Saiteja Meneni

About Saiteja Meneni

Data Engineer with 5+ years of experience designing and building scalable, end-to-end data solutions across Technology and Internet sectors, including autonomous vehicles and security compliance. Experienced in developing robust data pipelines and ETL workflows using Python, Apache Spark, Airflow on Google Cloud Platform and Snowflake. Experience in machine learning, including recommendation systems, forecasting models, causal inference, and user behavior analysis using Python, Spark, and SQL. Skilled at delivering high-quality, accessible data to support analytics, machine learning, and critical business reporting. I have built and optimized high-throughput data ingestion systems using Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub, managing complex data warehouses and lakes to enable actionable insights through SQL and BI tools like Looker and Grafana.

Experience

1. Data Engineer

   Patreon

   Dec 2022 — Present

   Designed and built scalable ETL pipelines using Python and Apache Airflow, processing creator data for analytics and reporting within Snowflake.Developed and maintained the core data warehouse in Snowflake, ensuring high data quality and consistency for Patreon’s critical business metrics.Implemented real-time data streaming pipelines using Kafka to capture creator engagement events, enabling immediate product feature insights.Optimized complex queries in Snowflake and Apache Spark, significantly improving data pipeline performance and reducing operational costs.Built robust data solutions leveraging SQL and Python to support data science models and product engineering initiatives.Managed data lake storage, ensuring efficient accessibility and consistency for diverse analytical needs across the Patreon platform.Implemented data governance policies and data lineage tracking within Snowflake, enhancing data security and regulatory compliance.Evaluated and integrated new data technologies and tools, continuously enhancing platform capabilities to meet evolving business requirements.Mentored junior data engineers on best practices in data modeling and pipeline development, fostering team growth and collaboration.Created batch processing jobs using Apache Spark and Python, integrating diverse datasets into the data warehouse for comprehensive analytics.

Education

• Anurag Group of Institutions

  Bachelor of Technology, Electronics and Communications Engineering

• Northwest Missouri State University

  Master of Science - MS, Information Systems