Joel Almeida, Technical Lead at BNP Paribas Lisbon

Joel Almeida

Technical Lead / Software Engineer at BNP Paribas

Lisbon, Portugal

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About Me

Technical Lead & Senior Software Engineer at BNP Paribas, driving the evolution of the RISK Data Platform. With over 6 years of experience in high-stakes environments—from Telecom to Fintech and Banking—I specialize in architecting scalable, event-driven systems and optimizing complex ingestion pipelines.

I bridge the gap between technical excellence and strategic value, ensuring that modern cloud-native architectures are not just robust, but directly enhance decision-making capabilities.

Technical Architecture

Expertise in Cloud-Native & Distributed Systems (Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Spark). Proven ability to modernize legacy stacks, implementing Graph (Neo4j) and NoSQL (MongoDB) solutions alongside Python, Angular, and Generative AI tools.

Leadership & Mentorship

Served as Scrum Master and currently Technical Lead. I am committed to fostering innovation, having mentored consultants at the Accenture Datathon and tutored newcomers at the Applied Intelligence Academy.

Experience

Technical Lead

BNP ParibasJul 2025 - Present

Lisbon, Portugal

Technical Lead for the Data Governance Tool at RISK Data Platform.

IT LeadershipPythonAngularPostgreSQLNeo4jMongoDBKubernetesApache Kafka

Senior Software Engineer

BNP ParibasFeb 2023 - Present

Lisbon, Portugal

Full-stack development and system efficiency enhancement.

SQLPython.NETAngularFastAPIGenerative AIGraph Databases

Scrum Master

BNP ParibasJul 2025 - Oct 2025

Lisbon, Portugal

Scrum Master for the RISK Data Science Platform team.

ScrumPSMAgile Methodologies

Data Engineering Analyst

AccentureSep 2019 - May 2021

Lisbon, Portugal

Big Data Engineer specializing in Hadoop ecosystems and Spark.

  • Designed robust ingestion pipelines for Hadoop.
  • Led internal projects for CRM data methodologies.
  • Mentored at Accenture Datathon and Applied Intelligence Academy.
HadoopSparkScalaPythonHiveImpala

Data Engineer

Link RedglueApr 2019 - Sep 2019

Lisbon, Portugal

Developed cloud-based solutions using Azure and Databricks for a fintech client.

AzureDatabricksSparkPython

Education

Instituto Superior Técnico

Bologna Degree in Information Systems and Computer Engineering

2014 - 2019

Licenses & Certifications

MongoDB Overview

MongoDB

Issued Jan 2026

TigerGraph Associate

TigerGraph

Issued Jun 2024 (ID: cert_13m5l9w1)

Sustainability Essentials

University of Cambridge

Issued Jul 2021