Nelson Costa — Engineering Manager, Tech Lead & Builder

Nelson Costa is an Engineering Manager, Tech Lead and Product Strategist with 16+ 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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