Nikhil Sai
Staff Data Engineer
- Role
- Senior Data Engineer at Hinge Health
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Nikhil Sai
As a Staff Data Engineer and Technical Lead, I\'ve transformed how organizations leverage data through sophisticated architecture and engineering. At Hinge Health, I spearheaded the development of event-driven data architectures that revolutionized healthcare analytics, enabling real-time patient insights and powering AI-assisted care systems. By designing highly scalable data pipelines processing over 1TB daily with sub-50ms query latency, I\'ve directly contributed to unlocking millions in revenue through improved data quality and accessibility.My expertise in building multi-layer data platforms (Bronze/Silver/Gold) has consistently balanced stringent data integrity requirements with optimal performance, allowing businesses to make confident decisions based on trusted information. I\'ve successfully led complex implementations of Change Data Capture (CDC) systems that maintain data freshness across distributed systems while minimizing operational impact.Previously at Capital One, I pioneered cloud-native data architectures that consolidated fragmented systems, transforming customer data accessibility for thousands of users. I excel in optimizing data processing through distributed computing frameworks, having converted single-threaded systems to massively parallel architectures that eliminate performance bottlenecks.I\'m passionate about solving complex data challenges that drive measurable business outcomes through engineering excellence. With deep technical expertise in Apache Spark, Databricks, AWS, Kafka, and Delta Lake, I combine strong architectural thinking with hands-on implementation to build enterprise-scale data solutions that stand the test of time and scale.
Experience
Senior Data Engineer
Apr 2023 — Present · Austin, TX, US
Innovative data engineer with expertise in architecting event-driven data architectures that enable real-time analytics and AI applications. Designed highly scalable data pipelines capable of processing terabytes of data while maintaining sub-second query response times, and built sophisticated multi-layer data platforms that balance stringent data integrity requirements with optimal performance. Consistently delivered enterprise-scale data solutions that transform business operations and unlock significant revenue opportunities through improved data accessibility and quality.
Education
Wright State University
Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Science
2015
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur
Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2010 — 2014
Skills
- C
- Microsoft Office
- Sql
- Oracle
- Sas Programming
- Java
- Mysql
- Data Analysis
- Computer Science
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