Nicolau Gonçalves
Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn
Dublin, Dublin 1, Ireland
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Top SchoolNicolau Gonçalves is a Staff Software Engineer and ML engineering leader at LinkedIn with 18+ years of experience building large-scale AI, embeddings, and personalization systems. He designs and operationalizes foundational embedding platforms and data pipelines that power ranking, retrieval, and LLM/RAG features for over a billion members, balancing technical scale with governance, privacy, and measurable product impact. His work has driven measurable engagement gains (+0.2% DAU) through compliant data generation and rigorous evaluation frameworks. Trained as a PhD computer scientist, Nicolau combines research pedigree in medical imaging and neuroinformatics with hands-on delivery across product teams and ML platforms. Earlier roles span data science and engineering in gaming, analytics, and B2B, reflecting strong end-to-end ownership from data infrastructure to model serving. Based in Dublin, he is known for mentoring cross-functional teams and translating long-term AI strategy into production-ready systems.
18 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Science in Technology Computer and Information Sciences General, Doctor of Science in Technology Computer and Information Sciences General at Aalto UniversityMaster of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Science at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolanEng. Electrical Engineering, Eng. Electrical Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico
Finnish, Spanish, French, English, Portuguese
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (96)
python10
database10
slack10
visualization10
numpy9
root-finding9
sql9
clojure9
data-visualization9
numba9
postgresql9
dashboard9
gradient-descent9
numerics9
scientific-computing9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
excentrik/lootcouncil-lite
Feb 2014 - Jun 2015
Contributions:45 commits, 11 pushes, 10 tags in 1 year 4 months
excentrik/dotbot
Apr 2017 - May 2018
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes in 1 year 1 month
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