Company Description
Serasa Experian is Brazil's first and largest Datatech company. A leader in intelligence solutions for risk analysis and opportunity identification, with a focus on credit journeys, authentication, and fraud prevention. With cutting-edge technology, innovation, and the best talent, we transform risk uncertainty into the best decision, helping people achieve their dreams and companies of all sizes and segments to thrive.
We have 22,000 people operating in 32 countries, and every day we are investing in new technologies, talented professionals, and innovation to help all our clients maximize every opportunity. With corporate headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, Experian is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and is part of the FTSE 100 index.
Job Description
We are looking for a Data | Software Engineer to lead the evolution of a petabyte-scale data platform on AWS. In this role, you will design and build highly scalable, resilient, and high‑performance data pipelines and services, applying advanced software and data engineering practices. You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and operations teams to enable next‑generation data‑driven marketing solutions, accelerate innovation, and ensure long‑term platform scalability and reliability.
Your key responsibilities
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Design, implement, and evolve a petabyte‑scale AWS data platform, applying advanced engineering, distributed systems principles, and cloud‑native practices to ensure performance, reliability, and scalability.
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Build and optimize highly scalable data pipelines using Scala, Spark, and cloud‑native services, ensuring efficient, resilient, and production‑ready data processing that supports analytics and downstream products.
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Act as a principal‑level technical leader, mentoring engineers, driving high‑quality code reviews, and promoting best practices to elevate engineering maturity across the organization.
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Contribute to architectural and design decisions, working closely with architects, product owners, and engineering leadership to guide platform evolution aligned with business strategy.
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Plan and deliver complex technical initiatives, ensuring high‑quality outcomes, predictable execution, and effective collaboration within agile value‑stream teams.
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Ensure operational readiness by following coding standards, testing practices, monitoring strategies, and release procedures, supporting production deployments to maintain platform stability.
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Explore and adopt modern technologies, such as GraphQL integrations, vector databases, and AI/LLM‑based techniques, enhancing data access, platform usability, and development efficiency.
Qualifications
What we expect from you
- Expert‑level software and data engineering experience in large‑scale data platforms.
- Deep experience building petabyte‑scale systems using Scala and Apache Spark.
- Strong expertise across the AWS data ecosystem (Glue, S3, Athena, Managed Airflow, Iceberg).
- Advanced understanding of distributed systems and highly parallelized workloads.
- Strong skills in query optimization, data partitioning, and efficient storage patterns.
- Cloud ecosystem mastery (AWS required; Azure/GCP are pluses).
- Experience influencing long‑term architecture and platform design.
- Excellent code review, mentorship, and technical leadership capabilities.
- Hands‑on experience working in agile environments and collaborating across multiple engineering teams.
- Strong version control and multi‑repo collaboration skills (Git, GitHub, Bitbucket).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Relevant experience.
- + Advanced English and availability to travel to São Carlos/SP when needed.
Nice to have
- Experience with DBT or modern transformation frameworks.
- Knowledge of concurrent and parallel programming.
- Familiarity with Angular and TypeScript.
- Experience with vector databases (pgvector, Redis vector fields, etc.).
- Practical experience applying AI/LLM techniques to data platforms, data access, or software quality.
Additional Information
Why this role is important
This role protects Experian's reputation and ensures ethical and compliant operations throughout Brazil. By combining regulatory rigor with pragmatic solutions and business vision, the Head of Compliance enables sustainable growth and protects the interests of customers, employees, and stakeholders.
Serasa Experian is much more than you imagine. With the purpose of creating a better future, expanding opportunities for people and companies, in Brazil we have more than 4,000 people working across diverse teams and specialties. Here, every skill and diversity complement each other, and you can work on what you love most. We are committed to building an inclusive culture and an environment where people can balance their careers with their personal commitments and interests, prioritizing well-being.
We are very dedicated to being one of the best and most innovative companies to work for in the country, enabling incredible experiences and careers for our people. Our strong people-first approach is recognized externally through various market certifications: we have been awarded by Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries and by the international Top Employers certification, and we are recognized as one of the best companies for young professionals with a 4.6 rating on Glassdoor. Each recognition shows us that we are on the right path, providing an increasingly better work environment for our talent.
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