In this insightful episode, Fernando Fernandes joins Amish Munshi to talk about his journey from a small city in Brazil—fittingly named Natal (which means Christmas!)—to creating impactful enterprise systems across continents. Fernando discusses his early years learning Pascal, his deep technical experiences with Java and enterprise systems, and what it takes to develop software that genuinely improves lives.

They dive into some of Fernando’s most influential work, including a high-impact project for the European Commission that helped accelerate COVID-19 research across Europe by streamlining how experts and researchers were contracted, managed, and paid during the pandemic.

You'll hear about:

• Challenges of building enterprise-grade applications

• How AI is influencing the future of development

• Key lessons from managing global tech teams

• Why user-friendly solutions matter more than ever

Fernando also opens up about his entrepreneurial journey with SparkSignals.ai, where he helps small and mid-sized businesses harness AI and automation to grow without tech headaches.

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