Adwaith S Kumar

Data Engineer

adwaithsk@hotmail.com | +971 521726019 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | LinkedIn | GitHub | HackerRank

Summary

Software Engineer with a background in developing and maintaining data extraction solutions for a leading Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) provider. Seeking a Junior or Associate Data Engineer position to leverage experience in Python, SQL, data harvesting, and processing large-scale datasets (billions of data points). Actively enhancing data engineering skills through the IBM Data Engineering Professional Certificate program, with a strong desire to build and optimize robust data pipelines and contribute to data-driven solutions.

Professional Experience

Software Engineer

TalentNeuron (Acquired from Gartner by Leeds Equity, UK) | Bangalore, India

Feb 2023 - May 2024

  • Contributed to the development and maintenance of a core Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) product built upon ~3 trillion data points and ~2.2 billion candidate profiles, delivering global labor market intelligence across 110+ countries.
  • Engineered and maintained data extraction pipelines contributing to the daily collection and processing of millions of unique job posting data points.
  • Contributed to the development and enhancement of in-house data harvesting tools (Universal Harvester, AuthTool) used for building and managing extraction scripts.
  • Mentored 3 junior developers, improving team onboarding efficiency by 25%.

Associate Software Engineer

Gartner, Inc. | Bangalore, India

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Built and maintained automated data collection scripts using Python, JavaScript, XPath, and CSS from diverse online sources.
  • Led a critical data extraction script migration project, coordinating with 15+ team members to redesign, optimize, and ensure the reliability of data harvesting processes.
  • Documented technical workflows and processes using Confluence, improving knowledge sharing and team consistency.

Data Operations Intern

Gartner, Inc. | Bangalore (Remote)

Jun 2021 - Aug 2022

  • Assisted in developing web scraping scripts using Python, XPath, and CSS to extract data from diverse online sources.
  • Collaborated with senior developers on a script migration project, contributing to the design and testing of web scraping spiders.
  • Promoted from Data Operations Intern to Full-Time Associate at Gartner, Inc. due to significant project contributions and demonstrated value to the organization.

Skills

Programming & Databases

Python | SQL | JavaScript | HTML/CSS | RDBMS - PostgreSQL | NoSQL Concepts (Learning) | Data Modeling Concepts (Learning)

Data Engineering

Data Extraction | ETL/ELT Concepts (Learning) | Data Pipelines (Development & Maintenance) | Data Warehousing Concepts (Learning) | Apache Spark/PySpark (Learning) | Airflow (Learning) | Linux/Shell Scripting (Learning)

Cloud (AWS)

S3 | CloudWatch | Learning: Glue, Lambda, Redshift

Tools & Platforms

Git | Jira | Confluence | BitBucket | Jenkins | Redmine

Projects

Details about personal projects coming soon. Please check my GitHub profile for current work.

Certificates

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechatronics Engineering

A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technological University | Kerala, India

Graduated: Jul 2022

Higher Secondary in Computer Science

Excel Public School | Mahe, India

Graduated: Mar 2016