Rui
Castro.
Role
Data Platform Engineer
Homelab Enthusiast
Location
Porto, Portugal
01 — About
Passionate Data Engineer with a proven track record across multiple industries — from e-commerce and fintech to insurance and defense. I specialise in building scalable data platforms and pipelines on Google Cloud, with deep expertise in Apache Spark, Airflow, dbt, and BigQuery. I care about ownership, data quality, and building systems that actually get used.
02 — Skills
Data Engineering
Python · SQL · PySpark · Apache Kafka · Airflow · dbt · Looker
Cloud & Storage
Google Cloud Platform · BigQuery · Dataproc · Looker · PostgreSQL
Infrastructure
Docker · Kubernetes · Terraform · Linux · Bash