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Igor Carreira

Tech Lead / Senior Developer / Engineering Manager

Seasoned engineer with 15+ years building web systems for SaaS products, marketplaces, and diverse industries. Expert in APIs, distributed systems, high-performance data pipelines, and AI-assisted workflows. Skilled in Ruby, TypeScript, React, Go, Postgres, and cloud-native architectures. In 3 years, improved core system processing speed by ~40%.

Work Experience

Tech Lead 04/2023 - Present
AML RightSource - Remote
  • Developed scalable TypeScript/React SPAs, delivering high-quality UX while enabling rapid iteration and feature delivery.
  • Led a cross-functional team to develop AI-powered investigative web and data workflows, aiming to reduce analyst investigation lead time by 50% within 18 months.
  • Modernized financial analytics web platform (Ruby/React), automating data workflows, enhancing UX, system performance. Optimised data ingestion speed by 40% within 3 quarters.
  • Leading the transition of the technology stack during company acquisition and merger, ensuring seamless handover and operational continuity (planned step-down Apr 2026).
Engineering Manager 01/2022 - 01/2023
Oyster HR - Remote
  • Led technical delivery and mentored 13 engineers in a fully remote, product-led environment. Improved sprint delivery efficiency by 25% within 3 months. Championed Kanban adoption.
  • Delivered HRIS, ATS, and time-tracking modules for boosted sales effectiveness. Delivered contract workflows for improved user workflow efficiency.
Head of Engineering 09/2016 - 01/2022
Lavanda - London Area, United Kingdom
  • Led technical strategy, architecture, and delivery across multiple web and API projects, including the central PMS, a public developer API, and direct booking websites.
  • Mentored a distributed team, fostering collaboration and supporting growth. Led the hiring of ~35 engineers over 4 years. Increased delivery throughput by 30% within 3 quarters.
Lead Developer 09/2016 - 01/2022
Lavanda - Greater London
  • Developed the initial platform of a multi-award-winning property management system, through PWAs and robust Ruby services, including API integrations with 3rd-party OTA platforms.
  • Championed XP and engineering good practices. Laid the foundation for CI/CD pipelines and TDD adoption within the engineering team.
Polyglot Developer 11/2014 - 09/2016
Your Golf Travel Limited - London Area, United Kingdom
  • Worked on the internal quoting system. Built internal booking system with Ruby/Go microservices, for improved operational efficiency. Integrated with booking APIs (e.g: Expedia).
Full Stack Developer 05/2009 - 10/2014
PT Inovação - Aveiro
  • Developed Ruby/Rails DSL framework; built a portfolio manager integrated with campaign systems; designed RBAC; led adoption of MongoDB, RSpec, Capybara.
Consultant 07/2007 - 05/2009
Deloitte - Lisbon
  • Promoted to Consultant; conducted tech stack research, high-level architecture design, and bespoke Oracle eBS extensions across Public Sector, Media, and Transportation projects.
Analyst 07/2007 - 05/2009
Deloitte - Lisbon
  • Entry-level Analyst; designed and implemented Oracle SOA Web Services and extensions for multiple Public Sector and Healthcare integrations.
PHP Web Developer 01/2007 - 02/2008
ÀVendaPeloDono (retired property portal) - Aveiro, Portugal
  • Full-stack development of property portal features including account management, listings, scheduling, payments, and long-term maintenance.

Education

Computer and Telematics Engineering 01/2002 - 01/2007
Universidade de Aveiro - Networks and Computer Science

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Publications

Sistema de Gestão de Informação Clínica na área da Hemofilia: implementação de um protótipo vertical

Skills

Top Skills: Software Development, Software Engineering, Web Development

Languages: English (Full Professional), French, Portuguese (Native or Bilingual), Spanish