Venkatesh D
Engineering Leader | Data Platforms & Cloud | 11+ Yrs Big Data (scaled 1000+ nodes), Spark, Kafka | 5 Yrs DevOps & CI/CD) | Led Teams at Apple & Mastercard
- Role
- Technology Lead Data Platform Engineer at Wipro
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Venkatesh D
Engineering Leader with 11+ years of experience building and leading large-scale Data Platforms nodes) and 5 years in DevOps/Cloud operations. I combine hands-on Spark/Kafka expertise with Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD practices — enabling teams to deliver faster and more reliably.I’ve led and mentored engineers across Data & DevOps domains, driving high-impact projects for Apple and Mastercard. My strength lies in scaling systems and people, from designing distributed data pipelines to coaching engineers to solve problems independently.Highlights:Built and scaled distributed Data Platforms (Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Cassandra).Led cross-functional teams delivering mission-critical Mastercard & Apple data projects.5+ years hands-on DevOps: Kubernetes orchestration, CI/CD automation.Introduced best practices in SQL, Airflow, data architecture, and cloud deployments.Passionate about enabling engineers, multiplying team impact, and driving outcomes.
Experience
Technology Lead Data Platform Engineer
Jul 2022 — Present
Leading the design and operation of scalable data platforms and streaming pipelines across cloud and on-prem environments. Driving delivery by enabling engineers, introducing best practices, and ensuring reliability at scale.Key contributions:Led a team of engineers in building and optimizing pipelines with Spark, NiFi, Airflow, and Azure Cloud.Owned end-to-end delivery of Mastercard’s reporting module, coordinating across dev, QA, and infra teams.Mentored junior engineers in SQL and data pipeline debugging, improving team independence.Partnered with architects and stakeholders to align data platform design with business goals.Enabled team members to own debugging and delivery, reducing my direct involvement and improving team confidence.
Education
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada
Bachelor of Technology
2007 — 2011
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