Thiago Amarante is a seasoned software leader and entrepreneur with 11 years building product-first engineering teams and conversational AI for SMBs. As CEO/CTO of Chatbot Maker he founded Suri, an AI-driven customer service platform that handles up to 70% of first-level support across WhatsApp, Messenger and webchat for 180+ Brazilian customers. He combines hands-on engineering and product instincts—having launched multiple location and messaging apps earlier in his career—with experience architecting large-scale auditing systems and ERP integrations. Thiago’s background spans government and corporate environments where he defined architectures, development methodologies and led teams modernizing legacy systems. Based in Fort Lauderdale, he blends Brazilian market know-how with a pragmatic approach to scaling AI-powered customer experiences. An operator-founder, he’s equally comfortable shipping code, designing workflows and steering company strategy.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Tecnologia da Informação, Tecnologia da Informação at FACULDADE INTEGRADA DO CEARÁ
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