Tiago Antao
Senior Data Engineer
Greater Boston United States
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Top SchoolTiago Antao is a Senior Data Engineer with 17 years of experience building high-performance Python-based pipelines for genomics, clinical trials, and biotech AI prototypes, currently designing Snowflake-integrated ETL and RAG systems at Formation Bio. He combines deep scientific computing and bioinformatics expertise (PhD in Biomathematics) with hands-on AWS operations across EC2, ECS/ECR, S3, RDS and SQS, and a strong interest in automating and accelerating large-scale data processing. Author of "Fast Python" and "Bioinformatics with Python Cookbook," Tiago is an active open-source contributor to projects like Biopython and Bioconda, improving package reproducibility and test robustness for the bioinformatics community. A dual American/Portuguese citizen based near Boston, he prefers 100% remote US roles and quietly optimizes workflows with tools like Neovim while recovering from a long-standing Python addiction.
17 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, PhD, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology at University of LiverpoolBachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at Universidade Nova de LisboaMSc, Bioinformatics, MSc, Bioinformatics at Universidade do Porto
English, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, French
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Github Skills (21)
python10
package-management10
conda10
biopython10
bash10
bioinformatics10
test-automation10
build-system9
zlib8
software-quality8
gnu-make7
makefile7
jsx6
clojurescript6
rollupjs6
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
biopython/biopython
Mar 2010 - May 2017
Official git repository for Biopython (originally converted from CVS)
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:101 commits, 11 PRs, 6 pushes in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Tiago primarily addressed issues related to `pylint` and test cases within the BioPython repository, specifically targeting the `Bio/PopGen/GenePop` module. Their commits reflect changes in Python code, including modifications to files like `Controller.py`, `EasyController.py`, and test files to resolve the reported issues. These changes indicate a focus on improving code quality and ensuring the reliability of the existing tests, contributing to the overall robustness of the bioinformatics library.
git-repositoryphylogeneticspythondnagenomics
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Dec 2015 - Aug 2019
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:73 commits, 42 PRs, 24 pushes in 3 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Tiago primarily contributed to the development and maintenance of recipes within the bioconda-recipes repository. Their work involved modifying build scripts (build.sh) for various bioinformatics packages, including migration of 'n', supporting 'stacks' 2.1, integrating 'genepop' from a reproducible source, and implementing 'pbwt' support. They focused on updating existing recipes and incorporating dependencies, ensuring the packages built correctly within the conda environment.
recipescondabiocondabioinformaticspackage-management
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