Ishita Gianchandani

About Ishita Gianchandani

Experienced Data Engineer with 6.5 years of hands-on experience in Apache Spark, PySpark, SQL, Spark-SQL, Python, Databricks, Azure, AWS, Snowflake and Airflow- Proficient in crafting and optimising data pipelines to extract valuable insights- Skilled in transforming raw data into actionable intelligence to drive business decisions- With a proven track record in leveraging technical prowess across Retail, Healthcare, and People Data domains, I excel in delivering scalable and efficient solutions- Additionally, I am available to mentor both professionals and students- Let\'s connect to explore how I can contribute to your data-driven initiatives and propel organisational success.

Experience

1. Data Engineer Iii

   Expedia Group

   Jan 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Lead and mentor a team of 5 data engineers, driving engineering best practices and improving delivery predictability and code quality.Collaborate closely with product, analytics, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data architectures supporting multiple downstream applications and dashboards.Architect and own end-to-end batch data pipelines, processing TB-scale datasets on a daily basis.Design and implement high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, Spark, and SQL to optimize data processing latency and reliability.Lead the development of a centralized, cloud-based data lake, improving data accessibility and accelerating data onboarding for new use cases.Serve as the primary point of contact for production stability, driving root-cause analysis and long-term reliability improvements.Implement and manage Airflow workflows with retries, SLAs, and alerting to reduce manual interventions and improve operational efficiency.Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including code reviews, data quality checks, and documentation, to improve team velocity and onboarding.Influence cross-functional stakeholders by clearly communicating technical trade-offs and roadmap decisions aligned with business priorities.Lead the development of an AI-driven chat solution, leveraging LLMs, RAG, and agent-based workflows for enterprise-grade question answering.Design scalable data ingestion, vectorization, and retrieval pipelines integrating data lakes, embeddings, and LLM orchestration for secure, low-latency AI experiences.

Education

• SRM IST Chennai

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science

Skills

• Self-Confidence
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Event Management
• Strategic Planning
• Marketing Communications
• Communication
• Marketing