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Nikhil S.

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India11 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led team expansion and improved productivity by 40%
  • Designed cost governance framework reducing costs by over 60%
  • Spearheaded migration of petabyte-scale data with zero downtime
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering leader with expertise in large-scale data platforms and governance.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data GovernanceCross-functional Team LeadershipData EngineeringData LineageEtl DevelopmentData Migration

Other Skills

AlgorithmsAmazon S3Amazon Web Services (AWS)Apache AirflowAzure DatabricksComputer ScienceData InfrastructureData LakesData StructuresData Warehouse ArchitectureData WarehousingDatabricksDistributed SystemsEngineering LeadershipExtract, Transform, Load (ETL)

About

Engineering Manager with 10+ years of experience leading high-performing data platform teams, driving significant innovation and efficiency. Maintains a strong hands-on approach, actively contributing to architectural design and performance optimization at a petabyte scale.

Experience

Okta

Principal Software Engineer | Data Platform

Aug 2025Present · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Swiggy

4 roles

Engineering Manager | Data Platform | Trust and Safety

Promoted

Oct 2022Aug 2025 · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Led team expansion from 6 to 15 engineers, taking on engineering leadership responsibilities for multiple teams
  • Focused on Gen AI adoption, boosting team productivity by 40%
  • Significantly enhanced team resilience ("bus factor") and accelerated project delivery through strategic mentorship and process optimization.
  • Spearheaded end-to-end roadmap execution, providing hands-on coaching to ensure team success.
  • Strengthened cross-functional collaboration building strong partnerships across Analytics, Engineering, Product, and Business teams for seamless execution.
SnowflakeData Warehouse ArchitectureData GovernanceApache AirflowAzure DatabricksCross-functional Team Leadership+3

Lead Engineer: Data Governance and Data Engineering

Apr 2021Oct 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Designed a CDC pipeline to sync massive datasets from Data Lake to Snowflake ensuring optimal cost/performance profile
  • Hired and coached a team of 6 engineers, boosting team resilience and accelerating delivery.
  • Cut Data Infrastructure Costs by 60%+: Designed a cost governance framework for Snowflake & S3, driving significant cost reductions through proactive monitoring.
  • Revamped Data Scheduling System: Replaced a fragile process with a stable, version-controlled system, enforcing SQL best practices for reliable workflows.

Senior Software Engineer: Data Platform and Governance

Promoted

Oct 2019Apr 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Accelerated Data Discovery & Lineage: Led a Data Governance initiative, enabling faster, more reliable access for Data Science & Analytics teams.
  • Snowflake Data Center Migration (40% Cost Reduction): Seamlessly migrated petabyte-scale data with zero downtime, enhancing efficiency and reducing costs.
Data GovernanceData LineageData LakesAmazon S3Snowflake

Software Engineer: Data Platform

Nov 2018Sep 2019 · 10 mos

  • Built a Scalable ETL Platform: Designed and deployed an Apache Airflow & Zeppelin-based ETL system, enabling efficient data processing.
  • Accelerated Analytics with Snowflake Migration: Led migration from Qubole Presto to Snowflake, improving query SLAs & performance.
  • Automated Data Onboarding (From 2 Days to Seconds): Developed "DP Gate" (Python/Django) to seamlessly onboard data from Data Lake to Warehouse, eliminating manual effort.
PrestodockerqubolePythonJavaMySQL+5

Inmobi

Software Engineer - Data Platform

Jul 2015Nov 2018 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

  • Reporting and analytics.
  • Key Contributor in Clarity - InMobi's book of business dashboard and API for its big data at the scale of billion transactions per day - creating reporting and analytics for InMobi partners, campaign managers, revenue managers, product managers and senior leadership.
  • E2E ownership impacting product definition, UX, software architecture, QA & program delivery

Indraprastha institute of information technology, delhi

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Jan 2014Mar 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Delhi Area, India

  • Teaching assistant for following courses:
  • ● Data structures and algorithms, Winter 2016
  • Introduction to data structures and basic algorithm design taught using C.
  • ● Advanced Programming, Monsoon 2016
  • Object-oriented programming concepts and Design patterns taught using Java.

Education

IIIT Delhi

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) — Computer science and Engineering

Jan 2010Jan 2014

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