Yashwanth Gowda N S

About Yashwanth Gowda N S

Software Engineer at TCS with a strong focus on Java backend development and real-time data streaming. I specialize in building and maintaining large-scale Kafka-based integration systems — from designing custom Kafka Connect connectors from scratch to leading pipeline migrations across enterprise applications.I enjoy working close to the metal: I\'ve built a shell and a database engine from scratch (CodeCrafters), which gives me a deeper understanding of how systems actually work under the hood — something I bring into my day-to-day engineering decisions.I work on Kafka, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams, Flink, Spring Boot, and AWS. Always learning, currently exploring distributed systems and cloud architecture.

Experience

1. Software Engineer

   Tata Consultancy Services

   Jul 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Java Backend Engineer specializing in real-time data streaming and Kafka-based integration at enterprise scale. Designed and built a custom JDBC Flag Timestamp Connector for Kafka Connect from scratch, solving reliable read-back confirmation for ingested records across TCS enterprise pipelines. Led a team of 5 to migrate ETL jobs to Kafka Connect for real-time streaming, and actively contribute to the Central Integration Center of Excellence (CoE) defining integration standards organization-wide.Stack: Java · Spring Boot · Kafka · Kafka Connect · Kafka Streams · Flink · Protobuf · Avro · PostgreSQL · AWS · Docker · Kubernetes

Education

• GOVERNMENT TOOL ROOM AND TRAINING CENTRE

  DIPLOMA, Tool and die making

• RV College Of Engineering

  Bachelor's degree, Aerospace Engineering