Summary
Josias Orlando is a Senior Software Engineer and startup tech leader with nine years of experience building IoT, embedded and cloud-native solutions, currently driving full-stack development with TypeScript, Next.js and AWS/Terraform. He has moved from hands-on embedded firmware and hardware integration to leading distributed engineering teams across the US, Italy, India and Pakistan, and scaled organizations from early product to 100+ headcount. As Director of Engineering he launched an AI platform (StudioX) adopted by two Fortune 500 companies and expanded IoT products into vending and EV charging verticals, blending product strategy with technical execution. Comfortable wearing many hats, he co-founded an IoT startup and repeatedly ships end-to-end systems from device firmware to cloud CI/CD. His background in both electrical/computer engineering and data science studies gives him a rare cross-domain fluency that accelerates bringing embedded innovation to enterprise AI deployments. Based in Santa Catarina, Brazil, he excels in remote-first environments and in aligning engineering roadmaps to business and investor goals.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Data Scientist Nanodegree , Data Processing, Data Scientist Nanodegree , Data Processing at Udacity Brasil
Engineer's Degree, Computer Engineering, Engineer's Degree, Computer Engineering at Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering at The George Washington University
Master of Business Administration - MBA , MBA in Sales, Negotiation and High Performance Results, Master of Business Administration - MBA , MBA in Sales, Negotiation and High Performance Results at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
Portuguese, English