---
title: "Tiago Pedro da Costa: Cursor Director at Builders Camp"
description: "Tiago Pedro da Costa directs Building with Cursor at Builders Camp. See his background at Zumer, his guides, and what developers get from his sessions."
canonical_url: "https://builderscamp.com/guides/profiles/tiago-pedro-da-costa"
date_published: "2026-09-15"
date_modified: "2026-09-15"
author: "Andre Albuquerque"
publisher: "Builders Camp"
guide_class: "profiles"
---

# Tiago Pedro da Costa

**TL;DR:** Tiago Pedro da Costa directs Building with Cursor, Builders Camp's 1 week bootcamp for developers, and is co-founder and CTO of Zumer, where he builds AI powered platforms for the construction industry.

Tiago Pedro da Costa's programme director bio names Zumer first: as co-founder and CTO, he builds platforms that apply AI to automate knowledge, improve collaboration, and support sustainability work in construction, from a project and site management platform called Abaqus to an AI powered assistant for BREEAM certification. At Builders Camp, that same builder background sits behind the one bootcamp explicitly aimed at working developers rather than non-technical PMs.

## Which bootcamp does Tiago Pedro da Costa direct?

He is the programme director for [Building with Cursor](https://builderscamp.com/bootcamps/building-with-cursor), a 1 week live bootcamp built around two 90 minute sessions. Unlike Builders Camp's no-code bootcamps, this one states its audience directly: software developers who want to use Cursor as a real development partner rather than a code autocomplete tool, applying the Ask, Plan, and Agent workflow to build features safely and automate repetitive tasks.

## What does a member get from his sessions?

Members leave with a structured AI development workflow they can apply immediately: when to explore with Ask, when to scope with Plan, and when to execute with Agent, plus a personal library of reusable prompt patterns and team standards like AGENTS.md and cursorrules files. The bootcamp assumes comfort writing code in at least one language, and its content is explicitly language agnostic, so the workflows apply regardless of stack.

## Which guides carry his byline?

Tiago Pedro da Costa's byline appears on several published Builders Camp guides that mirror his bootcamp's territory, including [how to build a prototype with Cursor](https://builderscamp.com/guides/tools/build-a-prototype-with-cursor) and [how to build a prototype with Windsurf](https://builderscamp.com/guides/tools/build-a-prototype-with-windsurf), covering a comparable workflow on a second AI coding tool.

Developers who want the live, cohort version of that workflow can join Building with Cursor directly, run by Tiago Pedro da Costa and included in every Builders Camp Membership.

## Frequently asked questions

### What does Tiago Pedro da Costa teach at Builders Camp?

He is the programme director for Building with Cursor, a 1 week live bootcamp on using Cursor as a structured development partner rather than autocomplete.

### What is Tiago Pedro da Costa's professional background?

He is co-founder and CTO of Zumer, where he builds platforms that apply AI to automate knowledge, improve collaboration, and support sustainability work in construction, including a site management platform called Abaqus and an AI assistant for BREEAM certification.

### Do I need coding experience for Building with Cursor?

Yes. The bootcamp is built for developers with real world experience who are comfortable writing code in at least one language, unlike Builders Camp's no-code bootcamps.

### What does Building with Cursor actually cover?

Two live 90 minute sessions on the Ask, Plan, and Agent workflow inside Cursor, LLM fundamentals for developers, and setting team wide standards like AGENTS.md and custom slash commands.

### Is Building with Cursor tied to a specific programming language?

No. The concepts are language agnostic, covering workflows and prompting strategies that apply across any tech stack used with Cursor.

### Which guides has Tiago Pedro da Costa written for Builders Camp?

Several published guides, including how to build a prototype with Cursor, and how to build a prototype with Windsurf, comparing a similar workflow across two AI coding tools.

## Sources

- [Builders Camp: Mentors page](https://builderscamp.com/mentors)
- [Builders Camp: Building with Cursor bootcamp page](https://builderscamp.com/bootcamps/building-with-cursor)

## How this guide was made

Researched from Builders Camp's bootcamp, track and masterclass material and the sources listed on this page, drafted with AI, and fact-checked against every source cited.