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Gautam Karnataki

Seattle

Summary

Dynamic Principal Engineer with a proven track record at Disney Streaming & ESPN Technology, specializing in data modeling and ETL pipeline development. Expert in SQL and Snowflake, I led teams to optimize data processes, enhancing operational efficiency. A collaborative mentor, I fostered skill development while driving strategic projects that aligned with business goals.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Engineer

Disney Streaming & ESPN Technology
04.2020 - Current
  • Leading a team of Data Engineers building products and processes to measure subscriber and subscription activity from creation of a subscription to churn.
  • Developed products to measure subscriber transitions.
  • Built data pipelines sourcing from event streams and materialized domain events into fact-dimension models.
  • Designed and developed near real time pipelines and slack based tooling to dashboard business critical KPIs.
  • Performed continuous query optimization to keep Snowflake and Databricks costs in check.


Lead Engineer

Blinkhealth
10.2019 - 04.2020
  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver innovative healthcare technology solutions.
  • Mentored junior engineers, fostering skill development and technical expertise.
  • Streamlined engineering processes for enhanced operational efficiency and quality.
  • Spearheaded strategic projects, aligning engineering efforts with company objectives.

Sr. Data Architect

Experian Consumer Services
06.2016 - 10.2019
  • Designed and implemented scalable data architectures to support business intelligence initiatives.
  • Led cross-functional teams in developing data integration strategies for improved data accessibility.
  • Established best practices for data governance and quality assurance across diverse datasets.
  • Mentored junior data architects, enhancing team capabilities in database design and management.

Education

Master of Information & Data Sciences -

University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Vishweshwaraya Technological University
India

Skills

  • Data Modeling and ETL Pipeline development
  • SQL, Snowflake, Spark, Databricks
  • Airflow
  • Python, R
  • Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Neural Networks

Timeline

Principal Engineer

Disney Streaming & ESPN Technology
04.2020 - Current

Lead Engineer

Blinkhealth
10.2019 - 04.2020

Sr. Data Architect

Experian Consumer Services
06.2016 - 10.2019

Master of Information & Data Sciences -

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Vishweshwaraya Technological University