Jean Machado
@jeanmachado
AI/ML leader building 0→1 products and platforms, scaling teams and production ML outcomes.
GermanyWhat I'm looking for
I’m an AI/ML leader who builds companies, teams, and products from zero—twice. As a data science leader at GetYourGuide for 8+ years, I drove ~€100M ARR through ML-powered customer acquisition, retention, and discovery, and I founded the company-wide ML Platform from scratch.
Earlier, I was a founding engineer at a fintech startup, scaling it from inception to 7,000+ paying small-business customers. I combine deep expertise in production ML systems, MLOps, and data products with hands-on platform engineering, and I help grow the community by building and organizing Berlin’s MLOps network.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led a data science team building foundational data products used across multiple business clusters. Worked on customer lifetime value prediction and merchandising foundations such as ontology, categorization, and location mapping.
Data science leader managing foundational data products across business clusters. Previously built and led ML and platform capabilities driving measurable business impact.
Managed two data science teams concurrently (8 people), delivering business outcomes through ML-powered growth and platform capabilities. Drove ~€100M ARR and founded the ML infrastructure including feature stores and model observability.
MLOps Community Berlin Co-Organizer
MLOps Community Berlin
Apr 2022 - Jul 2024 (2 years 3 months)
Co-organized the Berlin MLOps community from zero to 800+ members through monthly events. Partnered with GetYourGuide, Wolt, Google, and ThoughtWorks and supported organizer onboarding and mentoring.
Designed and implemented ML Platform infrastructure from scratch. Established MLOps best practices and enabled self-service model deployment for data science teams.
Architected ML-powered recommender and ranking systems serving personalized experiences. Built reusable ML templates to support model deployment from training to production inference.
Built the company's search system and dynamic tagging structure to improve product discoverability and user experience.
CompuFácil Lead Engineer
CompuFácil (Financial Management Fintech)
Dec 2014 - Dec 2017 (3 years)
Founding lead engineer building the product and engineering organization from zero to 7,000+ paying small business customers. Built the technical stack on AWS using Docker and Kubernetes, set up CI/CD and microservices, and integrated Brazilian banking APIs; also hired teams across backend, web (React), and mobile (React Native).
CUB Backend Developer
CUB
Jun 2012 - Nov 2014 (2 years 5 months)
Developed web applications and e-commerce features and supported server management and automation.
NAPNE Scientific Assistant
NAPNE (Accessibility Research Lab)
Jan 2011 - Jul 2012 (1 year 6 months)
Developed accessibility hardware for people with disabilities using embedded systems. Worked with Microchip ICs using C and C++ to support assistive technology research.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Analysis and Development of Systems, Computer Science
2010 - 2015
Completed the Analysis and Development of Systems program in Computer Science from 2010 to 2015.
SENAI
Technical Degree on Digital Electronics, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2009 - 2010
Earned a technical degree in Digital Electronics with a focus on Electrical and Electronics Engineering from 2009 to 2010.
UDESC
Graduate coursework, Computational and Applied Mathematics
2016 -
Completed graduate coursework in Computational and Applied Mathematics in 2016.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
GermanyAuthorized to work in
Portfolio
github.com/jeanCarloMachadoJob categories
Skills
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