Hello, I am Tomás. I am a Customer Success Technical Architect (CSTA, read like “siesta”) at Confluent, helping organizations design and operate large-scale, high-performance, and fault-tolerant data streaming solutions using Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, and the Confluent ecosystem. My role sits at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and customer partnership, enabling teams to get their data in motion and unlock real-time capabilities with confidence.
I have completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Data Science & Machine Learning, strengthening my expertise in data analysis, machine learning, big data, deep learning, and applied analytics to complement real-time streaming architectures.
Before Confluent, I spent several years at Netcentric (a Cognizant Digital Business), where I played a key part in growing the Vigo office from a 4-person team to more than 30 professionals. As a senior software engineer and team lead, I combined hands-on development (Java, AEM, AWS) with leadership responsibilities: coaching colleagues, aligning teams with management, shaping delivery practices, and serving as the primary technical point of contact for clients. I also led strategic initiatives and introduced new technologies into the company’s portfolio in collaboration with customers who placed strong trust in our work.
Prior to that, I worked as a Senior Consultant at Optare Solutions, delivering OSS/BSS solutions for major telecom operators across Europe and Latin America, from solution architecture to incident management and multi-vendor coordination.
Earlier in my career, I gained multinational experience at Motorola Mobile Devices (Brazil & USA), Capgemini Telecom & Media (France), CenPRA (Brazil), and Unicamp, working across embedded systems, telecom, software engineering, and security research. I hold a degree in Computer Engineering from Unicamp (Brazil), including a 1.5-year academic exchange at INSA Rennes (France) with a full Brazilian scholarship.
I’m passionate about solving complex technical challenges, designing scalable architectures, and partnering closely with customers to turn ambitious ideas into reliable systems. My background across multiple countries, industries, and technologies helps me adapt quickly, communicate clearly, and build strong, trust-based relationships. If you’d like to connect around data streaming, architecture, real-time platforms, or simply share ideas about technology and innovation, feel free to reach out.
Social links
- My presentations (not too many 😭) are listed here at presentations section.
- My main professional life is described in my Linkedin profile.
- In my Twitter account, I share things that I believe are interesting to other people.
- My Github profile summarizes my public contributions to opensource (which are few, I need to admit it 😔).
- If you want to read my blog posts, you can add it to your feedly.
- It is possible to find me in the Travel Blog Nunca sin Viaje (in Spanish).