Summary
Tiago Oliveira is a technology executive with 11 years of progressive software engineering and leadership experience, currently serving as CTO at EXADS in Porto. He grew through hands-on roles from PHP developer to Head of Engineering, opening and scaling EXADS’ Porto office while driving platform releases, process improvements, and team coaching. Tiago blends deep backend expertise (PHP, MySQL, web stacks) with organizational skills in hiring, mentoring, and operationalizing development practices for high-traffic ad-serving systems. He is pragmatic about refactoring legacy systems and launching new platform versions, and quietly focuses on building resilient teams as much as robust code. Based in Portugal, he actively recruits for his growing organization, signalling a bias toward scaling engineering culture alongside product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor in Computer Sciences and Engineering, Bachelor in Computer Sciences and Engineering at Instituto Politécnico de Viseu
Specialization in Computer Sciences - Information and Knowledge Systems, Specialization in Computer Sciences - Information and Knowledge Systems at Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
Portuguese, English