Diego Oliveira
Head Of Data & AI Engineering
São Paulo, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolDiego Oliveira is Head of Data & AI Engineering with nine years of experience building data platforms and delivering AI-driven projects for public institutions, currently leading the datalake architecture and city-wide analytics at Rio de Janeiro City Hall. A physicist by training with advanced studies at Unicamp and McMaster, he blends rigorous research instincts with practical engineering—co-founding Base dos Dados to improve public data access and transparency. He has a track record of turning complex government datasets into actionable insights from his roles in São Paulo’s legislative office to civic transparency initiatives. Known for marrying academic depth with production-grade infrastructure, he focuses on scalable, auditable data systems that enable better public services. An understated strength is his ability to translate domain-specific science into reproducible pipelines that empower nontechnical stakeholders.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Condensed Matter Physics, Physical Engineering, Master's degree, Condensed Matter Physics, Physical Engineering at McMaster UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Universidade Estadual de Campinas
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Github Skills (84)
python10
backend10
r10
data-analytics10
rio10
sql10
pipeline10
bigquery10
data-science10
java10
open-data10
data-analysis10
ingest10
prefect9
api9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
prefeitura-rio/pipelines_rj_smfp
Feb 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:2 reviews, 44 PRs, 113 pushes in 1 year 1 month
prefeitura-rio/prefeitura-rio
Dec 2023 - Feb 2025
Pacote Python que implementa utilidades para nossos projetos! Documentação: https://prefeitura-rio.github.io/prefeitura-rio/
Contributions:12 reviews, 2 PRs, 124 pushes in 1 year 2 months
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