![Rômulo Leão](https://jobicy.com/react/themes/app/images/avatar.jpg) Rômulo Leão # Data Engineer Open to offers · Member since 26 Jul 2026 [Message](https://jobicy.com/dashboard-page.md) ShareLocationSao Paulo, BrazilDesired salaryUnspecifiedWork preferenceRemote Only / Full TimeExperience levelSenior * [Overview](#overview) * [Portfolio 0](#portfolio) * [Services 0](#services) ## About Professional summaryI 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[Apache Beam](https://jobicy.com/talent/apache-beam.md)[APIs](https://jobicy.com/talent/apis.md)[Batch Processing](https://jobicy.com/talent/batch-processing.md)[BigQuery](https://jobicy.com/talent/bigquery.md)[Cloud Build](https://jobicy.com/talent/cloud-build.md)[Data Engineering](https://jobicy.com/talent/data-engineering.md)[Data Modeling](https://jobicy.com/talent/data-modeling.md)[Data Operations](https://jobicy.com/talent/data-operations.md)[Dataflow](https://jobicy.com/talent/dataflow.md)[Docker](https://jobicy.com/talent/docker.md)[GCP](https://jobicy.com/talent/gcp.md)[GDPR](https://jobicy.com/talent/gdpr.md)[Java](https://jobicy.com/talent/java.md)[Kubernetes](https://jobicy.com/talent/kubernetes.md)[Logging](https://jobicy.com/talent/logging.md)[Monitoring](https://jobicy.com/talent/monitoring.md)[PHP](https://jobicy.com/talent/php.md)[PostgreSQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/postgresql.md)[Python](https://jobicy.com/talent/python.md)[SQL](https://jobicy.com/talent/sql.md)[Terraform](https://jobicy.com/talent/terraform.md) ## Tech stack & tools Working toolkit ### Data Stores [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/postgresql/postgresql-original.svg) PostgreSQL](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=postgresql.md) ### Development [![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/composer/composer-original.svg) Composer](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=composer.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/docker/docker-original.svg) Docker](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=docker.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/kubernetes/kubernetes-original.svg) Kubernetes](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=kubernetes.md)[![Image](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/devicons/devicon@master/icons/terraform/terraform-original.svg) Terraform](https://jobicy.com/talent?tool=terraform.md) ## Experience Career history ### Senior Data Engineer · Vigil Aug 2024 – PresentEngineered 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 Jan 2023 – Aug 2024Spearheaded 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 Oct 2020 – Jan 2023Engineered 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 Jul 2019 – Oct 2020Developed pipelines with Apache Beam. Automated deployment processes using Cloud Build. ### Associate Researcher · Blue Marble Space Institute of Science Jun 2020 – Sep 2020Worked 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 Mar 2013 – Dec 2013Developed an educational quiz aimed at increasing engagement in learning and classroom activities. ## Education Learning history ### Instituto Faculeste 2024 – 2024MBA, Arquitetura Full Cycle, Arquitetura de dados ### Universidade de São Paulo 2021 – 2021MBA, Gestão de Tecnologia da Informação ### Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo - IFSP 2020 – 2020Master's Degree, Sistema de Informação ### Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo - IFSP 2016 – 2016Bachelor's Degree, Análise Desenvolvimento de Sistemas, Tecnologia em Informática/Software This professional hasn’t added portfolio projects yet. 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