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August 11 2023
Dedicated father, leader, technician, biker and world traveler are just a few ways to describe our dynamic, inspiring and dedicated Head of Cloud Engineering & Global Operations, Tiago Bernardinelli. Tiago's enthusiasm for Digibee It's contagious, read on and see for yourself. 
Why Digibee?
Tiago’s journey to Digibee is unique as he has played an important role in the company’s journey since its inception, despite only having worked at Digibee for the past two years.
Tiago previously worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS). His AWS journey took him to South Africa and then back to Brazil, to Cubo, the well-known start-up hub, where Digibee’s offices also resided. Being connected to the founding team, Tiago remained well informed about the company’s activities. He occasionally acted as a consultant whenever needed. As a technology professional in the cloud provider industry, his insights were invaluable as Digibee grew its customer base and sought to structure and formalize operations.
Tiago received several awards at AWS, leading to a promotion. However, as a customer-facing role, it was unfortunately heavily impacted by the pandemic. Facing the boredom of no longer working with customers on a daily basis, he decided he needed a change. Tiago then moved to a large retail company and grew a team from 25 to 120+ people.
Two years ago, an opportunity arose for him to join the Digibee team. Tiago saw it as a “calling” to transform his knowledge and experience into something he could truly own. His strong belief in Digibee’s mission and technology, combined with his desire to use his experience to grow the company, made him eager to be a part of the team. Looking back on the past two years, he is very proud of his achievements.
Life at Digibee
When I asked Tiago to tell me his favorite part about working at Digibee, he struggled to pinpoint just one answer due to the countless exciting and inspiring opportunities the company offers him.
First, Tiago spoke about the great satisfaction he finds in his role as a manager at Digibee. He thrives on forming strong connections with his team members, as well as partners, customers, and service providers. Being available to his team to provide guidance, mentorship, technical discussions, and strategic input is crucial to him. The advantage of managing a smaller team allows for more personal connections where he can foster mutual trust and confidence. He is proud of the collaborative environment they have fostered, which ensures collective accountability, effectively manages expectations, and helps drive strategic initiatives. Tiago is also proud of his team’s contribution to influencing meaningful decisions through field analysis and translating strategies and ideas into tangible actions to increase Digibee’s value.
He also appreciates the opportunity to introduce new features with a lot of autonomy while remaining in the field with the team. He enjoys taking on-call shifts to assess the status of our operations and using feedback to continue to reshape, scale, and improve Digibee’s offerings. Tiago envisions expanding the company’s global footprint to reach new customers in different markets. His goal is to be even more distributed architecturally across our customer sites to increase scalability and reliability. Ultimately, this will make Digibee the ideal platform for developers to connect their workloads.
Tiago is a Kubernetes fanatic, the open-source system that underpins Digibee’s iPaaS platform. He is fascinated by researching and observing the evolution of the technology used by his team to ensure that the software remains current and progressive. However, this is also the challenge he faces. The rapid pace of technology can be overwhelming, requiring IT professionals to stay informed in order to stay relevant. Managing the growth of a rapidly expanding company while finding time to stay ahead of the curve is difficult. But for Tiago, this challenge aligns with his desire to excel as a manager. He recognizes the importance of “speaking the technical language” to effectively mentor, support, and lead his team.
The biggest challenge he faces now is expanding his team, especially with the pace at which Digibee is growing. Digibee is hiring As a manager, Tiago wants to find the right people at the right time to further enhance the team. There are so many exciting current and future jobs at Digibee. Tiago wants to inspire candidates to recognize the unique opportunity Digibee has to change the onboarding industry and the role each team member plays in building this incredible success story. We agree that the culture at Digibee is truly special. I have never experienced an environment with such shared vision and dedication across the company. This drive translates into a workforce full of energy, passion, collaboration and purpose.
The Future Ahead
Tiago sees a bright future ahead for Digibee. He foresees continued growth and evolution with each passing year, building on the significant progress made since its inception six years ago. He is excited about the company’s potential, especially in the US market, although he acknowledges that expansion will not come without challenges. Fortunately for us, Tiago has a proactive approach to challenges. Tiago leads with several inspiring mantras: “Face every challenge. Strive to do your best. Be happy with every victory. Be open and honest. Do the right thing.”Put these in a mug immediately!) He attributes this mindset in part to his upbringing from his older brothers, who instilled in him the desire to always be his best. Now, he’s able to channel that passion into Digibee – taking on new challenges with enthusiasm, refining the platform to accommodate growth, and strategizing how to enter different markets globally.
“Face every challenge. Try to do your best. Be happy with every victory. Be open and honest. Do the right thing.”
According to Tiago, Digibee not only has the potential to disrupt the integration space, but also to inspire the software engineering community. Digibee has consistently prioritized empowering software engineers and enabling them to build integrations efficiently, quickly, and securely. This is a game-changer for a profession accustomed to being frequently forced to gain specialized certifications and experience while the work they are actually hired to do increases. Tiago sees a substantial opportunity in the future for Digibee to build mutual advocacy, collaborate, and motivate software engineers to advocate for our iPaaS, emphasize their unique differentiators, and fundamentally change the integration landscape.
Balancing Work and Life at Digibee
Tiago is the proud father of a three-year-old boy named Teo. If you’re doing the math, Teo was born at the height of the pandemic! This has proven to be a blessing in disguise, as it has allowed Tiago to work remotely and spend valuable time with his family. Tiago, who used to put in long hours at the office, has re-prioritized his life to find a balance between dedication to work and dedication to his family. As a father of two, our conversation resonated with the constant change and joys of fatherhood.
Teo is also autistic and Tiago is facing the challenges that come with being a new father. But as someone who has always been motivated to strive to do more and do better every day, he welcomes the challenge. Teo gives him another reason to strive for constant growth and self-improvement. Tiago was generous enough to share some beautiful stories about Teo and it was immediately clear to me how much Tiago loves being a father and his devotion to the role.
Tiago is also a motorcycling and mountain biking enthusiast. He loves finding adventure experiences and connecting with nature and his fellow cyclists. In the past, Tiago embarked on an impressive 2,000-mile trip on his motorcycle. He lives in the São Paulo plateau and often spends Sunday mornings mountain biking through the scenic Serra do Mar, enjoying the mix of mountains and ocean views. His competitive spirit drives him to improve his own performance, aiming to achieve greater speed and skill with each ride. (I could obviously relate to all of this with my daily two-mile bike ride to my son's school, where I enjoy the views of houses and sidewalks and make an effort to appear less out of breath in front of other parents.)
Traveling is also a big part of Tiago’s life. His global exploration includes living in South Africa, Brazil, and Colombia, and traveling to Israel, eight European countries, seven Latin American countries, and ten U.S. states. His journey around the world is far from over, and he plans to move to the United States with his family soon. Tiago has already experienced glimpses of American culture through his visits and activities such as attending a hockey game and a Formula 1 race, and he looks forward to further immersing himself in American life.
At Digibee, we have an incredible team of people working together to bring our innovative enterprise integration solution to the US and around the world. It was inspiring to talk to one of our first and most exceptional “Digibees,” Tiago, about his journey and work at Digibee. Read on for our employee spotlight to learn more about this incredible team of people working to make Digibee’s mission possible.
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