Andre S.

Andre S.

Data Engineer

Portugal
Trusted member since 2026
8 years of experience

His expertise spans the modern data stack, including Databricks, Apache Spark, Azure, dbt, Python, SQL, and Power BI. Andre has extensive experience developing high-performance data pipelines, implementing data governance and quality standards, and optimizing cloud-based data platforms for scalability, reliability, and maintainability.

Known for his structured, analytical approach, Andre works closely with cross-functional teams to deliver robust data solutions that enable informed decision-making and long-term business growth.

Main expertise

SQLSQL8 years
PythonPython8 years
Data EngineeringData Engineering8 years
Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft Power BI8 years
8+

Experience5

Babel Group

Data Engineer

Babel Group
Government and Public Services
Mar 2025 · 1y 7m

Babel Group is a leading international consultancy specializing in digital transformation and advanced data solutions for large-scale government and public service institutions.

  • Architected and implemented a production-grade Lakehouse on Databricks for ESNA (European Startup Nations Alliance), using the Medallion architecture to centralize startup ecosystem data across Europe
  • Established CI/CD pipelines with Databricks Asset Bundles, enabling automated, reliable, and version-controlled data infrastructure deployments
  • Defined and implemented a data governance framework, enforcing data quality, lineage tracking, and documentation standards for auditable operations
  • Centralized fragmented data sources into high-performance analytical dashboards, enabling cross-country strategic reporting and ecosystem visibility
  • Designed scalable data ingestion and transformation pipelines, improving data reliability and supporting long-term platform growth
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
DatabricksDatabricks
Apache SparkApache Spark
PythonPython
AzureAzure
7+
ESNA - Data Platform
XP Inc

Data Engineer | Analytics Engineer | Data Analyst

XP Inc
Banking and Finance
Jan 2022 - Mar 2025 · 3y 2m

XP Inc. is a leading Brazilian financial services platform and one of the largest investment institutions in Latin America, driven by technology and data-led innovation.

  • Architected scalable data pipelines and data models using Databricks, Delta Lake, and Apache Spark, providing the FP&A team with real-time SG&A cost visibility and eliminating manual reporting
  • Defined and implemented data governance standards, establishing modeling best practices and data quality controls to ensure trusted analytics
  • Developed lead scoring and agent segmentation models, improving conversion rates and enabling personalized financial services at scale
  • Automated reporting workflows using Python and SQL Server, reducing manual effort and delivering executive Power BI dashboards
  • Integrated complex financial data using Azure Data Factory (ADF), creating a single source of truth for critical business KPIs
MySQLMySQL
DatabricksDatabricks
Apache SparkApache Spark
PythonPython
SQLSQL
11+
Itaú Unibanco

Data Science Intern

Itaú Unibanco
Banking and Finance
Oct 2017 - Jan 2019 · 1y 3m

Itaú Unibanco is the largest financial institution in Latin America, recognized for its advanced data-driven culture and leadership in digital banking and financial technology.

  • Contributed to the development of an XGBoost regression model in Python to optimize vehicle advertisement pricing, increasing user engagement on the platform
  • Engineered data preparation pipelines, validating and cleaning data from SQL and NoSQL sources to ensure high-quality inputs for machine learning models
  • Implemented data validation routines that improved data consistency, integrity, and the reliability of machine learning pipelines
  • Collaborated with senior data scientists to transform banking and marketplace data into actionable insights for the automotive business unit
PythonPython
SQLSQL
Microsoft Power BIMicrosoft Power BI
R (programming language)R (programming language)
Machine LearningMachine Learning
GO Associados

Economic Research Intern

GO Associados
Banking and Finance
Oct 2015 - Sep 2017 · 1y 11m

GO Associados is a premier Brazilian economic consultancy providing strategic intelligence, macroeconomic analysis, and market forecasting for top-tier financial institutions and corporate clients.

  • Managed macroeconomic reporting, tracking key indicators across industries, commodities, financial markets, agriculture, and services to support client decision-making
  • Maintained a high-quality economic database, ensuring the accuracy of daily updates for key indicators, including inflation (IPCA/IGP-M) and interest rates (SELIC)
  • Analyzed market trends and sector performance, providing data-driven insights for strategic reports and economic forecasts
  • Streamlined data collection processes, improving the efficiency of daily updates across complex economic datasets
VBAVBA
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel
Danone

Business Intelligence Assistant

Danone
Food and Beverage
Dec 2011 - Oct 2013 · 1y 10m

Danone is a world-leading food and beverage company, dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible through its market-leading brands and data-driven commercial strategies.

  • Produced strategic sales reports to track regional manager performance, providing the commercial team with actionable insights to hit monthly and annual targets.

  • Streamlined customer and supplier management, overseeing registration and control processes to ensure operational efficiency within the supply chain.

  • Analyzed commercial KPIs, identifying trends in sales performance and supporting the business unit with data-backed recommendations for market growth.

  • Maintained high-integrity sales databases, ensuring that the information used for executive decision-making was accurate and up to date.

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Excel

Engineering excellence

All Data Engineers who have applied to Proxify are scored from 0 to 300 on engineering excellence, one of the five parameters we evaluate. This score reflects engineering excellence only, based on interviews, take-home assignments, live coding sessions, and/or on-the-job performance reviews. The curve shows how all evaluated Data Engineers are distributed across that range, where our acceptance threshold for this parameter sits, and where Andre stands.

050100150200250300Engineering excellence scoreShare of engineersmedianmeanProxifyacceptancethreshold
Andre
Score 195 · Top 8% of engineers

Certificates 9

Databricks, Inc.
Databricks Certified Data Engineer AssociateDatabricks, Inc.

Issued Apr 2026
Credential ID 0f782e7a-5e5a-4c32-afde-f29550faadd5

DatabricksDatabricks
Apache SparkApache Spark
PythonPython
SQLSQL
Data EngineeringData Engineering
PySparkPySpark
Delta LakeDelta Lake
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer AssociateMicrosoft Azure

Issued Mar 2026
Credential ID E65D1DE49187C374

Apache SparkApache Spark
SQLSQL
Azure Data FactoryAzure Data Factory
Data EngineeringData Engineering
Microsoft FabricMicrosoft Fabric
PySparkPySpark
Databricks, Inc.
Databricks Certified Data Engineer AssociateDatabricks, Inc.

Issued Apr 2026
Credential ID 0f782e7a-5e5a-4c32-afde-f29550faadd5

DatabricksDatabricks
Apache SparkApache Spark
PythonPython
SQLSQL
Data EngineeringData Engineering
PySparkPySpark
Delta LakeDelta Lake
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Portfolio

Highlighted by Andre

ESNA - Data Platform 1
Feb 2026 · Babel Group
ESNA - Data Platform

The platform brings together startup ecosystem and macroeconomic indicators across EU Member States, providing policymakers and ecosystem leaders with a single, comparable view of performance to support evidence-based policymaking, benchmarking, and coordinated action at the European level.

Education

UND
Universidade Nova de Lisboa - NOVA IMS
Statistics and Information Management2023 - 2025
UDS
Universidade de São Paulo - FEA USP
Economics2014 - 2018

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