Summary
Sandy Porto is a Machine Learning Engineer with 12 years of experience building Big Data backends and optimized data access layers, currently shaping ML initiatives at Grupo Boticário from São Paulo. With a PhD candidacy at the Brazilian National Institute for Space Research and advanced degrees in Applied Computing, she blends rigorous research with practical engineering to deploy scalable data pipelines and intelligent models. Her career spans industry and academia—teaching computer science courses, leading projects and Scrum teams, and delivering production ML solutions across banking and retail domains. Comfortable across the stack, she leverages expertise in data engineering, software design and model development to turn massive datasets into actionable insights. Colleagues describe her drive as the intersection of machine learning curiosity and software craftsmanship, evidenced by roles that move fluidly between hands-on development and technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Computação Aplicada, PhD, Computação Aplicada at Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Sergipe
English, Portuguese