Rajat Madaan

Data Engineer

Seattle, Washington, United States12 yrs 5 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Built a lakehouse processing over 10 PB daily.
  • Modernized Amazon's asset data lake for real-time analytics.
  • Implemented frameworks reducing A/B experimentation latency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering expert specializing in scalable AI-ready platforms.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data EngineeringBig DataAnalyticsEtl

Other Skills

AWSAmazon Web Services (AWS)AndroidApache KafkaApache SparkApplication Programming Interfaces (API)Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud ComputingData AnalysisData MiningData ModelsData ScienceData VisualizationData WarehousingDatabases

About

Turning complex data ecosystems into scalable AI-ready platforms. With 12 + years of experience across Amazon, Expedia, and Deloitte, I build end-to-end data platforms that power analytics, experimentation, and machine learning at global scale. My core strength lies in transforming messy data into trusted, governed assets that feed AI and LLM systems reliably. 🔹 Architecture & Tech Stack – Python · SQL · Java · Scala | Spark · Databricks · Snowflake · dbt · Airflow · Kafka | AWS (S3, Glue, Redshift, Lambda) · GCP · Terraform · Kubernetes 🔹 Specialties – Data Modeling, Lakehouse Design, Data Governance, Feature Stores, Observability, Cost Optimization 🔹 AI Integration – LLM data pipelines, vector stores, feature management for ML and Generative AI workloads 💡 Recent impact: • Built a Spark-on-Databricks lakehouse processing > 10 PB daily, cutting ETL costs by 32 %. • Modernized Amazon asset data lake (21 + services) for real-time governance and analytics. • Implemented Airflow + dbt framework for A/B experimentation data, reducing latency from hours → minutes. I’m now focused on senior/principal-level roles where data engineering meets AI — helping teams build high-trust pipelines that feed LLM and analytics platforms with speed and accuracy. Let’s connect → to discuss AI Data Engineering / Platform roles or collaboration on LLM infra projects.

Experience

Amazon

2 roles

Data Engineer - ||

Promoted

Apr 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 11 mos

  • Designed and deployed petabyte-scale data ingestion pipelines on AWS (S3, Glue, EMR, Athena), processing > 4 PB monthly across 21+ services.
  • Implemented automated lineage and SLA tracking → improved data reliability by 35 % and reduced incident MTTR by 40 %.
  • Built BI/analytics layer for asset management & Zendesk integrations, enabling 20 + teams to self-serve analytics and cutting report turnaround time by 60 %.
  • Migrated legacy ETL workflows to PySpark on EMR, cutting compute cost by ~25 % through efficient partitioning and Spark tuning.
  • Partnered with product & science teams to build data quality guardrails & validation frameworks, reducing data defects by 50 %.
  • (Tip: Repeat this data-driven pattern for Expedia, Deloitte, etc., ensuring at least 3–4 bullets per role with quantifiable metrics.)
Google BigQueryBig DataExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data ModelsSQLData Engineering+12

Data Engineer

Aug 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

Google BigQueryExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data ModelsAnalyticsDatabasesData Analysis+7

Expedia group

Senior Data Engineer

Jul 2019 – Aug 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Google BigQueryExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data ModelsAnalyticsDatabasesData Analysis+7

99acres.com

Lead Data Engineer

Aug 2018 – Jun 2019 · 10 mos · Noida Area, India

Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data ModelsAnalyticsDatabasesData AnalysisData Mining+6

Publicis sapient

Senior Associate

Feb 2018 – Aug 2018 · 6 mos · Gurgaon, India

Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data ModelsAnalyticsDatabasesData AnalysisData Mining+5

Deloitte consulting

Business Technology Analyst

Mar 2017 – Feb 2018 · 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data ModelsAnalyticsDatabasesData AnalysisData Mining+5

Tata consultancy services

System Engineer

Oct 2013 – Mar 2017 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Pune

Extract, Transform, Load (ETL)Data ModelsAnalyticsDatabasesData AnalysisData Mining+5

Education

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

Bachelor's degree — Computer Science

Jan 2009 – Jan 2013

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