Summary
Nielsen Teixeira is an Engineering Manager with 18+ years in software engineering and 15 years of hands-on industry experience, currently leading engineering at Pismo from Ceará, Brazil. He has led cross-functional teams building payment and credit systems, including implementing FICO credit engine solutions and BNPL products at banQi. Equally comfortable in hands-on technical roles and people leadership, he has strong experience with cloud-native stacks (Kotlin, Quarkus, DynamoDB, Lambda, Terraform/CDK) and driving OKRs, monitoring, and operational excellence. His background includes migrating large monoliths to microservices and improving delivery processes across fintech and education platforms. A former Merchant Navy officer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, he brings uncommon emotional resilience and discipline learned at sea to high-pressure engineering environments. He pairs technical depth with a pragmatic focus on mentorship and measurable team growth.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, IT, Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, IT at UNI7 - Centro Universitário 7 de Setembro
Deck Officer, Maritime and Offshore Operations, Deck Officer, Maritime and Offshore Operations at Centro de Instrução Almirante Braz de Aguiar (CIABA)
Portuguese, English