Gustavo Padovan
CEO & Co-founder at macaca movimento
São Paulo, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolGustavo Padovan is a seasoned software leader and entrepreneur with 16 years building resilient, open-source-driven systems and a long history as a Linux kernel developer. As CEO and co-founder of Manaíba, he now applies his technical depth to AgTech, developing intelligent solutions that help farmers transition to regenerative practices while restoring ecosystems. He previously led kernel engineering and programs at Collabora and serves on the kernelci.org board, blending hands-on development with strategic program leadership. Based in São Paulo, he also advises climate-focused startups and founded community initiatives like macaca movimento and linuxdev-br, reflecting a commitment to grassroots tech and sustainability. An underrated strength is his ability to move between low-level kernel work and product-oriented startup roles, making him fluent across the stack and the innovation lifecycle.
16 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science, Bachelor’s Degree Computer Science at Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Github Skills (57)
api9
issue-tracking9
bluez9
steam8
pipeline8
netlink8
mesa8
linux8
kernel8
database-tools8
linux-kernel8
foundation8
modular8
testing7
nvidia7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
linuxdev-br/conference-doc
May 2019 - Mar 2020
Documentação sobre como organizamos a linuxdev-br
Contributions:52 commits, 1 PR, 44 pushes in 9 months
triggerslinuxsobre
padovan/padovan.github.io
Jul 2019 - May 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 42 pushes, 6 branches in 4 years 10 months
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