Tomas Almeida - Senior Full Stack Engineer and Fractional CTO

Tomas Almeida

Senior Full Stack Engineer & Fractional CTO

Crafting scalable solutions fueled by passion. Tech leader with experience at Amazon, NATO, and startup environments. Strategic advisor helping companies secure millions in funding.

🍷 Tech nerd by day, figuring my way through controlled chaos—most of the time. Wine lover by night.Ask me about Portuguese wines or my latest tech adventures!

📍 Lisbon, Portugal

🌍 English & Portuguese

Technologies & Expertise

React.js
TypeScript
Node.js
Python
Golang
AWS
Docker
DevOps
MLOps
Microservices
Platform Engineering
Site Reliability
Cyber Security

Experience

Senior Full Stack Engineer

DareData

2025 - Present

Leading full-stack development initiatives at a cutting-edge data company, architecting scalable solutions for complex data workflows.

ReactTypeScriptPythonAWS

Fractional CTO

Freelance

2022 - Present

Strategic technology leadership for startups. Helped Dreamscribe (AI platform for writers) scale their tech stack and secure $1.7M in funding.

StrategyTeam LeadershipCloud Architecture

Principal Platform Engineer

Amazon

2023 - 2024

Designed and architected scalable platform services supporting Amazon's rapidly growing business needs. Led infrastructure automation initiatives, implemented CI/CD pipelines, and mentored engineering teams on cloud-native architectures and best practices.

AWSKubernetesTerraformInfrastructure as CodeCI/CDMicroservicesAutomationMentoring

Cyber Security Consultant

NATO Communications and Information Agency

2017 - 2019

Provided expert cyber security consultation for NATO's critical communications infrastructure. Conducted comprehensive security assessments, implemented defense strategies, developed incident response protocols, and collaborated with international security teams to protect sensitive information systems across multiple allied nations.

Cyber SecurityRisk AssessmentIncident ResponseSecurity CompliancePenetration TestingSIEMNetwork SecurityInternational Collaboration

Staff Engineer (Band 7)

IBM

2019 - 2020

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions for IBM Cognos business intelligence tools. Led project timelines and proactively identified technical solutions to improve platform efficiency.

Business IntelligenceIBM CognosEnterprise Solutions

Site Reliability Engineer

DuckDuckGo

2019

Optimized SDLC processes and maintained high-availability systems for the privacy-focused search engine. Responded to incidents and implemented proactive monitoring solutions.

GolangNode.jsNginxPerlAWS SES

Notable Achievements

Helped Dreamscribe secure $1.7M in funding through strategic tech leadership

PlayStation® Talents nominee for Best Use of PlayStation® Platforms and Best Narrative

Featured in Forbes for contributions to Academia de Código