Basappa Hebbal
Salt Lake City
Summary
Staff Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience architecting large-scale data platforms and leading engineering teams in fintech environments. Delivered 150TB+ Snowflake migration and built high-throughput pipelines processing 40M+ daily transactions with 90%+ reliability. Strong expertise in Snowflake, AWS, Airflow, and dbt, with a track record of improving system performance, reducing costs, and scaling data infrastructure. Recognized for driving cross-functional impact and leading high-performing teams.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Data Engineer
SoFi Technologies / Galileo
Salt Lake City, UT
01.2020 - Current
- Developed robust enterprise data warehouse architecture on Snowflake, supporting advanced financial analytics and improving reporting efficiency.
- Directed transition of 150TB+ data warehouse to Snowflake to facilitate modern ELT architecture and improve data accessibility.
- Architected robust CDC pipelines integrating Oracle, AWS DMS, S3, Snowpipe, and Snowflake, optimizing data handling for 40 million transactions per day.
- Designed and optimized modular ELT pipelines using dbt, significantly increasing development efficiency and ensuring long-term maintainability.
- Implemented advanced techniques in Snowflake, including clustering and query tuning, to achieve significant reductions in compute expenses.
- Streamlined reporting pipelines, resulting in improved efficiency and reduced latency for essential business insights.
- Developed and executed improvements in monitoring, alerting, and incident response to elevate pipeline reliability to 85–90% SLO compliance.
- Designed and implemented operational dashboards and alerting frameworks leveraging AWS and Snowflake for real-time insights.
- Guided and developed a team of 5 engineers to enhance organizational capabilities and support expansion from 2 to 15 engineers.
Senior ETL Developer
UPS
Wayne, NJ
05.2017 - 10.2020
- Built global revenue data mart integrating data across 39 countries
- Developed scalable ETL pipelines across Oracle, SQL Server, and flat files
- Enabled centralized analytics for logistics and revenue reporting
Senior ETL Developer
Select Health
Murray, UT
12.2014 - 04.2017
- Executed the integration of various healthcare datasets into a unified analytics platform, improving data analysis capabilities and operational efficiency.
- Designed robust ETL pipelines that facilitate data integration for wellness initiatives and comprehensive reporting systems.
Senior ETL Developer
Cigna
Bloomfield, CT
03.2010 - 12.2014
- Oversaw comprehensive migration of legacy systems to enterprise Oracle data warehouse, streamlining data management processes and improving operational efficiency.
- Collaborated on the development of ETL pipelines and facilitated large-scale reporting solutions to improve data accessibility and analysis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
Karnataka, India09-2009
Skills
- Languages & Tools: SQL, Python
- Data Platforms: Snowflake, Oracle, SQL Server
- Cloud & Infra: AWS (S3, EC2, DMS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, Batch, MWAA), Terraform
- Data Engineering: Airflow, dbt, CDC pipelines, Data Modeling
- BI/Analytics: Tableau, Looker, Cognos
- AI Tools: OpenAI, Copilot, Claude
- Data modeling techniques
- Team leadership
- Data security protocols
- Data quality management
Accomplishments
- Migrated 150TB+ DW → Snowflake
- Processed 40M+ daily financial transactions
- Improved SLO from unstable pipelines → 90% reliability
Certification
- Certified AWS Solution Architect
Timeline
Staff Data Engineer
SoFi Technologies / Galileo
01.2020 - Current
Senior ETL Developer
UPS
05.2017 - 10.2020
Senior ETL Developer
Select Health
12.2014 - 04.2017
Senior ETL Developer
Cigna
03.2010 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University