Filipe Silva
Software Development Manager at Oracle
Braga, Portugal
Summary
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Top SchoolFilipe Silva is a Software Development Manager with 13+ years at Oracle leading MySQL Connector/J and Connector/NET development, blending hands-on backend and database engineering with product and team leadership. He has a strong academic foundation in computer science and mathematics and a long history of delivering robust JDBC drivers—fixing metadata, memory leaks, SSL and timeout issues—for one of the most widely used open-source database connectors. Comfortable managing small teams and projects, he pairs excellent analytical skills and organization with practical experience in training, multicultural collaboration, and technical support. His background as a teacher and consultant informs a patient, facilitative leadership style that emphasizes quality and continuous improvement. Notably, he contributes directly to critical open-source infrastructure at Oracle, ensuring stability and compatibility for countless Java applications.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Post Graduate Multimedia Technologies, Post Graduate Multimedia Technologies at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do PortoGraduation Mathematics and Computer Science, Graduation Mathematics and Computer Science at Universidade do MinhoGraduation Computer Science (educational branch), Graduation Computer Science (educational branch) at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto
Portuguese, English, French, Spanish
Github Skills (10)
javas10
error-handling10
jdbc10
mysql10
java10
multithreading9
sslv39
ssl9
ss9
database-design8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
mysql/mysql-connector-j
May 2013 - Nov 2022
MySQL Connector/J
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:608 commits, 26 comments in 9 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Filipe's contributions focused on improving the MySQL Connector/J JDBC driver by addressing various bugs related to metadata retrieval, error handling, and connection stability. The commits included fixes for incorrect type mappings, potential memory leaks, and issues with connection timeouts. Additionally, the user worked on improving functionality by implementing support for features such as enhanced exception handling and handling of different SSL configurations.
mysql-connectorjavaconnectormysql
fjssilva/NuGet.Licenses
Oct 2024 - Nov 2024
A host for SPDX license text. Also allows parsing of SPDX license expressions.
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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