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saichetan grandhe

@saichetangrandhe

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Senior Data Engineer delivering scalable cloud data platforms and AI integrations.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles building cloud-native, governed data platforms and AI-integrated data products where I can lead scalable pipeline design, cost optimization, and cross-functional delivery that drive measurable business outcomes.

I am a Senior Data Engineer with 6+ years designing and optimizing cloud-scale data platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP, focused on Snowflake, dbt, Python, SQL, Databricks, and governed analytics.

I have unified 50+ disparate sources into a governed analytics layer for 500+ stakeholders, built 150+ dbt models that cut runtimes by 60% and downstream defects by 40%, and engineered ETL/ELT pipelines that reduced reporting lag from hours to under 10 minutes.

I prototype AI copilots and RAG solutions using Snowflake Cortex, LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI SDK, Vertex AI, and Azure AI, accelerating pilots from weeks to days and reducing experimentation costs. I also deliver reusable functions, Streamlit data apps, and automated workflows that cut manual effort and operational costs significantly.

I partner with cross-functional teams to standardize KPIs, drive CI/CD automation, and apply data governance and cost-optimization practices, consistently delivering measurable business impact and scalable analytics products.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sr. Data Engineer

Current

Caterpillar

Sep 2019 - Present (6 years 9 months)

Architected multi-region Snowflake and Azure data platforms, consolidating 50+ sources into a governed analytics layer for 500+ stakeholders and delivering pipelines that reduced reporting lag from 4 hours to under 10 minutes.

Snowflake DBT Python Azure Data Factory Databricks Delta Lake Data Governance

Data Engineer

Freddie Mac

May 2019 - Sep 2019 (4 months)

Implemented AWS and GCP ingestion and transformation pipelines for compliance and risk datasets, tuned PySpark jobs to reduce runtimes by 35% and enabled real-time streaming for faster analytics.

AWS S3 Glue EMR Pyspark EMR Tuning Data Ingestion Streaming

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Alabama in Huntsville

Master in Computer Science, Computer Science

2016 - 2018

Grade: 4/4

Completed a Master in Computer Science with a 4.0 GPA, focusing on advanced computing topics and research-oriented projects.

Andhra University

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication

2012 - 2016

Grade: 3/4

Earned a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communication with a 3.0/4.0 GPA, covering core electronics, signal processing, and communications subjects.