Joao Santos
Research Scientist II at Amazon
Greater Boston United States
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Top SchoolJoao Santos is a Research Scientist II in Greater Boston with 11 years of experience turning complex data into actionable insights across industry and academia. Currently on Alexa Entertainment’s spoken language understanding team at Amazon, he blends deep statistical and ML expertise with production-focused engineering to deliver measurable business impact. He has led and grown data science teams—designing roadmaps, onboarding talent, and shipping attribution and forecasting systems that recovered millions in marketing dollars at Wayfair. His background spans neuroscience imaging to large-scale ad prediction pipelines, demonstrating an uncommon ability to move from interpretable scientific analysis to robust, deployable data products. Comfortable briefing executives or teaching students, he also organizes international research collaborations and community events, reflecting strong cross-cultural leadership. Passionate about his work (apaixonado pelo que faço), he pairs rigorous academic training (PhD in Physics) with hands-on skills in Python, SQL, Airflow, and production ML.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate of Proficiency in English, English Language and Literature, General, Certificate of Proficiency in English, English Language and Literature, General at University of CambridgeBachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics, 19/20, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics, 19/20 at Universidade do MinhoMaster of Arts (M.A.), Physics, 3.89/4, Master of Arts (M.A.), Physics, 3.89/4 at Boston University
English, Portuguese, Spanish, FrenchGithub contributions (4)
jrubensssantos/fluxo
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:15 commits in 1 month
jrubensssantos/guincho24horas
Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:4 pushes, 3 branches in 2 months
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