Akshat Tare

Data Engineer with 2 years of experience developing data ingestion processes and building/maintaining ETL pipelines that move structured data into enterprise data warehouse and cloud-based environments. Skilled in Python, SQL, Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, and Databricks, with hands-on experience optimizing data storage/retrieval during an active EDW-to-Azure Data Factory (ADF) migration. Strong record of troubleshooting data issues and collaborating with data scientists and analysts to deliver reliable datasets.

Data Engineer at Cognizant (2024-11 – Present)

• Develop and implement data ingestion processes using Kafka + Python ETL pipelines, ensuring reliable daily ingestion of structured data across distributed environments.
• Design and optimize data storage and retrieval solutions as part of the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) migration to Azure Data Factory (ADF), transitioning legacy pipelines to modern, cloud-based data integration frameworks.
• Build and maintain ETL processes to transform and load data into the data warehouse, gaining hands-on experience with Apache Spark and Databricks for scalable, distributed data processing.
• Collaborate with User to understand data requirements and deliver relevant, reliable datasets for downstream analytics.
• Troubleshoot and resolve data-related issues in production pipelines, improving logging and error-handling mechanisms to enable faster root-cause analysis.
• Ensure data quality and integrity across pipelines by building an AI-powered automation solution (SSIS Package Documenter) to improve understanding of failed stored procedures and reduce troubleshooting effort.
• Research and evaluate new data technologies and tools (Databricks, Apache Spark, AI-driven automation) for continuous improvement of pipeline reliability and operational efficiency.

Python & ML Developer Intern at Triosoft Technologies (2023-10 – 2023-12)

• Built a Loan Enquiry Chatbot in Python, handling data ingestion, cleaning, and feature preparation for a working ML model.
• Designed REST APIs to connect the chatbot backend to the frontend and managed the underlying database layer.

Backend Developer at Hawkers Management Software (2023-07 – 2023-09)

• Built backend services in Django and MySQL for a transactional data management system.
• Redesigned database schemas with improved indexing and normalization, optimizing data storage and retrieval.

B.Tech in Computer Science – LNCT Group of Colleges (2020 – 2024)