Sandeep BELGAVI ASHOK KUMAR — Director of Engineering
An accomplished Senior Engineering Manager driving the development of scalable Data & AI platforms, with a particular emphasis on GenAI projects and the implementation of Cassandra vector stores. Brings extensive expertise in data engineering technologies including Spark, Kafka, and Python, alongside a strong background in NoSQL databases such as Cassandra, HBase, and MongoDB to deliver high-performance, reliable solutions. Proficient in software development using Scala, Java, and Python, with solid experience in observability frameworks like ELK, business intelligence tools including Pentaho and Spotfire, and cloud/Hadoop environments such as Cloudera. Committed to fostering Agile and DevOps methodologies that enhance team collaboration, streamline delivery, and maintain quality standards. As an active contributor to the tech community, I share in-depth insights and practical knowledge through my Medium blog: https://medium.com/@sandeep.b_41968, where you can find articles like "Cassandra's Vector Horizon: Semantic Search at Enterprise Scale." My commitment to fostering learning and collaboration is further demonstrated through my GitHub repositories: AI/ML: https://github.com/Sandeep-BA/AI-ML Data Structures & Algorithms: https://github.com/Sandeep-BA/ds-algo Portfolio: https://aicassindra.com/
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Data Engineering and AI specialist in the SaaS industry.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 15 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Spark
- Business Intelligence
- Data Engineering
- Big Data
- Hadoop
- Java
- Software Development
Career Highlights
- Expert in Data & AI platforms with GenAI focus.
- Proficient in Spark, Kafka, and Python for data engineering.
- Active tech community contributor through blogs and GitHub.
Work Experience
redBus
Senior Engineering Manager (3 yrs 3 mos)
Engineering Manager (1 yr 5 mos)
Amadeus IT Group
Member Of Technical Staff (4 yrs 8 mos)
Senior Software Engineer (BigData) Travel Intelligence Platform (1 yr 9 mos)
Toshiba Embeeded Software India Pvt Ltd.
Software Engineer for Big Data Platform (2 yrs 1 mo)
Nokia Siemens Networks
Software Engineer (2 yrs 2 mos)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering at PESSE
Associate's Degree at DVS