Alex Kargin

About Alex Kargin

I’m a Data Architect / Senior Data Engineer specializing in Snowflake, Dagster, and enterprise-scale metric pipelines. I build high-reliability data systems that turn complex business rules into deterministic, auditable SQL and Python workflows, with selective use of AI-assisted logic to improve metric validation, anomaly detection, and insight generation.At Restaurant Brands International (Burger King), I engineer core components of FSS 2026 — the restaurant performance scoring system used across thousands of locations. My work includes architecting metric pipelines for IRCR, DCR, LTO Training, Window Time, REV, GLV, ownership logic, historical accuracy, and multi-level scoring. I design Dagster-based orchestrations and Snowflake models that ensure data quality, lineage, and reproducibility at scale, leveraging Snowflake Cortex for AI-assisted analysis, rule evaluation, and scalable insight generation.Previously at Orangetheory Fitness, I led multi-cloud data architecture across AWS and Azure, designed ELT/ETL frameworks, migrated major workloads into Snowflake, and improved compute efficiency by 35% through strategic optimization. I collaborated closely with analysts, product teams, and leadership to modernize reporting, reduce delivery times, and elevate data reliability across the organization.I thrive in small, fast-moving engineering environments, mentoring teammates and working closely with stakeholders to translate ambiguous requirements into clear technical designs. My focus is always the same: simple, scalable, observable data systems — enhanced where appropriate by AI — that support real business outcomes.When I’m not designing pipelines or optimizing warehouse performance, I explore emerging data and AI technologies and share applied lessons learned at kargin-utkin.com.

Experience

1. Senior Data Engineer

   Burger King

   May 2025 — Present · Miami, FL, US

   data engineering for RBI.com

Education

• University of Grozny

  Master's degree, Computer Engineering

  1998 — 2003

Skills

• Windows
• Vmware
• Hadoop
• System Administration
• Cisco Technologies
• Dns
• Integration
• Red Hat Linux
• Nagios
• Computer Hardware
• Apache
• Architectures
• Technical Support
• Active Directory
• Unix
• Windows Server
• Big Data
• Databases
• Cloud Computing
• Zabbix
• E-Commerce
• Redhat
• Storage
• Tcp/Ip
• Javascript
• Networking
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Data Center
• Rhel
• Php
• Mongodb
• Network Security
• Xml
• Servers
• Mobile Applications
• Network Administration
• Web Design
• Virtualization
• Sql