Summary
Maria Bicalho is a Product Manager and strategy-oriented technologist with nine years of cross-functional experience spanning quantitative research, portfolio management, consulting, and teaching. A Computer Engineer by training with a postgraduate degree in Finance, she combines data-driven modeling and investment experience from Patria and J.P. Morgan with hands-on quantitative development at a machine-learning research firm. Now at Wildlife Studios, she applies analytics and product thinking to consumer-facing products, bridging rigorous mathematical insight with user-centered execution. Fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, and German studies, she brings a multicultural perspective and classroom experience as a former data science instructor. Notably, her path blends deep technical foundations with real-world financial decision-making, enabling pragmatic product tradeoffs informed by quantitative rigor.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Postgraduate Degree, Finance, Postgraduate Degree, Finance at Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa
Language Course, German, Language Course, German at GLS Sprachenzentrum Berlin
Spanish Language, History and Literature, Spanish Language, History and Literature at Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo
English, Portuguese, Spanish, German