Gopichand G. — AI Researcher
I’m a Data Engineering and AI Platform professional with 12+ years in IT and 7+ years of hands-on experience in Azure, Databricks, and Apache Spark, building large-scale, production-grade data and AI systems. My core strength lies in designing and owning end-to-end platforms — from raw data ingestion to governed Lakehouse layers, and from analytics foundations to AI-driven automation. I specialize in building: ✔️ Modern Lakehouse architectures (Bronze / Silver / Gold) ✔️ Delta Lake patterns (SCD Type 2, CDC, incremental processing) ✔️ Scalable ingestion and transformation frameworks ✔️ Data Quality & Data Observability platforms ✔️ CI/CD pipelines for data workloads ✔️ Cost-optimized, reliable Spark environments Over the last few years, my focus has expanded into AI engineering and intelligent automation. I design and implement: 🔹 Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems integrated with enterprise data platforms 🔹 Agentic AI solutions for automated root cause analysis, monitoring, and operational workflows 🔹 LLM evaluation and governance frameworks (LLM-as-a-Judge) 🔹 AI-enabled data quality and lineage analysis My approach is platform-first and outcome-driven: 👉 Give me your data — I’ll build the architecture, ensure quality, and deploy intelligent systems on top of it. As a technical leader, I: • Own architectural decisions • Define engineering standards • Drive reliability, scalability, and cost governance • Bridge Data Engineering with AI and business use cases • Mentor teams and lead complex initiatives I’m passionate about building systems that are not only powerful, but also observable, governed, and production-ready. Currently, I’m targeting Lead Data Engineer / Data Architect / AI Platform Architect roles in Hyderabad, UAE, and Germany, where I can take full ownership of data and AI platforms and drive large-scale digital and AI transformation initiatives. Let’s connect if you’re building serious data and AI platforms, modernizing analytics, or exploring AI-driven automation.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering and AI Platform expert with extensive experience in enterprise-level data solutions.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Experience: 12 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Data Architecture
Career Highlights
- 12+ years in IT with a focus on Data Engineering and AI.
- Expert in building scalable Lakehouse architectures and AI systems.
- Proven track record in leading complex data initiatives.
Work Experience
Covasant
Senior Data/AI Engineer (5 mos)
IBM
Senior Data Engineer (3 yrs 3 mos)
Cognizant
Sr Associate - Projects (10 mos)
Associate - Projects (4 yrs 1 mo)
Accenture
Application Development Analyst (3 yrs 6 mos)
Education
B.Tech at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University