
Thiago Ghisi
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Engineering Leadership Advisor | Former Director of Engineering @Nubank, Apple, Amex | Focused on Org Design, Platform Strategy & Staff+/EM+ Career Systems
Thiago Ghisi is a seasoned engineering leader and former Director of Engineering at Nubank, where he scaled the Mobile Platform Org to support 100M+ users and 2000+ developers, led foundational re-architectures including full Server-Driven UI adoption, drove major app and infrastructure-wide performance improvements, and grew his team from 30 to 100+ people.
Prior to Nubank, Ghisi held engineering leadership roles at Apple, American Express, and ThoughtWorks—shaping orgs, platforms, and products while mentoring Staff+ and EMs to lead at scale.
These days, he shares his experience through writing, speaking, and select advisory work focused on org design, platform modernization, and building Staff+ & EM+ career development and performance systems.
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Scaling to 100+ as a Director: Lessons From Growing Engineering Organizations
When I took on the Director of Engineering role at Nubank, I had no idea just how many times I’d need to reinvent my leadership style.