Saurabh Rathor
Senior Data Engineer
New Delhi
Summary
Visionary Data and Engineering Leader with over 13 years of experience in architecting and delivering scalable global data solutions for Fortune 500 and Unicorn brands. Expertise in building and leading high-performance teams, defining cloud-native architectures, and leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning to enable actionable insights. Proven success in stakeholder management, product road mapping, and driving digital transformation initiatives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Data Engineer /Senior Engineering Manager
Adidas
2022.09 - Current
- Spearheading global engineering team to construct and implement customer-facing personalization solutions (Recommendations, Sizing, Content) for over 250 million Adidas consumers
- Developed and communicated product roadmap, aligning annual and quarterly strategic direction with business priorities.
- Engineered and deployed cloud-native, cost-efficient, and highly accessible data products utilizing Databricks ecosystem
- Managed 9 engineers, designed skill and succession plans, and encouraged high-ownership environment.
- Ensured data quality through comprehensive testing, validation, and monitoring of all data assets. Maintained recommendation quality via continuous model monitoring to enhance performance.
Senior Consultant – Data Engineering
Deloitte
2020.09 - 2022.08
- Led hybrid cloud data platform architectures for clients, improving data processing efficiency by 30%+
- Carried major migrations of analytic workloads to GCP/AWS, reducing client operating costs and downtime
- Owned delivery from RFP to solution design and deployment, balancing engineering and business goals
- Directed a team of 5, ensuring end-to-end support for global enterprise customers
Data Engineer
Ericsson
2017.06 - 2020.07
- Led analytics platform buildouts integrating Pyspark, SQL, IBM SPSS/Cognos for advanced Telecom data modeling
- Delivered platform improvements with recognized business value (Ace Award winner)
- Mentored team, drove innovation, managed full SDLC and database management
Assistant Manager, Analytics
Idea Cellular
2015.10 - 2017.06
- Awarded “Excellence Award” for solution delivery and process transformation
Telecom Engineer
Ericsson
2012.06 - 2015.10
Previous Roles: Ericsson (Engineer, Charging/Billing), Orange Business Services (Order Admin)
Education
B.Tech/B.E. - Electronics and Telecommunication
Chitkara Institute of Engineering & Technology
01.2012
Skills
Python
SQL
PySpark
DevOps
RedHat
Shell
GCP
AWS
Databricks
BigQuery
Dataflow
UNIX
MLOps
Monitoring
Quality frameworks
Certification
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect
Awards
Ace Award (Ericsson), Excellence Award (Idea Cellular)
Previous Roles
- Ericsson (Engineer, Charging/Billing)
- Orange Business Services (Order Admin)
PREFERENCES
Location: Gurgaon or Remote (open to Bangalore, Mumbai, PAN-India relocation for leadership roles)
Timeline
Senior Data Engineer /Senior Engineering Manager
Adidas
2022.09 - Current
Senior Consultant – Data Engineering
Deloitte
2020.09 - 2022.08
Data Engineer
Ericsson
2017.06 - 2020.07
Assistant Manager, Analytics
Idea Cellular
2015.10 - 2017.06
Telecom Engineer
Ericsson
2012.06 - 2015.10
B.Tech/B.E. - Electronics and Telecommunication
Chitkara Institute of Engineering & Technology