Summary
Julio Fausto is a pragmatic Head of Engineering with 14+ years building and scaling software teams and products across startups and large organizations, currently leading engineering at Empion from Berlin. He blends hands-on backend experience (Ruby, Java, Docker, AWS) with deep expertise in Agile and Lean practices, having coached and trained hundreds in SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban while improving delivery and quality at scale. Julio has led cross-functional teams, hiring and performance processes, and driven measurable engineering improvements—such as raising test coverage and reducing critical code violations through tooling and process changes. Known for systems thinking, resilience, and a results-focused ethic, he pairs technical judgment with people-first leadership and a habit of turning operational insights (like his Change Frequency Index) into practical engineering outcomes.
14 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Information Systems, Bachelor's degree Information Systems at Federal University of Santa Catarina
Portuguese, English, French, German