Hi there! My name is Frederico Maia, but you can call me Fred.

Traveling with my wife and sons is my favorite hobby! I'm Brazilian, born in Goiânia. I lived in Rio de Janeiro for about 3 years before moving abroad. I've lived in Ireland and Portugal, and spent 2 years as a digital nomad. Now, we're back in southern Brazil, living in Florianópolis.

I've been a programmer since 2008 and graduated in Computer Networks from FATESG. I've taught programming at Supera Tecnologia and Caelum, part of the Alura Group. I've spoken at various technology events like The Developers Conference (TDC), FLISOL, MobileConf, and several meetups. I also worked as a software engineer in Ireland, at Equifax and LeasePlan, before moving back to Brazil.

From 2022 to 2026 I led Meteor Software, the Canadian remote-first company behind Meteor.js and Galaxy. I joined as Tech Lead, became CTO, and then CEO. I grew and led a remote engineering team of up to 12 people across 6 countries, hiring about 12 engineers along the way. During that time we shipped Meteor 3, the framework's largest release, and expanded Galaxy beyond Meteor to Node.js, Python, and AdonisJS, rebuilding the platform from the ground up with Galaxy Metal. These days I'm focused on engineering management: hiring, coaching, and shipping with distributed teams, with developer tools and open source at the center.

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