Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
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Strengths
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HEMANTH KUMAR M

Data Platform Engineer

Summary

Experienced Software Engineer with over 6 years of progressive experience in Big Data domain with unique cross-functional expertise in Data Warehousing, ETL, Data Ingestion, Data QA, Big Data Infrastructure Operations, Kubernetes Development & Administration. I am Passionate about building robust, highly scalable systems.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

GoTo Technologies India Private Limited
04.2023 - Current
  • Architected and Implemented Spark on Kubernetes, Reduced compute cost by 10% & operational effort by 50%. Improved Job runtime by 30–50%.
  • Architected and Implemented OSS Airflow on Kubernetes to replace a licensed vendor Astronomer. Educed licensing expenses by six figures annually.
  • Administered AWS environments for Big Data platform.
  • Managed Databricks workspaces as administrator, delivering a self-serve platform for product teams and analysts.
  • Leading Delta Lake adoption to modernize Data Platform.


Software Engineer

GoTo Technologies India Private Limited
04.2021 - 03.2023
  • Architected and Implemented CI/CD/CT Pipeline for Big Data.
  • Led and contributed to Apache Spark & Apache Airflow upgrade initiatives.
  • Managed SOX audit support by collecting and providing compliance evidence.
  • Kubernetes development and management of production clusters.
  • Data Ingestion & ETL using Apache Spark, Apache Airflow and Databricks.


Associate Software Engineer

GoTo Technologies India Private Limited
07.2019 - 03.2021
  • Data Ingestion & ETL using Apache Spark and Apache Airflow.
  • Validated and Certified critical revenue data used by the CEO and the board.
  • Learnt Data QA methodologies, implemented multiple QA Automation frameworks using Python and PySpark.
  • Developed applications using AWS services like EMR, S3, Lambda, SQS, CloudWatch.


Education

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science

Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
Mysore, Karnataka
08.2015 - 05.2019

Skills

Certifications

  • AWS Fundamentals Specialization, by AWS
  • DAG Authoring for Apache Airflow, by Astronomer
  • Docker mastery with Kubernetes, by Udemy

Strengths

  • Strong debugging skills with depth analysis to resolve issues
  • Strong administrative skills in managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure and applications
  • Solutioning, Results-driven engineer known for 'making things work'

Accomplishments

  • Replaced Licensed Airflow provider the Astronomer with OSS Airflow on Kubernetes in just a month, which reduced licensing expenses by six figures annually.
  • Implemented Spark on Kubernetes, resulting in performance improvement and cost savings.
  • Received Long Term Incentive Cash Award at GoTo as a reward of excellence.
  • Reduced monthly spend on cloud services by 30%.

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

GoTo Technologies India Private Limited
04.2023 - Current

Software Engineer

GoTo Technologies India Private Limited
04.2021 - 03.2023

Associate Software Engineer

GoTo Technologies India Private Limited
07.2019 - 03.2021

Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science

Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering
08.2015 - 05.2019
HEMANTH KUMAR MData Platform Engineer