Rafael Gonçalves
About Rafael Gonçalves
Rafael Gonçalves is a Senior Data Engineer with extensive experience in data engineering and machine learning. He has worked for various companies, including Materialize, Tydo, and Mercado Livre, and has a strong academic background in electrical engineering and data science.
Current Role at Tydo
Rafael Gonçalves serves as a Senior Data Engineer at Tydo, where he has been employed since 2022. His role involves developing complex data pipelines that utilize both batch and streaming technologies. He is based in the United States and contributes to the company's data engineering initiatives.
Previous Experience at Mercado Livre
Prior to his current position, Rafael worked at Mercado Livre as a Tech Lead - ML Engineer for eight months in 2021 and 2022. During his tenure in Curitiba, Paraná, he focused on machine learning engineering, contributing to various projects that enhanced the company's data capabilities.
Education and Expertise
Rafael holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal do Paraná, which he completed from 2017 to 2019. He also has a specialization in Data Science from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA, achieved in 2019. His educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Control and Automation Engineering from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, completed from 2011 to 2016.
Technical Skills and Tools
Rafael possesses a wide range of technical skills, including expertise in deploying end-to-end machine learning models and computer vision models. He is proficient in programming languages such as Python, Scala, R, Java, and C++. His experience includes working with AWS services like SageMaker and EMR, as well as business intelligence tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
Career Background
Rafael's career includes various roles in data engineering and analysis. He has worked at EBANX as a Data Engineer, Itaú Unibanco as a Data Scientist, and iFood as a Senior Data Analyst. His experience also includes a position at SmartHint as a Full Stack Developer and at Softinova as an Artificial Intelligence Analyst.