Fausto Da Costa
ML Implementation Engineer Manager
Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Top SchoolFausto Da Costa is an ML Implementation Engineer Manager with 9 years of experience building data products that drive measurable business impact across fintech and e-commerce. He has led cross-functional teams at Mercado Libre and XP Inc., taking projects from discovery to real-time model deployment and low-cost cloud infrastructure in GCP and AWS. His background blends deep academic training—PhD and MSc in Computer Science from USP and a visiting researcher stint at Max Planck—with hands-on engineering, including early work scaling a 300-node Linux fleet and building production APIs for real-time predictions. As a professor teaching design methods for data scientists and digital product management, he connects technical delivery with user-centered product thinking. Based in Santa Catarina, Brazil, he brings a practical, research-informed approach to translating models into reliable, business-focused systems.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science at USP - Universidade de São PauloVisiting Graduate Researcher Computer Science, Visiting Graduate Researcher Computer Science at Max Planck Institute for PhysicsSpecialization Computer Networks, Specialization Computer Networks at Universidade Estadual de CampinasContinuing Studies Business/Corporate Communications, Continuing Studies Business/Corporate Communications at Stanford University
English, Portuguese
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Github contributions (5)
faustogc/public-notebooks
Jul 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:32 commits, 27 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
faustogc/workshop-presentations
Feb 2017 - Sep 2017
Contributions:9 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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