Summary
Tiago Gomes is a Python engineer with nine years of hands-on experience building scalable web applications and educational technology platforms, currently based in Lisbon. He has a broad full-stack background spanning Python (Django, DRF, Celery), PHP, JavaScript, Java, and strong database expertise with PostgreSQL and MySQL, paired with Docker-based deployments and CI automation. Tiago has delivered systems for small niche tools and for high-impact public education initiatives, having managed mission-critical projects at the Minas Gerais State Education Secretariat and supported hundreds of thousands of users on distance-learning platforms. He combines engineering and advisory experience—leading technical teams, risk measurement, and budget monitoring—so he’s comfortable translating policy-driven requirements into reliable software. A lifelong educator with degrees in physics and educational technology plus postgraduate work in data science, he brings a rare mix of pedagogy, data-driven thinking, and production-grade backend engineering to edtech problems.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Colégio Batista Mineiro
Master’s Degree, Educational/Instructional Technology, 17/20, Master’s Degree, Educational/Instructional Technology, 17/20 at Universidade do Minho
Degree in Physics, Elementary Education and Teaching, Degree in Physics, Elementary Education and Teaching at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
English, Spanish