Niharika Madala

Data Engineer | Cloud-Native ETL, Snowflake, Databricks | Python, Spark, Kafka | Driving Scalable Data Solutions in Finance & Healthcare.

Role
Data Engineer at PNC
Location
Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Niharika Madala

Data Engineer with 4 years of experience building high-throughput ingestion systems, real-time pipelines, and scalable ETL workflows across finance and healthcare. Skilled in Python, SQL, Apache Kafka, Spark, and cloud platforms AWS and Azure. Proven in delivering low-latency, high-availability data solutions that reduce operational costs and drive informed decision-making.

Experience

  1. Data Engineer

    PNC

    Sep 2024 — Present · US

    Built a high-throughput data ingestion system using Apache Kafka and Spark Streaming, increasing risk model update frequency by 50% and enabling near real-time credit risk scoring.• Architected low-latency credit exposure pipelines using Apache Ignite, Cassandra, and PostgreSQL, achieving sub-10ms response times and 99.99% uptime.• Optimized ETL workflows for credit and market data using PyArrow, Dask, and Apache Spark, tripling pipeline throughput and accelerating compliance report delivery.• Tuned SQL models with Recursive CTEs and Lateral Joins on Redshift Spectrum and Presto, improving query performance by 45% and cutting dashboard load times.• Modernized the data platform integrating AWS Kinesis, Glue, S3, Delta Lake, and Redshift, reducing infrastructure costs by 30% and enabling millisecond-latency risk reporting.• Partnered with risk analysts and compliance teams to deliver dashboards via Python and Snowflake automation, reducing manual reporting effort by 80% and improving data accuracy.

Education

  • Texas Tech University

    Master of Science in Computer Science, Computer Science

  • KL Deemed to be University

    Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science

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