Executive profile

Higor Nogueira Souza

AI & Technology Leader

Engineering · Data · Artificial Intelligence · Strategy

Building technology organizations, AI platforms and data-driven solutions at the intersection of engineering, strategy and human impact.

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Croatian (EU) & Brazilian citizenEurope · Latin America · United States

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Data

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Cloud

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Engineering

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Business

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Architecture · Strategy · Value

12+ years

AI & Data

Technology strategy

Engineering leadership

5+ languages

01About

Technology depth. Strategic perspective. Human understanding.

I work at the intersection of business strategy and engineering execution.

I am an AI and Technology leader with 12+ years of international experience across Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Cloud Computing and Technology Strategy.

My work spans modern data and AI platforms—from distributed processing and cloud architecture to LLMs, RAG, AI agents, evaluation and governance—combined with architecture leadership, technical strategy and organizational transformation.

Experience across banking, retail, fintech, startups, consulting and large enterprises has shaped a practical view of how technology creates value at different stages of growth.

Engineer.
Architect.
Technology leader.
Strategist.
Executive.

02Professional domains

Expertise organized around outcomes—not tool lists.

Technology is useful when it becomes a capability, and a capability matters when it creates durable business value.

Artificial Intelligence

Strategy, product direction and production AI systems.

Generative AILarge Language ModelsAI AgentsRAGModel EvaluationAI GovernanceResponsible AI

Data & Machine Learning

Trusted foundations for analytics, machine learning and decisions.

Data EngineeringData PlatformsData ArchitectureApache SparkPySparkFeature EngineeringMLOps

Cloud & Platform Engineering

Scalable infrastructure and operating foundations.

AWSAzureDatabricksKubernetesDockerTerraformPlatform Engineering

Software & Engineering

Production-grade systems designed for scale and change.

PythonAPIsMicroservicesSoftware ArchitectureSystem DesignCI/CDAutomation

Technology Leadership

Direction, alignment and organizational capability.

Technology StrategyEngineering LeadershipArchitecture LeadershipTeam BuildingTechnology GovernanceOperating Models

03End-to-end perspective

Technology Landscape

From infrastructure and data foundations to artificial intelligence and strategic transformation.

AI01

Generative AI

LLMs

RAG

AI Agents

Evaluation & Governance

Data02

Data Engineering

Spark

Databricks

Machine Learning

Cloud03

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Terraform

Engineering04

Python

APIs

Distributed Systems

Architecture

Business05

Strategy

Transformation

Products

Business Value

04Anonymized case studies

Selected Work

A case-study view of complex technology and transformation work. Details remain intentionally anonymized.

05Experience

Experience beyond job titles.

A view of career experience through scope, responsibility, leadership, technology, transformation and impact.

International scope

Europe · Latin America · United States

Operating environments

Banking · Retail · Fintech · Startups · Consulting · Enterprise

Leadership contribution

Architecture · Technical strategy · Engineering teams · Transformation

Technology evolution

Data platforms · Cloud · Machine Learning · Generative AI · Governance

06Technology Leadership

From technical depth to organizational impact.

Technical Vision

Defining technology direction, architecture, platforms and long-term technical strategy.

People & Teams

Building, mentoring and leading high-performing engineering and technology organizations.

Business Alignment

Connecting technology investments and engineering decisions with business objectives.

Transformation

Modernizing platforms, architectures, technology organizations and operating models.

Executive Communication

Translating complex technology concepts into clear strategic decisions for senior stakeholders.

EngineeringArchitectureBusinessLeadershipStrategyPeople

06AEducation

Education

Technology × AI × Data × Philosophy

01 / 05

Stanford University

Digital Transformation and Leadership

Executive-focused coursework in digital transformation, technology strategy, organizational leadership, and data-driven decision-making.

02 / 05

Anhembi Morumbi University

MBA — Artificial Intelligence

Advanced studies in Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Data Engineering, and MLOps.

03 / 05

Impacta Tecnologia University

Bachelor’s Degree — Systems Analysis and Development

Software Engineering, Databases, Distributed Systems, and Enterprise Applications.

04 / 05

University of Warsaw

Academic Exchange Program — Information Technology

Academic studies focused on Cloud Technologies, Data Platforms, and Modern Software Development.

05 / 05

University of São Paulo (USP)

Bachelor’s Degree — Philosophy and Social Sciences

Philosophy of Technology, Contemporary Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, and Critical Theory.

07Thinking in technology

Perspectives

A space where I explore technology, artificial intelligence, leadership, organizations, society and the evolving relationship between humans and machines.

AI & Technology