
Sara Tavares
Sara T. is an engineering manager with a decade of experience leading teams and building high-quality software in startups across Web3, fintech, and other industries. At Satellite.im, she drives engineering operations, setting up quality processes, managing CI/CD pipelines, and overseeing product releases. She has played a key role in establishing technical documentation, testing frameworks, and automation strategies to ensure reliable deployments across web and mobile platforms.
Before joining Satellite.im, Sara was a QA and support engineer at Osmosis and a lead QA engineer at Tellus, where she managed the quality of over 100 releases with a 95% success rate. She has deep experience in software testing, CI/CD, and engineering leadership, having worked with tools like Cypress, Selenium, Jest, and Espresso. Her technical expertise includes TypeScript, Rust, AWS, Docker, Swift, and Kotlin, enabling her to contribute across the stack while maintaining a focus on software reliability and performance.
Sara builds teams that prioritize quality and efficiency. She combines hands-on engineering with leadership, ensuring teams deliver scalable, well-tested software. She is experienced in fast-paced startup environments, where she sets up workflows that improve developer productivity and streamline software delivery.