Shylesh Sangodkar

About Shylesh Sangodkar

25+ years of: • Extensive cross-functional experience across Requirements Gathering, Business Analysis, and Technical Feasibility Studies. • Strong expertise in Software & Data Architecture, including designing scalable frameworks, reusable components, and enterprise-grade solutions. • Full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) proficiency with deep knowledge of design patterns, modular development, and best engineering practices. • Proven track record in designing, developing, and implementing large-scale, high-performance products and end-to-end data solutions. • Hands-on technical expertise: Python, PySpark, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora, Amazon Dynamo DB, Redis, REST API Development, C, C++, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure. • Skilled in GenAI-based development accelerators such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, VS Code extensions, and M365 Copilot to enhance productivity & code reviews and quality. • Experienced in Python-based Agentic AI development, building LLM-powered agents using LangChain and AutoGen, implementing tool calling, Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, RAG pipelines, API connectivity, and automated multi-step workflows for data analysis and task orchestration. • Expertise in code quality and team development, including code reviews, mentoring, unit testing, coverage and automation. • Experienced with Agile/Scrum methodologies and iterative delivery models. • Operational excellence in production support, incident management, and root cause analysis. • People & stakeholder leadership, having managed teams of ~50 resources while collaborating closely with business partners.

Experience

1. Lead Software Engineer

   耐克

   Oct 2020 — Present · Beaverton, OR, US

   Leading 10-member team on a year-long migration initiative of over 100 Snowflake Data Products to Databricks ecosystem with key focus on capacity planning, improvements, optimizations and timely delivery.• Architected and delivered enterprise data products and integrations supporting Resilience functions including Intelligence Center, Loss Prevention, Brand Protection, Product Security, and Physical Security.• Led end-to-end requirements analysis, technical feasibility, and systems design for high-impact data initiatives, enabling faster decision-making and improved operational visibility.• Designed scalable data architectures and reusable frameworks in Databricks & Snowflake, reducing development effort for new ETL pipelines by ~20% across teams.• Built and optimized large-scale data processing workflows, improving data availability, performance, and cost efficiency for cross-functional OGC applications.• Enhanced engineering productivity by implementing standardized coding practices, medallion architecture, automated testing, and code review processes, increasing code quality and reducing defects.• Provided technical leadership to distributed teams, mentoring developers and shaping best practices in data engineering, architecture, and platform usage.• Partnered closely with Legal, Security, and Risk teams to ensure solutions adhered to privacy, compliance, and security requirements across sensitive datasets.• Actively drove Agile delivery—collaborating with Product, Business, and Engineering stakeholders—to deliver iterative product increments aligned with business outcomes.

Education

• Government College, Khandola, Marcela-Goa, India

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

  1995 — 1998

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Post Graduation Program, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI/ML)

• Chowgule College of Arts & Science, Margao-Goa, India

  H.S.S.C.E, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, & Biology

  1991 — 1994

• R.P.R.S. High School, Ponda-Goa, India

  S.S.C.E, Mathematics, English, Hindi

  1986 — 1990

• Indira Gandhi National Open University

  Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Computer Programming, Specific Applications

  2001 — 2004