Summary
Ricardo Paiva is a Technical Engineering Manager with a decade of experience building web applications and leading engineering teams, currently driving technical delivery at Salsify. He combines deep Microsoft-stack expertise (ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, Reporting Services) with front-end craftsmanship in HTML, JavaScript, jQuery and CSS to create polished, user-friendly interfaces and rich internet applications. Ricardo progressed from hands-on roles at Novabase and Innowave to senior engineering positions at Talkdesk and Coverflex before moving into management, bringing both individual contributor rigor and people leadership. Based in Oeiras, Portugal, he pairs a Computer Science education from Universidade de Lisboa with practical Microsoft training, and is known for translating legacy enterprise systems into modern, maintainable web solutions. Notably, he remains hands-on with code and UX details even while managing teams, ensuring technical decisions stay grounded in real implementation trade-offs.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Graduate Computer Science, Graduate Computer Science at Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Formações Microsoft, Formações Microsoft at Rumos