Transforming 100K+ Brazilian marketplace orders into actionable business intelligence through automated ELT pipelines, advanced analytics, and enterprise-grade data warehousing

Olist, Brazil's largest e-commerce marketplace, processes 100K+ orders monthly across 9 interconnected data tables. Raw transactional data alone cannot answer critical business questions: Which regions drive revenue? How does delivery time impact customer satisfaction? What factors influence repeat purchases?
This project builds a production-grade analytics pipeline that transforms Olist's fragmented order data into actionable insights. By implementing Medallion Architecture, automated quality testing, and dimensional modeling, this solution enables business stakeholders to make data-driven decisions about logistics, marketing, and customer retention strategies.
Complete data pipeline transforming raw Olist e-commerce data into actionable business intelligence through automated ELT processes.
Extract and load raw data from PostgreSQL database and CSV files into Snowflake.
Extract and load from PostgreSQL (9 tables) and CSVs (product categories, geolocation) using Python + SQLAlchemy.
<5 minute latency, handling 100K+ records daily for reliable data availability.
Store raw data in an immutable format in Snowflake with a full audit trail.
Store raw data with a one-to-one mapping to source systems, enabling full data lineage and version control.
100% data preservation guarantee, providing a complete and reliable audit trail.
Clean and standardize data with dbt transformations and quality rules.
Clean and standardize using dbt, including deduplication, schema validation, and type checking.
Achieve 99.5% data accuracy with optimized queries and proper indexing.
Transform into a star schema dimensional model optimized for analytics.
Star Schema model centered on FACT_ORDERS, ready for business analysis.
Enables customer analytics, revenue analysis, and KPI reporting for Power BI.
Ensure data reliability with 26 comprehensive automated dbt tests.
26 automated dbt tests for uniqueness, not-null, accepted values, and relationships.
Enforce a 99.5% quality threshold with anomaly detection and integrated alerting.
Automate scheduling and monitoring with a robust Apache Airflow DAG.
Schedule daily pipeline execution at 2 AM UTC using Apache Airflow 2.7 with retry logic.
Maintain a 99.9% pipeline success rate with a <15 minute end-to-end runtime.
This comprehensive pipeline processes 100K+ monthly orders from raw ingestion to business-ready analytics, enabling Olist to make data-driven decisions about logistics optimization, customer segmentation, and market expansion strategies.
Star Schema optimized for analytical queries

Dimensional model with Fct_Order_Items at the center, surrounded by dimension tables for customers, products, geography, and time-based analytics
Key challenges overcome during the development process and their strategic solutions
Problem
Multiple source systems with different schemas
Solution
Medallion Architecture with incremental loading
Result
99.9% successful data integration rate
Problem
Large datasets causing slow query performance
Solution
Columnar storage with partitioning strategy
Result
15-minute pipeline execution time
Problem
Inconsistent data formats across sources
Solution
26 automated quality tests and validation rules
Result
99.5% data accuracy achievement
Key discoveries that transformed raw data into strategic business advantages
70% of total revenue originates from Southeast Brazil
🎯 Identified key geographic markets for targeted marketing campaigns
Orders with less than 7 day delivery have 85% higher customer satisfaction
⚡ Optimized logistics strategy focusing on delivery speed improvements
Top 20% of customers contribute to 60% of total revenue
👑 Implemented customer segmentation for personalized retention strategies
These insights demonstrate how data-driven decisions can transform operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. By understanding regional performance patterns, delivery optimization opportunities, and customer value distribution, Olist can now make strategic investments that maximize ROI and enhance competitive advantage.
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-- Gold Layer: Customer Analytics Fact Table
WITH customer_orders AS (
SELECT
c.customer_id,
c.customer_unique_id,
c.customer_zip_code_prefix,
c.customer_city,
c.customer_state,
COUNT(o.order_id) as total_orders,
SUM(o.order_purchase_timestamp) as first_purchase,
SUM(o.payment_value) as total_spent,
AVG(o.payment_value) as avg_order_value,
MAX(o.order_purchase_timestamp) as last_purchase,
DATEDIFF(MAX(o.order_purchase_timestamp),
MIN(o.order_purchase_timestamp)) as customer_lifespan_days
FROM silver_customers c
LEFT JOIN silver_orders o ON c.customer_id = o.customer_id
GROUP BY c.customer_id, c.customer_unique_id,
c.customer_zip_code_prefix, c.customer_city, c.customer_state
)
SELECT
customer_id,
customer_unique_id,
customer_zip_code_prefix,
customer_city,
customer_state,
total_orders,
first_purchase,
total_spent,
avg_order_value,
last_purchase,
customer_lifespan_days,
CASE
WHEN total_orders >= 3 AND total_spent >= 500 THEN 'High Value'
WHEN total_orders >= 2 THEN 'Regular'
ELSE 'New'
END as customer_segment
FROM customer_orders
QUALIFY ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY total_spent DESC) <= 100000Key learnings from implementation and strategic vision for evolving data capabilities
Prevents duplicate processing and ensures data consistency across failures
Implementing quality checks during development reduces debugging time by 60%
Clear documentation enables team collaboration and reduces onboarding time
Understanding business requirements leads to more impactful technical solutions
Implement streaming data processing for real-time analytics capabilities
Build machine learning models to predict delivery times and optimize logistics
Extend infrastructure to support AWS and Google Cloud for better reliability
Develop deeper customer segmentation and lifetime value prediction models
"Great data engineering combines technical excellence with deep business understanding to deliver measurable impact while maintaining flexibility for future growth."
"تَعَبُ كُلّها الحَياةُ."
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