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Hello! I’m Miguel Vieira, a Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years of building production-grade software across web development, data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML applications. I design scalable architectures, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and enjoy turning ambitious ideas into reliable, measurable software outcomes. In my work, I focus on modernizing legacy systems, orchestrating data pipelines, and delivering production-ready AI solutions. I thrive when collaborating with researchers, enterprise clients, and diverse stakeholders to build robust systems that scale and endure.…Hello! I’m Miguel Vieira, a Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years of building production-grade software across web development, data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML applications. I design scalable architectures, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and enjoy turning ambitious ideas into reliable, measurable software outcomes. In my work, I focus on modernizing legacy systems, orchestrating data pipelines, and delivering production-ready AI solutions. I thrive when collaborating with researchers, enterprise clients, and diverse stakeholders to build robust systems that scale and endure.

Miguel Vieira

Full Stack Developer, Back-End Developer, Front-End Developer, +2

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Hello! I’m Miguel Vieira, a Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years of building production-grade software across web development, data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML applications. I design scalable architectures, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and enjoy turning ambitious ideas into reliable, measurable software outcomes. In my work, I focus on modernizing legacy systems, orchestrating data pipelines, and delivering production-ready AI solutions. I thrive when collaborating with researchers, enterprise clients, and diverse stakeholders to build robust systems that scale and endure.…Hello! I’m Miguel Vieira, a Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years of building production-grade software across web development, data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML applications. I design scalable architectures, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and enjoy turning ambitious ideas into reliable, measurable software outcomes. In my work, I focus on modernizing legacy systems, orchestrating data pipelines, and delivering production-ready AI solutions. I thrive when collaborating with researchers, enterprise clients, and diverse stakeholders to build robust systems that scale and endure.

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Hello! I’m Miguel Vieira, a Principal Software Engineer with 15+ years of building production-grade software across web development, data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI/ML applications. I design scalable architectures, lead cross-disciplinary teams, and enjoy turning ambitious ideas into reliable, measurable software outcomes.

In my work, I focus on modernizing legacy systems, orchestrating data pipelines, and delivering production-ready AI solutions. I thrive when collaborating with researchers, enterprise clients, and diverse stakeholders to build robust systems that scale and endure.

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Portuguese

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Work Experience

Principal Software Engineer at King's Digital Lab, King's College London

January 1, 2015 - Present

Built production AI/ML systems including RAG platforms and multi-modal pipelines; deployed microservice-based applications with containerization; designed high-throughput data processing pipelines for large-scale datasets; migrated 85+ applications to OpenStack; standardized tech stack across 20+ ongoing projects; mentored junior and mid-level engineers; collaborated with researchers and enterprise stakeholders to deliver production-ready solutions.

Head of Development at King's College London

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2015

Led software engineering team and set strategic technical direction; managed multiple concurrent projects across research and enterprise contexts; ensured technical excellence and stakeholder alignment.

Deputy Head of Development at King's College London

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2014

Managed a team across multiple concurrent research projects; implemented Agile practices and improved delivery efficiency; oversaw technical architecture for large-scale initiatives.

Software Engineer / Research Fellow at King's College London

January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2012

Developed web applications and data processing pipelines; implemented search solutions using Apache Lucene/Solr; designed NLP and text-processing frameworks; taught Python programming in graduate programs.

Software Engineer at Critical Software, Portugal

January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2006

Developed monitoring tools and XML processing solutions for enterprise clients.

Software Engineer at Bookmark, Portugal

January 1, 2001 - January 1, 2005

Built quality control systems for MARC bibliographic databases; implemented Web Services SDK for proprietary server.