Venkatesh K

About Venkatesh K

With a strong foundation in full-stack development, I currently contribute to Netflix as a Full Stack Developer, leveraging skills in React.js, PySpark, and cloud platforms like AWS and GCP. My work focuses on developing scalable applications, integrating machine learning models into web apps, and designing efficient APIs to enhance data visualization and management. At Netflix, I collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize real-time streaming pipelines and reduce data latency, enabling impactful user engagement features. By designing cloud-native solutions and automating data validation, I aim to drive innovation while aligning with organizational values of scalability and precision.

Experience

1. Full Stack Developer

   Netflix

   Jun 2023 — Present

   Architected and developed full-stack applications to visualize and manage Netflix data using React.js (frontend) and Node.js/Express (backend).Implemented cloud-native data platforms on AWS (EC2, Lambda, S3) and GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow), reducing data latency by 40% across real-time pipelines.Built and optimized real-time streaming solutions with Kafka Streams and Flink, enabling sub-second insights for user engagement and recommendation algorithms.Integrated machine learning models into web apps (e.g, Continue Watching, auto-preview), ensuring 99.9% accuracy and automated validation with Great Expectations.Designed and deployed RESTful APIs for scalable data integration between frontend and backend systems.Automated CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Docker, accelerating release cycles and ensuring high-availability deployments.