Summary
Rafaela Sousa is a software engineer and data scientist with eight years of experience, currently contributing to recommendation systems at iFood. She holds a Computer Engineering degree from Universidade do Estado do Amazonas and is pursuing an MBA in Data Science at ICMC, blending strong engineering fundamentals with advanced analytics. Early-career research funding through a PAIC scholarship and participation in Serasa Experian’s SummerLab shaped her focus on machine learning with attention to algorithmic responsibility and social impact. Comfortable across the ML stack and software development, she applies principled data science to product-facing recommendation problems. Based in Amazonas, Brazil, she is active in the Python community (PyLady) and continually expanding expertise in productionizing models and scalable data pipelines.
8 years of coding experience
MBA em Ciência de Dados, MBA em Ciência de Dados at Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC)
Bacharelado em Engenharia, Computer Engineering, Bacharelado em Engenharia, Computer Engineering at Universidade do Estado do Amazonas
Técnico em Eletroeletrônica, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Técnico em Eletroeletrônica, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Escola SENAI Antonio Simões
Portuguese, English