Summary
Patrick Rodrigues is a technology leader and founder with nearly a decade of hands-on experience building backend and distributed systems, now serving as CTO of Pygrok after founding the company in 2021. He has progressed from backend engineer roles in Brazil to senior engineering and leadership positions in Canada, blending startup grit with pragmatic engineering practices. Patrick’s background includes chapter and tech lead responsibilities that emphasize team development, system reliability, and shipping scalable services across diverse environments. He also holds graduate-level study in Artificial Intelligence, bringing a data-informed perspective to architecture and product decisions. Based in the Greater Edmonton area, he combines entrepreneurial drive with deep technical execution—often stepping into both strategic and implementation roles to accelerate product delivery. A detail that distinguishes him is the consistent pattern of evolving responsibilities within the same organizations, reflecting an ability to grow technical teams and influence product direction over time.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate's degree Artificial Intelligence, Graduate's degree Artificial Intelligence at Universidade Federal do Paraná
Associate's degree Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, Associate's degree Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Universidade Positivo
Portuguese, English