Mario Souza
Tech Lead, Data Platform
- Role
- Staff Data Systems Engineer at Lightmatter
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mario Souza
I build data infrastructure that powers next-generation hardware operations. With a background in photonics and semiconductor test engineering, I specialize in designing scalable, cloud-native data systems that bridge manufacturing, product engineering, and operations. At Lightmatter, I architected and now lead the development of our Hardware Data Platform—a modern stack combining AWS, Snowflake, Dagster, dbt, and Sigma Computing—while mentoring a small team of engineers to deliver data products for yield analysis, SPC, and test-to-design feedback loops. Before that, I led Aeva’s migration to a full cloud data platform, unifying 40+ manufacturing steps into an integrated analytics pipeline. I thrive in fast-paced, cross-functional environments where system design, scalability, and real-world impact intersect. My approach is deeply hands-on: I code, I design, and I think in abstractions—always aiming to build systems that outlive specific tools. and myself -)
Experience
Staff Data Systems Engineer
Mar 2024 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Education
Institut d'Optique Graduate School
Diplôme d'Ingénieur, Laser and Optical Engineering
2010 — 2012
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
PhD, Physics
2013 — 2017
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Bachelor's degree, Physics
2007 — 2012
Skills
- Experimental Design
- Fdtd
- Physics
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Semiconductor Lasers
- Mathematical Modeling
- Leadership
- Data Analysis
- Labview
- Nanofabrication
- Optics
- Mathematica
- Characterization
- Semiconductors
- Laboratory Automation
- Photonics
- Simulations
- Matlab
- Fiber Optics
- Scientific Writing
- Rsoft
- Research
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