Nelson Costa — Engineering Manager, Tech Lead & Builder

Nelson Costa is an Engineering Manager, Tech Lead and Product Strategist with 10 years building digital products in EdTech, SaaS, AI and Travel. He built an IT department from scratch at a Mercedes-Benz group and AI-powered products used across 120+ countries, turning complex business problems into scalable systems.

Featured projects

• The Chaincademy — AI-powered tech recruitment marketplace: candidates upload a CV and get matched to roles; recruiters paste a job description and receive ranked candidates with verified skills.
• Beetravel — Travel planning platform and experiences marketplace, with mobile app and web.
• Beecard — Digital business cards with AI profile analysis and QR sharing.
• Turtlemancer — Creative AI-powered product.
• Forgea — Developer tooling.
• CalmSprout — Wellbeing and mindfulness app.
• AutoGest — AI-powered automotive intermediation platform.
• Trakki — Smart CRM for job application management.
• EuroSwitch — Directory of European tech alternatives.

Experience

Engineering manager and product leader: founds and scales SaaS and AI products, leads and mentors engineering teams, and ships products end to end — from strategy to production.

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