Summary
Rafael Sakurai is a data and engineering leader with 13 years of hands-on experience building large-scale data platforms and architectures across retail and enterprise domains. Currently Master Data Science at TOTVS in São Paulo, he architects end-to-end data flows—from ingestion and storage to APIs, files and dashboards—for food retail customers. Previously as Big Data Tech Lead at Tail he designed and led Hadoop/Cloud Storage and Apache Spark solutions, combining Java-based ingestion orchestration with agile team leadership and customer-facing delivery. He pairs deep Java/JEE heritage and teaching experience with advanced AI and big data credentials from a Master's in Computer Science (AI), enabling both pragmatic production systems and research-informed approaches. Colleagues know him for translating complex pipeline constraints into operational solutions and for an unusual blend of academic teaching, editorial work, and production-grade systems thinking.
13 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Fédération Internationale de l'Art Photographique
Computer Software Technology/Technician, Computer Software Technology/Technician at Caelum
Colégio IESP
English Language, English Language at Wise Up
Computer Software Technology/Technician, Computer Software Technology/Technician at Ka Solution
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Universidade Metodista de São Paulo
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Master's Degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence at Universidade Federal do ABC
University of São Paulo
English, Portuguese