Ricardo Lage
Director Of Engineering at BlaBlaCar
Greater Paris Metropolitan Region France
Summary
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Top SchoolRicardo Lage is a Director of Engineering with 12 years of experience who currently leads the growth of BlaBlaCar Daily, BlaBlaCar's commute carpooling service, combining product-led engineering with operational scale. He holds a PhD in machine learning and has progressed at BlaBlaCar from software engineer to director, bringing both hands-on technical chops and people leadership to fast-moving consumer mobility products. His background includes building consumer apps (MindMe Smart Notifications, AlarmPad) and a stint at Citymapper, giving him deep exposure to transport-focused product design and real-world systems. Ricardo pairs rigorous research training with executive education in leadership and business, enabling him to translate ML research into production features and scalable roadmaps. Notably, he blends academic depth with startup-style product shipping, a mix that helps drive both innovation and measurable user growth.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Machine Learning at Aalborg UniversityBachelor Software Business, Bachelor Software Business at University of OuluExecutive Development Program Business Administration and Management General, Executive Development Program Business Administration and Management General at Fundação Dom CabralMasters of Science Computer Science, Masters of Science Computer Science at International Institute of Information Technology BangaloreExecutive Education Organizational Leadership, Executive Education Organizational Leadership at INSEAD
English, Portuguese, French, Spanish
Github Skills (105)
async-data10
reactive-extensions10
java10
android-library10
customisation10
asynchronous10
caching10
rxjava10
reactive-streams10
animation9
lottie9
android-application9
org-mode9
android-development9
saved-searches9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
riclage/org-brain
Apr 2020 - Apr 2025
Org-mode wiki + concept-mapping
Contributions:3 PRs, 10 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 1 month
concept-mappingorg-modeemacsmappingwiki
riclage/boardview
Feb 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:27 commits, 1 PR, 12 pushes in 1 year 5 months
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