Lakshmi Avula
@lakshmiavula
Experienced Data Engineer skilled in optimizing data pipelines.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am an experienced Data Engineer with over three years of expertise in designing, developing, and optimizing large-scale data pipelines and architectures. My proficiency in both real-time streaming and batch processing using modern data technologies has allowed me to significantly enhance data quality and support data-driven decision-making across various business domains.
At Barclays Capital, I built a Real-Time Market Data Streaming Platform using Apache Kafka and Flink, which reduced data ingestion latency by 60%. Additionally, I optimized low-latency pipelines with Apache Ignite, achieving sub-10ms response times for financial transactions. My work has consistently focused on leveraging advanced SQL and Python to improve data processing speeds and enhance analytics capabilities, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Data Engineer
Barclays Capital
Feb 2025 - Present (5 months)
Built a Real-Time Market Data Streaming Platform using Apache Kafka & Flink, handling terabytes of tick-by-tick market data daily and reducing data ingestion latency by 60%. Optimized low-latency pipelines with Apache Ignite, delivering sub-10ms response times for daily financial transactions and integrating with PostgreSQL for 99.99% system uptime. Modernized data infrastructure using AWS Kinesis
Data Engineer
Verizon
Jan 2020 - Aug 2022 (2 years 7 months)
Engineered and maintained high-performance data pipelines handling terabytes of telecom and customer usage data daily using Apache Spark and Hadoop, enabling real-time network analytics. Built real-time data streaming pipelines with Apache Kafka, processing millions of subscriber events per second with sub-100ms latency to support fraud detection and network traffic monitoring. Integrated large-sc
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
RBVRR Women's College
Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration
Studied Business Administration at RBVRR Women's College. Focused on core business principles and practices.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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