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CARLOS NEVES

Oxford,United Kingdom

Summary

Seasoned software engineering professional with circa 15+ years of experience in working with key stakeholders to deliver high-quality software products, by fostering cohesive and efficient teams in a collaborative environment. Led multi-disciplinary teams in international software development environments, while also being involved in architectural discussions and design, creation and implementation of technical and product roadmaps, and software development best practices.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Head of Engineering

Vitality UK
Bournemouth
07.2021 - Current
  • Leading the strategy, delivery, and quality assurance of Member Claims projects
  • Contributed to achieving a 25% increase in the digital utilisation of Vitality's Health Claims systems and 30% in operational costs reduction
  • Successfully completed 2 large-scale project deliveries within budget and on schedule
  • Led 3 cross-functional teams, both on-site and fully remote, including 5 technical leads, 3 engineering managers, 2 scrum masters, and over 20 engineers
  • Coordinated hiring, recruitment, and training strategies to build successful teams
  • Line management responsibility - performing end-of-year reviews and objective setting

Software Development Manager

Achilles Information Ltd
Abingdon
03.2019 - 04.2021
  • Designed and implemented a transition plan to Agile on a CI/CD pipeline, using a scaled Scrum framework, resulting in a performance increase of 20%
  • Led the delivery of a new strategic software platform that reduced operational costs by over 30%
  • Led 6 cross-functional teams, both on-site and fully remote, globally distributed spanning all experience levels
  • Continuously improved operational efficiency and development of the teams by facilitating professional skills development and growth through training opportunities
  • Worked with multidisciplinary teams and key stakeholders across the company to provide improved business outcomes
  • Helped develop and implement strategic and technology roadmaps

Software Development Team Lead

Achilles Information Ltd
Abingdon
06.2016 - 02.2019
  • Worked collaboratively with senior project managers to deliver against ambitious project plans
  • Led sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives
  • Trained and managed a team of 5 software developers and provided guidance on complex problem solving and optimal ways of working
  • Mentored junior developers through onboarding process and long-term team contributions
  • Deputised for the Software Development Manager as required

Software Developer

Achilles Information Ltd
Abingdon
10.2015 - 05.2016

Software Developer

Novabase
Lisbon
10.2013 - 09.2015

Full Stack Web Developer

Tecnibite
Lisbon
11.2010 - 09.2013

Software Consultant

Wincor Nixdorf
Lisbon
04.2010 - 10.2010

Software Developer

Target Sistemas
Lisbon
10.2009 - 04.2010

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Programming

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, UNL
03.2010

Skills

  • IT strategy
  • Product development
  • Technical analysis
  • People management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Resource planning
  • Performance and delivery assurance metrics
  • Agile methodology
  • Object oriented programming - C#
  • RESTful APIs
  • JavaScript
  • Relational and non-relational databases
  • Apache Kafka
  • AWS and Azure

Certification

  • Communicating for influence and impact, University of Cambridge – Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (2022)
  • PSM 1 Certified Professional Scrum Master, Scrum.org (2017)
  • OutSystems Platform training and certification, OutSystems (2015 – 2017)

Languages

Portuguese
Native
English
Fluent

Timeline

Head of Engineering

Vitality UK
07.2021 - Current

Software Development Manager

Achilles Information Ltd
03.2019 - 04.2021

Software Development Team Lead

Achilles Information Ltd
06.2016 - 02.2019

Software Developer

Achilles Information Ltd
10.2015 - 05.2016

Software Developer

Novabase
10.2013 - 09.2015

Full Stack Web Developer

Tecnibite
11.2010 - 09.2013

Software Consultant

Wincor Nixdorf
04.2010 - 10.2010

Software Developer

Target Sistemas
10.2009 - 04.2010

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science and Programming

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, UNL

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