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Balaji Dange

@balajidange

Senior Data Engineer specializing in cloud-native data platforms, analytics pipelines, and cost optimization.

India
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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can architect cloud-native data platforms, lead engineering efforts, optimize costs, and build reliable analytics pipelines in a collaborative environment.

I am a Senior Data Engineer with deep expertise building cloud-native, scalable data platforms and end-to-end analytics pipelines using AWS, Snowflake, PySpark, Airflow and DBT. I design data architectures that enable reliable enterprise analytics, data governance, and cost-efficient operations.

I have led small engineering teams, mentored engineers, and driven cross-functional projects delivering revenue and support analytics, CDC integration, and RBAC/UBAC frameworks in Snowflake. My work has produced measurable savings and improved query performance and operational efficiency.

I hold multiple cloud and data certifications and have a track record of implementing automation, infrastructure-as-code, and optimized ETL patterns to reduce costs and latency while improving data availability and observability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

NI
Current

Senior Data Engineer

Nivoda

Sep 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Architected and built a cloud-native data platform using AWS DMS, Glue, Airflow, DBT, and Snowflake; led a team of 4 and delivered end-to-end revenue and Zendesk analytics while improving governance with RBAC/UBAC in Snowflake.

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Big Data Engineer

Apr 2022 - Sep 2024 (2 years 5 months)

Designed automated ingestion pipelines processing 1.5TB/day into S3 using PySpark on EMR and MWAA; optimized transformations and storage to improve query performance and delivered $40K annual cost savings.

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Associate Big Data Engineer

Jan 2020 - Mar 2022 (2 years 2 months)

Developed automated Sqoop ingestion handling 260GB/day into HDFS and transformed data into Hive/Impala; implemented metadata extraction and touch-file mechanisms to reduce manual effort and latency.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

RT

Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Engineering

2016 - 2019

Completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree at RAIT in Navi Mumbai with focus on engineering fundamentals and applied technical coursework.

RP

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology Polytechnic

Diploma, Polytechnic

2013 - 2016

Completed a polytechnic diploma program at RGIT in Udgir covering core technical and vocational engineering subjects.

SS

Shyamlal Memorial High School

Secondary School Certificate, Secondary Education

2012 - 2013

Completed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) at Shyamlal Memorial High School in Udgir.

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