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Tiago Silva

TIAGO SILVA

Fullstack Software Engineer

backend + frontend + mobile + ai. idea in → product out.

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Years
20+
Projects
60+
Users
100M+
OSS
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👋 As a Software Engineer with over 20+ years of experience and 60+ projects shipped, my passion for technology began in childhood. My earliest memories are of playing on a Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k (`LOAD "" [ENTER]` anyone? 🎮) and later learning English by trial and error while navigating graphical adventure games like The Secret of Monkey Island on the Commodore Amiga 500. My home became the go-to spot for neighborhood friends to binge on video games for hours 🎮🕹, and when we got stuck, I would trace where game variables were stored in RAM to patch them for infinite lives (`0x00057A34 = 03 -> FF` 💻🔧😈). At age 8, I received a Casio FX-850P calculator—my first portable computer—and began coding text adventures on it to share with friends. By age 12, I had submitted my first game to Amiga Format magazine, and the positive feedback from the reviewer was encouraging enough to kickstart my journey into pursuing Software Engineering.

🚀 Over the past two decades, I’ve fully committed to three major roles—starting at Microsoft, co-founding Hive Solutions 🐝, and leading software development at Tynker 💡. At Tynker, I was instrumental in developing several core products used by over 100 million students across 150,000+ schools 🏫, playing a key role in the company’s $200 million acquisition by BYJU's in 2021 💰. I stayed on for two more years, ultimately riding that rollercoaster down 🎢⬇️ as BYJU's spiraled downward 💸, taking everyone with it 🛟. This plot twist turned out to be the perfect opportunity for me to dive into Deep Learning 🌊—a longtime passion ❤️—just as it was going mainstream with the rise of Large Language Models 🚀📈🤖.

💡 My journey in tech has been driven by a passion to know how everything works 📚. Rather than sticking to one niche, I’ve embraced the full spectrum 🌐—from frontend to backend, mobile to infrastructure, and now diving into Deep Learning 🤖. Each project is a new chance to level up, tackle challenges, and solve real-world problems with fresh insights 💡🔧.
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🔐VaultHaus

[May 2024 >>> PRESENT]
AI Research Engineer (Full-time)2 years and 5 months
◇ Porto, Portugal · Onsite 🏢
I pursue a deliberately broad portfolio of AI initiatives—spanning deep-reinforcement-learning research, agentic and large-language-model applications, and the requisite supporting infrastructure—while systematically cultivating a rigorous, first-principles understanding of deep-learning systems and translating my insights into exploratory proof-of-concepts.

🏫Tynker

[Sep 2016 >>> May 2024]
Lead Software Engineer (Full-time)7 years and 9 months
◇ Mountain View, California · Remote 🌍
Tynker is a kid-friendly platform used by over 100 million students and in more than 150,000 schools, offering coding education through games and projects from basics to advanced programming languages.
14 projects
Lead Software Engineer (Full-time)1 year
◇ Porto, Portugal · Remote 🌍
RIPE Productions was a company that developed e-commerce solutions for the fashion industry (this company is now called PlatformE).
3 projects

📱Rocksauce Studios

[2013 >>> 2015]
Senior iOS Developer (Full-time)2 years
◇ Austin, Texas · Remote 🌍
Rocksauce Studios was a mobile app development company that specialized in creating custom apps for businesses and startups. While working at Hive Solutions, I was contracted by them to work on more than a dozen projects for different clients, always as an iOS developer.
18 projects

🌍Toptal

[Apr 2012 >>> PRESENT]
Senior Software Engineer14 years and 6 months
◇ Remote 🌍
Toptal is a platform connecting top developers with leading companies. It employs a rigorous screening process, assessing both advanced technical abilities and strong English proficiency. Through Toptal, I have collaborated with several companies on medium to long-term projects, consistently receiving outstanding feedback from clients.
23 projects

🐝Hive Solutions

[Mar 2008 >>> Sep 2016]
Co-founder (Full-time)8 years and 7 months
◇ Porto, Portugal · Onsite 🏢
As a co-founder of Hive Solutions, I took on a variety of roles, as is common for startup founders. While my primary role was Lead Software Engineer, I also handled tasks related to sales, marketing and recruitment when needed.
14 projects

🖥Microsoft

[Mar 2007 >>> Feb 2008]
Software Development Engineer in Test (Full-time)1 year
◇ Copenhagen, Denmark
Worked in the Global Development Localization team, in a Tester role, for Microsoft Dynamics AX (an enterprise resource planning software package for finance and operations). Regular work involved performing manual tests, coding and fixing test automation, designing new tests, searching for and investigating application bugs.
1 project

🏷Rent-a-Coder

[2003 >>> 2006]
Software Developer3 years
◇ Remote 🌍
During college, I gained valuable experience working on freelance projects for clients around the world through the Rent-a-Coder platform, where I operated under the name "Chronosync Developments" and was fortunate to rank in the top 1% for customer ratings. This was my first foray into managing end-to-end client relationships, where I was tasked with projects and paid for delivering them. It helped me develop key skills in understanding client needs, managing expectations, and delivering on time.