Engineering Manager · Open to new roles, Lisbon or remote
Engineering Manager who still ships.
Fifteen years in software, from QA engineer at Samsung to Engineering Manager at MacPaw and Headway. I lead cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and still write code: 200+ merged changes across eight repositories in my last quarter at Headway.
Career highlights
- EU's first alternative iOS app marketplaceShipped Setapp Mobile at MacPaw under the Digital Markets Act window
- 99.95% crash-free sessionsUp from ~96% on the Headway app iOS client, as EM of the Foundation team
- AI paywall & ML recommendations in productionShipped both on the Headway app; the paywall MVP picked the right price 65% of the time and still learns in shadow mode
- 95% availability at 0.2s response timeAI Assistant and Smart Search for Setapp, from prototype to production
- 2.5× faster release cycleRebuilt the Setapp Desktop release process, making weekly releases routine
- 20+ engineers hired and managedAcross MacPaw and Headway — desktop, mobile, and web teams
Projects
- AplomaFor managers · Private previewTurns weekly 1:1 notes into the evidence behind reviews, development plans and salary decisions.
- CoffeeSlackFor teams · FreeRandom coffee for Slack. Pairs teammates for 1:1 chats and reports whether they actually met.
- local-reviewFor engineers · Free · Open sourcePrivacy-first AI code review from your terminal with multi-LLM support, shipped as a single Go binary.
- ATS Resume ToolkitFor candidates · Free · Open sourceResume checker and builder that runs entirely in your browser. No upload, no account.
Also: Alotno, Zero to Moat, and more on GitHub.
Focus
- Engineering leadership and mentoringGrowth plans, transparent promotions, and hands-on coaching for engineers and leads
- Building and scaling cross-functional teamsHiring and team structure for product orgs across iOS, Android, desktop, and web
- AI product integrationSearch, personalization, and paywalls — taken from prototype to production-grade availability
- Quality engineering and release managementQA-bred discipline: test automation, integration testing, and releases that ship on time