Fiscal document automation and logistics SaaS for Brazilian e-commerce
Smart Online operates a SaaS platform connecting sellers, marketplaces, and carriers across Brazil's complex fiscal and logistics landscape. The tech stack reveals a data-engineering–heavy operation: Python + Pandas + Dask + PySpark for document processing, PostgreSQL + MongoDB + ClickHouse for polyglot storage, and Dagster + Airflow for pipeline orchestration. Pain points cluster around scale (5M+ documents/month) and stability, while hiring acceleration in engineering (7 roles) signals an ongoing push to automate tax compliance and document workflows at higher throughput.
Notable leadership hires: Tech Lead
Smart Online is a SaaS platform built to automate fiscal document issuance, tax payment coordination, and logistics management for sellers, marketplaces, and carriers operating in Brazil. The product addresses logistical and fiscal bottlenecks that compound as transaction volume grows—handling responsibilities like CT-e, MDF-e, and DIFAL tax compliance, as well as platform-to-carrier messaging. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in São Paulo, the company operates at scale: processing millions of documents monthly across hundreds of clients. The platform integrates directly with SEFAZ (Brazil's tax authority) and AWS infrastructure to manage both document workflows and tax settlement.
Python, Pandas, Dask, PySpark for data processing; PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ClickHouse for storage; Dagster and Apache Airflow for pipeline orchestration; AWS (RDS, SQS, ECR, SNS), Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform for infrastructure.
Scaling automated fiscal processes and document generation to handle 5M+ documents/month; SEFAZ integration; web scraping and RPA for tax documents; Dagster-based data pipeline orchestration; production stability and observability; and partner activation through ABM outreach.
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