Athanasios Salamanis

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Oracle•  May 2024 - October 2025•  Thessaloniki, Greece

Led and developed a 12+ engineer organization across Europe and the US, building high-performing teams and mentoring senior engineers into leadership roles. Directed the design, development and deployment of cloud-native microservices on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) powering real-time healthcare operations for global enterprise customers. Achieved 99.95%+ uptime SLAs across distributed production systems serving thousands of clinicians and patients, ensuring compliance, observability, and resilience. Spearheaded multi-domain projects spanning networking, storage, and virtualization, delivering critical healthcare infrastructure capabilities on schedule. Provided strategic technical oversight, aligning architecture and design decisions with corporate goals, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. Championed operational excellence initiatives by introducing operational readiness metrics that reduced downtime incidents by 30% and improved release quality. Expanded and scaled the organization by hiring and onboarding engineers across all levels. Partnered cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering leaders to deliver comprehensive roadmaps, ensuring technology execution aligned with business strategy.

Senior Software Engineering Manager

Pfizer•  March 2023 - April 2024•  Thessaloniki, Greece

Led a 10+ engineer team across Europe and the US, delivering mission-critical software for Pfizer’s Global Clinical Supply Clinical Trial Management System (CTMS). Directed the end-to-end development and production deployment of a large-scale mission-critical cloud-native application deployed on AWS, ensuring enterprise-grade reliability, scalability, and strict adherence to GxP compliance standards. Architected resilient microservices, provided strategic technical guidance, and conducted thorough design/code reviews to maintain high code quality and operational excellence. Fostered a high-performing team culture through mentorship, constructive feedback, and career development initiatives, resulting in improved team retention and capability growth. Partnered with cross-functional stakeholders to align software delivery with strategic business goals, providing accurate estimations and clear technical direction. Established and enforced SDLC best practices, improving delivery predictability and software quality. Delivered all critical features and production releases within the first year, meeting stringent timelines and budget constraints in a highly regulated environment.

Software Engineering Manager, Software Architect

CERTH•  September 2013 - February 2023•  Thessaloniki, Greece

Progressed through roles from software engineer to software architect and software engineering manager, contributing to over 20 large-scale IT projects. Directed cross-functional teams of 5 to 30 engineers, fostering collaboration and ensuring successful delivery of complex IT projects. Spearheaded 20+ large-scale projects, including 8 major European research initiatives (FP7, H2020, Horizon Europe), 7 industrial programs, and multiple national/internal projects, consistently meeting scope, timeline, and budget objectives. Oversaw delivery of 50+ software products, including AI solutions, forecasting systems, supply chain management platforms, geoprocessing services, and RESTful APIs, ensuring high-quality, scalable solutions. Applied versatile technical leadership across transportation, tourism, energy, retail, and advertising domains, aligning solutions with strategic goals. Published 31 peer-reviewed papers (437 citations, h-index 12), establishing expertise in big data analytics, time series forecasting, and HPC, while guiding teams to apply cutting-edge research to practical solutions.

Software Engineering Team Lead

Eclipse Foundation•  January 2022 - February 2023•  Thessaloniki, Greece

Led the Eclipse OpenSmartCLIDE project, an open-source initiative within the Eclipse Theia framework aimed at advancing productivity, code quality, security, and maintainability for cloud computing application development. Led a 30+ engineer cross-organizational team across Europe spanning 11 organizations, fostering collaboration, transparency, and a culture of meritocracy. Defined and executed the technical vision for the OpenSmartCLIDE project, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and industry standards. Oversaw 39 code repositories, maintaining high-quality code standards while enabling the development of innovative software development tools for cloud computing. Advanced productivity, code quality, and security in cloud-based application development by delivering tools that improved deployability and maintainability across the ecosystem. Acted as a technical and strategic mentor by guiding contributors and promoting best practices of open-source software development.