About
Building systems that
move data forward
As an engineering leader, I contribute to developing and optimizing real-time data systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency. Currently at Bureau, I drive data platform strategy and build AI-ready infrastructures.
What I Do
My work is centered on enabling organizations to process and leverage vast amounts of structured and unstructured data for intelligent decision-making. I've architected petabyte-scale data processing platforms, built real-time analytics systems supporting 10B+ monthly interactions, and enabled Agentic AI workflows that drive autonomous decision-making in production.
I care deeply about data quality, observability, and making data accessible to the teams that need it. A well-designed pipeline is one that the on-call engineer never has to think about.
Why I Write
This blog is where I share what I'm learning and building. I write about the practical side of data engineering — the patterns that work, the mistakes I've made, and the tools I reach for when the stakes are high. No fluff, just real experience from production systems.
Career
Bureau
Mar 2026 — Present · Bangalore
Driving data platform strategy, scalability, and real-time analytics.
Zzazz
May 2024 — Mar 2026 · Bangalore
Architected a globally distributed real-time analytics platform capturing 10B+ monthly interactions. Led the engineering of an enterprise-grade web analytics platform on a 100% open-source stack.
Gameskraft
Feb 2023 — May 2024 · Bangalore
Led the design and development of a high-performance Lakehouse platform powering company-wide analytics across product, growth, and business teams.
OYO Rooms
Sep 2021 — Feb 2023 · Bangalore
Achieved 90% reduction in platform costs. Integrated Apache Druid for sub-second query performance on billions of events. Migrated entire data platform from AWS to Azure.
TripAdvisor
Mar 2021 — Aug 2021 · Gurugram
Led migration from on-premise to cloud, shifting from enterprise solutions to open-source for improved scalability and cost-efficiency.
Dailyhunt
Jan 2021 — Mar 2021 · Bangalore
Built a scalable big data architecture parsing and enriching 9-10 billion events and 3+ TB of data daily.
OYO Rooms
Jul 2018 — Dec 2020 · Gurugram
Implemented an early transactional data lake before Delta Lake existed. Built real-time data quality monitoring and automated alerting systems.
IIT Bhubaneswar
2014 — 2018 · Bhubaneswar
Bachelor of Technology.
Skills & Tools
Data Engineering
Cloud & DevOps
Languages
AI & Data
Beyond Work
Badminton
Court regular
Travelling
New places, new perspectives
Surfing
Chasing waves
Paragliding
Sky's the limit