João Caxaria

Engineer, AI Enthusiast, Product Builder

Driving AI innovation and technology transformation for impactful business solutions. With over a decade of experience, I've led teams, built products, and contributed to the tech industry through leadership and mentorship.

My Journey

2024 - Present

Head of AI Engineering

Coverflex

Leading AI initiatives to drive growth and optimize product offerings at Coverflex. Developing AI solutions that enhance business performance.

2023 - Present

Non-Executive Board Member

Codacy

Guiding strategic decisions and supporting growth in developer tools and AI.

2019 - Present

Mentor

Startup Lisboa & Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Mentoring startups and university students in tech, product development, and leadership.

2019

AWS Summit Madrid - Startup Central

Speaker

Presented on leveraging containers for scaling startups.

2014

PITCH Beta Startup Competition Winner

WebSummit

Recognition for innovation and potential in the startup ecosystem.

2012 - 2023

CTO & Co-Founder

Codacy

Took Codacy from Pre-Seed to Series B funding, scaling a team of 60+ and achieving multi-million ARR. Led the transformation of the product into a robust SaaS solution focused on code quality automation.

2011 - 2013

Consultant

NHS, Citibank & Credit Suisse

Led multiple projects across healthcare and banking sectors, from patient digital records automation to stock market traders backoffice applications.

2010 - 2011

Co-Founder

Imaginary Cloud

Built mobile applications like Hole19 and BestTables, recognized on the Apple Store.

2009 - 2011

University Teacher

ISCAL

Taught IT-focused courses for business students, integrating technology with business applications.

2009 - 2010

Senior Software Engineer & Co-Founder

Feel Fine Games

Focused on mobile game development for iOS.

2008 - 2009

Senior Software Engineer

BT / NHS

Developed solutions for integrating patient data systems in healthcare, automating records migration.

2007 - 2008

Senior Software Engineer

Focus Business Solutions & Checkfree

Designed and implemented software solutions in the finance sector.

2004 - 2006

Software Engineer

Medialog Europa

Worked on AdLog.Net, a CRM for advertising, managing a major tech transition.