Samuel Alves Tavares
@samuelalvestavares
Data Engineer specializing in scalable pipelines, cloud platforms, and data modeling.
What I'm looking for
I am a Data Engineer with a degree in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering and a Master's in Artificial Intelligence in progress, committed to continuous learning and technical excellence. I have driven migrations from Redshift to Databricks, refactored legacy systems using Azure and Databricks, and built scalable data lakes, pipelines, ETL processes, dashboards, and standardized data models.
My work delivered measurable impact including over $300,000 annual savings from a major refactor, promotions to Senior Data Engineer and Tech Lead, and multiple certifications (DP-900, AI-900, Databricks Data Engineer Associate, Airflow 3 101). I combine strong software-engineering fundamentals with expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, Databricks, AWS and Azure components, Terraform, Airflow, and API frameworks to produce reliable, production-grade data platforms.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Data Engineer
Qubika
Feb 2025 - Present (8 months)
Led migration of data pipelines and tables from Redshift to Databricks, designed and orchestrated workflows with Apache Airflow and dbt to improve scalability and reporting efficiency.
Refactored legacy data systems using Azure Databricks, ADF and Azure DevOps, delivering over $300,000 annual cost savings and advancing to Tech Lead for the beverage client.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Master's Degree, Artificial Intelligence
2023 -
Pursuing a Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence focusing on advanced AI methods and applications.
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering
2017 - 2022
Activities and societies: Publication: Projeto de um Dispositivo Gateway Modular para Redes Lorawan
Completed a degree in Electronic and Telecommunications Engineering with emphasis on embedded systems and communications.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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