Matheus Santos
Staff Data Scientist
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Summary
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Top SchoolMatheus Santos is a Staff Data Scientist at iFood with 12 years of experience blending deep academic training (PhD in Computer Science) with hands-on production ML engineering. He leads technical strategy for data science teams, driving high-impact projects such as autonomous CRM optimizers and deep reinforcement learning solutions that reduced incentive costs and boosted organic orders. Comfortable at the intersection of research and product, he has advanced user segmentation and marketing optimization platforms that translate complex models into measurable business value. Based in Minas Gerais, Brazil, he pairs strong software development practices with a track record of shipping scalable AI systems in fast-moving, consumer-facing environments. An understated differentiator is his sustained progression through multiple senior roles at iFood, reflecting both technical depth and consistent operational delivery.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Portuguese, English
Github Skills (25)
julia8
science8
programming-language7
machine-learning7
colours7
hpc6
numerical6
issue-tracking5
amdgpu5
lua5
petsc5
cairo5
linux5
conky5
monitor5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
mtcs/faster
Jun 2014 - Apr 2018
Contributions:1 release, 240 commits, 122 pushes in 3 years 11 months
mtcs/pypeliner
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
Contributions:16 commits, 10 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
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