical Software he has advanced from Senior Software Engineer to Data Architect, blending system architecture, AI engineering and practical software delivery to guide complex, safety-critical projects. He pairs embedded-systems roots and long-standing Linux expertise with current work in data and AI, bringing a rare cross-domain fluency from device firmware to cloud data platforms. A PhD student in Artificial Intelligence and an agnostic technologist, he favors clean design, rigorous testing and reproducible solutions. Outside work he’s a full-time dad who surfs, skates and plays guitar, a personal rhythm that mirrors his steady, caffeine-fueled engineering cadence.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering - MEng Software Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Software Engineering at Universidade de Coimbra
Specialization Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (not concluded due to the COVID-19 pandemics), Specialization Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (not concluded due to the COVID-19 pandemics) at PUC Minas
Specialization Embedded Systems for Automotive Industry, Specialization Embedded Systems for Automotive Industry at Federal University of Technology - Parana
Estácio de Sá University
Portuguese, English, French