Omkar Gawade

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ABOUT OMKAR GAWADE

With over 5 years of experience in Data Engineering, I specialize in designing and optimizing batch and real-time data pipelines that drive business growth and decision-making. My expertise spans Azure, AWS, Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, Kafka, and Terraform, enabling me to build high-performance, cost-efficient data solutions. What I Do: Design and deploy scalable data architectures using Databricks Medallion Architecture Build real-time data pipelines using Spark Streaming, Kafka, and Kinesis for low-latency insights Optimize Databricks workloads, cutting costs while improving SLAs Drive Customer Analytics, Marketing, A/B testing, and Growth initiatives with data-driven insights Ensure data quality & governance with Monte Carlo, DQ checks, and DBT Automate infrastructure & workflows using Terraform & CI/CD Passionate About: Solving complex business problems with data-driven strategies Leveraging LLMs & Vector DBs to enhance data engineering workflows Improving real-time analytics & streaming architectures Knowledge-sharing and driving engineering excellenceCurrently, I work at StockX as a Data Engineer, leading key initiatives in customer analytics, CRM migrations, and data infrastructure improvements. Previously, I contributed to ThoughtWorks, McKinsey, and RBL Bank, optimizing data platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP.