Nelson Araujo’s Resume

Head of Engineering

About Me

Expert in driving change in people, processes, and designs with a focus on a 3 to 5-year target horizon.
Experienced in running large organizations and nurturing teams to enhance productivity and morale.
Highly technical, motivated, and a natural leader with a strong track record of building collaborative engineering teams.
Inventor on 15 patents, demonstrating a commitment to innovation and disruption.

Managed large organizations with 300+ direct and 500+ combined reports.
Owned and operated companies in the USA and Brazil, with experience in private, public, and military sectors.
Led software development from inception to release, with expertise in DevOps processes and ISO certification.
Over 20 years of experience in security, compliance, and technical expertise in cloud computing, distributed systems, and more.

Sourcegraph (2023 - Present): Head of Engineering, Core and Dev Infrastructure and Platforms. Owner of the cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and Developer Experience.
Indeed (2020 - 2023): Senior Director of Engineering, responsible for Candidates Management, Interviews, Resume Search, and Platform leadership. $XB product line. Ran a large 500+ Engineering organization (w/ 350+ Engineers reports,) including Data Science, SRE, and QA.
Grab (2018 - 2020): Head of Engineering, managing teams in Southeast Asia and US, responsible for online data stores, search, cache, and Data Governance.
Google (2010 - 2018): Technical Lead Staff Engineer/Manager, leading projects in cloud integration and open-source partnerships.
Microsoft (2002 - 2010): Senior Technical Lead Engineer, leading initiatives in virtual machine management and security.
Modulo Security Solutions (1997 - 2001): Senior Software Development Manager, leading development for election software.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (1993 - 1998): Computer Science Department Administrator and Research Software Engineer.

Holder of 15 patents related to cloud computing, virtualization, and data analysis.
Author and co-author of various publications, with a strong presence in public speaking engagements.

Founded and managed technology companies in the USA and Brazil, focusing on security software, internet hosting, and mobile applications:

iAmazing Apps (USA). Co-Founder/Owner and Chief Architect of the product line. [web-archive@http://www.iamazingapps.com/products.html][iamazingapps] Focus area: Training Infrastructure for sports and other topics: Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Fly Fishing, and Supply Chain Management.
Ob@!Web (Brazil). Partner/Owner and Chief Architect of the product. security. [web-archive@http://www.obaweb.com.br/][obaweb-archive]. Focus area: Management of Internet Kiosks, Security, and Billing.
3Elos Consulting (Brazil). Co-Founder/Owner. [web-archive@http://www.3elos.com/][3elos]. Focus area: Internet Security, VPN, and Compliance.
Lune Networks (Brazil). Co-Founder/Owner. [web-archive@http://www.lunenetworks.com.br/][lune-archive]. Focus areas: ISP, X.509 Certificate Authority, Hosted Secure Source Control.

Languages: Expert in Go, Ruby, Java, C++, Assembly, C#, PHP, React, NodeJS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, jQuery, VB.Net, VB, Managed C++; Moderate in Python, AJAX.
Platforms: Extensive experience with Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, Apple iOS, and Android.
Security: Deep knowledge in encryption, PKI, transport security, and authentication.

Harvard Business School: Leadership and Disruptive Technologies.
M.Sc. in Computer Science (incomplete)
Bachelor in Computer Science from UFRJ – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Fluent in English and Portuguese, intermediate in Spanish, and beginner in Mandarin.

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