Summary
Luiz Sampaio is a data and IT leader with 12+ years building enterprise data systems across Japan and global teams, currently managing engineering and architecture for Patagonia Japan. He combines hands-on engineering—Snowflake, dbt, Azure Data Factory, Power BI/ Tableau, SQL and Python—with strategic ownership of data governance, platform strategy, and integrations like D365 F&O. Luiz actively leads small cross-functional teams and acts as the escalation point for complex data issues, balancing local Japanese business needs with US-based engineering standards. A Brazilian with a master's in computer science from Nara Institute of Science and Technology, he operates fluently in English and conversationally in Japanese, living in Kamakura. He’s deliberately retained deep individual contributor habits as a manager, stepping in to build critical systems when needed. Currently exploring opportunities in Barcelona, he aims to bring pragmatic data infrastructure leadership to growth-stage companies with strong data cultures.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science, Master of Engineering (M.Eng.), Computer Science at Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Exchange Student, Computer Science, Exchange Student, Computer Science at Shibaura Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Information Systems, Information Technology, Bachelor of Information Systems, Information Technology at Universidade Positivo
English, Japanese, Portuguese