Thiago Charão
Director of Architecture
Thiago Charão
Director of Architecture
I build and lead teams where shipping anything is a battle. I work on platform architecture, identity, and AI so engineers can move faster, ship safely, and deliver real outcomes in complex organisations.
I've spent the last two decades moving between hands-on engineering and architecture leadership. These days I focus on platform foundations (AWS, Kubernetes), identity (Auth0), and AI-enabled productivity.
Strong convictions, loosely held. Receipts over rhetoric. No free lunches.
I co-run DOIS where we publish experiments, notes, and opinions on engineering and AI practice.
Location
Porto, Portugal
Focus
Architecture · Platform · AI
Coffee person. Dog person. Strong opinions, loosely held.
Location
Porto, Portugal
Current role
Director of Architecture
Focus areas
Architecture · Eng Productivity · Platform · Identity · AI
Coffee person. Dog person.
Carries strong opinions but updates when evidence wins.
What I care about
- → Platforms that reduce friction
- → Teams that ship real outcomes
- → AI that makes engineers faster
- → Pragmatic architecture
The Receipts
20+ years
Building software
~300 engineers
AI-enabled, ~20% productivity uplift
40%
Weekly AI adoption rate
60K+ MAU
Identity platform consolidation
50+ per year
Architecture reviews chaired
~5 per year
High-stakes programs supported
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