Reza
Data Engineering | Cloud‑Native & Real‑Time Data Analytics | LLM | RAG | Scalable ML Infrastructure
- Role
- Senior Data Engineer at Kroger Technology & Digital
- Location
- Troy, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Reza
Data Engineering Lead with deep expertise in cloud‑native, real‑time architectures and large‑scale ML deployment. Builds multi‑cloud platforms for LLMs, RAG, and governed AI services, with a focus on high‑performance ML systems, retrieval layers, and microservices that deliver scalable, personalized customer experiences.CORE COMPETENCIESAI/ML & LLM Systems• LLMs - Prompt Engineering, Instruction Tuning, Guardrails• RAG - Embeddings, Vector Stores, Retrieval Optimization• ModelOps - Deployment, Real Time Inference, Feature Stores• Tooling – TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit learn, Azure ML SDKData & Platform Engineering• Big Data – Spark, PySpark, Python, SQL, Delta Lake• Streaming & ETL - Kafka, CDC, Event Driven Architecture, Airflow• Cloud Platforms - Azure, GCP, DatabricksReliability DevOps & Governance• Infra - Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform• Observability - Monitoring & Alerting, Dynatrace, Azure Monitor• Governance - GDPR/CCPA, Metadata & Lineage, Purview, Unity CatalogLeadership• Product & Delivery - AI product integration, Agile Delivery, Roadmap Ownership• People & Collaboration - Cross Functional Alignment, Mentorship
Experience
Senior Data Engineer
Oct 2022 — Present
Scaling enterprise data analytics platforms for 100M+ customers and 2,800+ stores in a Fortune 20 retail ecosystem.
Education
London Metropolitan University
Bachelor of Science (Computing and Information Systems)
Wayne State University
Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Systems Management
Wayne State University
Master of Science (MS), Data Science and Advanced Analytics
Skills
- Database Design
- Sap Erp
- Databases
- Html 5
- Social Media
- Microsoft Access
- Access
- Testing
- Systems Analysis
- Data Validation
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- Opnet IT Guru
- System Design
- Quality Assurance
- Sql
- Visio
- Coding
- Data Modeling
- Sql Server Management Studio
- C++
- Software Project Management
- Visual Basic
- Oracle Sql
- Customer Service
- Social Networking
- Requirements Analysis
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