Rômulo Leão
Rômulo Leão

Data Engineer

Open to offers · Member since 26 Jul 2026
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Location
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only / Full Time
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a results-driven Data Engineer with extensive experience designing and scaling robust data infrastructures for real-time insights.

I specialize in building high-throughput pipelines and APIs using Python, SQL, and GCP technologies, with a strong focus on data integrity, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Throughout my career, I have worked in leadership and senior engineering roles where I helped establish standardized data structures, trusted data layers, and monitoring systems that improved visibility and performance across teams.

I have hands-on experience with streaming and batch processing, GDPR-compliant data pipelines, and scalable architectures capable of handling high traffic and demanding analytics workloads.

I enjoy turning raw event data into actionable intelligence that supports engineering, ML, and security decision-making.

I am also passionate about continuous improvement, automation, and building solutions that make data more accessible, reliable, and useful for the organization.

Skills

21 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Experience

Career history

Senior Data Engineer Vigil

Engineered and optimized high-throughput streaming pipelines for behavior metrics, ensuring seamless data flow to an analytics platform that delivers real-time security insights.

Developed and maintained robust APIs that improved data accessibility for engineering and ML teams, transforming raw event data into actionable intelligence.

Ensured the integrity and reliability of streaming and batch data, and designed a scalable pipeline capable of handling 45k RPS during the transition from VMs to Kubernetes.

Leader Data Engineer act digital

Spearheaded the establishment of a Centre of Excellence to architect and implement standardized data structures for engineering pipelines, improving operational efficiency.

Directed the management of a trusted data layer and developed monitoring systems for critical data pipelines, increasing visibility and performance tracking.

Created tools to optimize data categorization and integration, and managed GDPR-compliant data pipelines across multiple projects.

Senior Data Engineer act digital

Engineered robust databases from integrated RAW layer data, significantly improving automation in monitoring processes and data integrity.

Constructed and optimized high-throughput data pipelines within the GCP environment, ensuring seamless data flow for actionable insights.

Supported engineering and ML teams with reliable data delivery and scalable data processing solutions.

Big Data Engineer B2W Digital

Developed pipelines with Apache Beam.

Automated deployment processes using Cloud Build.

Associate Researcher Blue Marble Space Institute of Science

Worked on projects where students computed radiation doses using simple tools to understand and estimate the effects of long-term radiation exposure on astronaut health.

Bolsista IFSP - Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo, campos de Presidente Epitacio

Developed an educational quiz aimed at increasing engagement in learning and classroom activities.

Education

Learning history

Instituto Faculeste

MBA, Arquitetura Full Cycle, Arquitetura de dados

Universidade de São Paulo

MBA, Gestão de Tecnologia da Informação

Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo - IFSP

Master's Degree, Sistema de Informação

Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo - IFSP

Bachelor's Degree, Análise Desenvolvimento de Sistemas, Tecnologia em Informática/Software

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