Summary
Nelson Oliveira is a Group Engineering Manager based in Berlin with 13 years of experience building and scaling backend systems, currently leading engineering at SoSafe. A backend-first technologist and functional programming enthusiast, he has strong hands-on roots in Node.js, TypeScript, Python and AWS while evolving into people leadership and cross-team architecture roles. He has repeatedly transformed transit and payments platforms—driving API design, scalability, observability and engineering culture at companies like moovel, Grover and Spendesk. Known for mentoring engineers and shaping guilds/chapters, he blends pragmatic technical decisions with investment in developer growth. Outside work he’s a self-described gamer and sword enthusiast, a detail that underscores a curious, playful approach to problem solving.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação Software Engineering / Development, Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Informática e Computação Software Engineering / Development at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
French, German, Spanish, English, Portuguese