alexandra sampietro
@alexandrasampietro
Senior Data Engineer with expertise in data platform infrastructure.
What I'm looking for
As a Senior Data Engineer with over 8 years of experience, I specialize in designing and implementing robust data platform infrastructures. My journey began with a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the prestigious Institut supérieur d’électronique de Paris, where I ranked 3rd in my class. I have honed my skills in various cloud environments, including AWS, GCP, and Azure, and have a proven track record of optimizing data pipelines and enhancing performance.
In my current role at Hermès, I lead the development of a modern data stack, utilizing tools such as Apache Airflow, Snowflake, and Terraform. My efforts have resulted in significant cost savings and improved data reusability. Previously, at Moët Hennessy, I developed scalable ELT data pipelines that supported critical business domains, driving revenue growth initiatives. I am passionate about mentoring and sharing best practices with my peers, ensuring that our team remains at the forefront of data engineering.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Data Engineer
Hermès
Feb 2025 - Present (3 months)
Designed and implemented a robust Data Platform infrastructure, including Apache Airflow, CI/CD pipelines, Terraform module strategy, and modern data stack comparison (Snowflake, GCP, AWS) for LLM deployment. Refactored legacy pandas pipelines into optimized BigQuery SQL models, enhancing performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. Maintained cross-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP) and cloud
Analytics / Data Engineer
Moët Hennessy (LVMH)
Aug 2021 - Jan 2025 (3 years 5 months)
Developed and maintained scalable batch and streaming ELT data pipelines using Databricks, DBT, Snowflake, and GCP services (Bigquery SQL, Cloud functions) for e-commerce, merchandising, and sales domains. Led data architecture and modeling for Revenue Growth initiatives, ensuring high-performance and future-proof design. Optimized ELT pipelines for the Americas region, achieving €50K annual cost
Data Science Engineer
Airbus Defence and Space
Sep 2018 - Aug 2021 (2 years 11 months)
Led deployments and upgrades of secured on-premise Airbus Data Platform for defense solutions using SQL/NoSQL databases, real-time data, caching (Redis), Snowflake, CI/CD, Terraform, Ansible, Airflow, PySpark, and Hadoop in a high-security environment. Deployed Computer Vision and NLP models using Azure Data Factory and fine-tuning for prototype use cases. Built CCTV video detection pipelines leve
Data Integration Engineer
Airbus Defence and Space
Sep 2016 - Aug 2018 (1 year 11 months)
Elaborated testing strategies and implemented testing automation with Python for the Airbus Data Platform.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Institut supérieur d’électronique de Paris (ISEP)
Master Computer Science, Computer Science
2013 - 2016
Grade: Rank : 3/205
Completed a Master's degree program focused on Computer Science at a leading engineering school. Achieved a rank of 3rd out of 205 students in the graduating class.
Faculty of Computer Science, Prague
Erasmus Program, Computer Science
2013 - 2013
Grade: Rank: 1/ 53
Participated in an Erasmus exchange program focusing on Computer Science. Achieved a rank of 1st out of 53 students during the exchange period.
Lycée Voltaire (CPGE)
Bachelor for Fundamental Science, Fundamental Science
2011 - 2013
Grade: Rank : 13/33
Completed scientific preparatory classes focused on Fundamental Science. Ranked 13th out of 33 students in the program.
Sorbonne University
Undergraduate Studies, Mathématiques
2011 - 2013
Undertook undergraduate studies focusing on Mathematics. Courses were completed concurrently with preparatory classes.
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