Mukund Kulkarni Engineering Scalable Pipelines & Intelligent Systems.
Data Engineer with 5 years experience across data-driven organizations. Loves to solve engineering problems through programming especially with Python. Skilled in SQL, PySpark, Airflow and GCP. Always keen on automating boring stuff through AI driven systems or the old school if/else statements.
Work Experience
Building and maintaining reliable, efficient data pipelines and infrastructure that empower data-driven insights and decision making.
HSBC
Bangalore, India
Manager
- • Designed a modular data pipeline in GCP Dataflow that processed both NRT and RT data feeds leveraging Bigquery, PubSub and Cloud Bigtable.
- • Procesed over 10k+ new NRT records and 100 transactions/s of RT records daily to derive and update more than 100+ attributes and made them available for consumption for credit decisioning.
Senior Analyst
- • Developed data pipelines using GCP, dbt, and Airflow designed for high-velocity consumption (200 transactions/ms), enabling real-time analytics and decision support for Fraud and Credit services.
- • Implemented usecases for Credit Limit Increase, Mortgage Process Optimization and World Class Onboarding (ETB and OD).
- • Developed and optimized end-to-end ETL pipelines using BigQuery, implementing partitioning and clustering strategies to improve query performance and reduce storage costs.
- • Worked and improved upon a custom dbt operator in Airflow to orchestrate dbt model execution, providing a robust and scalable solution for data transformation pipelines.
- • Designed and implemented a Looker dashboard to provide real-time monitoring, in-depth analysis, and automated alerts for the health and performance of multiple data pipelines.
Tata Consultancy Services
Bangalore, India
ETL Developer
Engineered distributed ETL pipelines for a tier-1 global credit processing company. Authored and optimized robust Apache Spark scripts leveraging Google Cloud Platform for transforming, processing, and analyzing massive consumer financial datasets with strict SLA adherence.
SAS Programmer
Managed and analyzed large-scale consumer transactional data utilizing Statistical Analysis System (SAS). Architected automated custom reporting workflows and data models aligned with core business requirements.
Migration Analyst
Led cloud migration initiatives for enterprise data applications to Google Cloud Platform. Performed end-to-end data validation, architectural analysis, and redesigned legacy batch workflows into cloud-native architectures.
Space Applications Centre, ISRO
Ahmedabad, India
Machine Learning Intern
Conducted cutting-edge research on the Unmixing of Hyperspectral Satellite Data using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Built deep learning architectures to extract endmembers and predict fractional abundances from complex multi-band satellite sensor data.
Koshrita Internet Labs Pvt Ltd
Remote / Internship
Web Development Intern
Architected and developed the responsive primary landing page and user interface for the company. Implemented dynamic views and modular UI components leveraging Django and modern frontend styling.
Technical Expertise
Specialized in big data engines, cloud infrastructures, machine learning algorithms, and system design.
Big Data & Cloud Infrastructure
Languages & Core Tools
AI, ML & Frameworks
Core Competencies
Featured Projects
A selection of big data tools, machine learning research, and full-stack software systems.
NetworkCheck
Specialized telecom data intelligence tool designed to parse and analyze extensive 2G/3G drive test datasets, identifying localized signal degradation and pinpointing impacted tower sectors.
Hyperspectral Unmixing
Advanced deep learning pipeline applying Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to unmix high-dimensional hyperspectral satellite imagery, decomposing mixed pixels into constituent ground spectral signatures.
InventoryMan
Scalable, full-featured online inventory management web platform demonstrating clean RESTful API architecture, role-based access control, and transactional inventory ledger auditing.
NextBook
Hybrid recommendation system integrating Content-Based Image Retrieval (CBIR) with collaborative and content-based filtering algorithms to deliver hyper-accurate personalized book suggestions.
Online Adaptive Assessment
Responsive web-based examination platform featuring adaptive question-difficulty algorithms, real-time student evaluation metrics, and intuitive examination workflows for educators.
DOC-SCAN
Automated document digitization scanner utilizing OpenCV edge detection and four-point perspective homography transforms to produce crisp, glare-free scanned documents.
BlockBank
Pure blockchain prototype implementing proof-of-work consensus, immutable cryptographic block mining, ledger transaction broadcasting, and peer chain validation explorer.
Vending-Machine
Object-oriented vending machine system architecture implementing state design patterns, transactional state rollbacks, and strictly adhering to Google code style guidelines.
Education
Government Engineering College, Rajkot
2017 – 2021Sabari Vidyalaya, Vadodara
2015 – 2017Certifications & Honors
Associate Cloud Engineer
Official Google Cloud Certification
Professional Data Engineer (In Progress)
Google Cloud Advanced Data Specialization
Winner — Smart Gujarat Hackathon 2020
Selected among top state-wide competitive innovators
Applied Machine Learning: Algorithms & Vision
Coursera Certified Specializations
Problem Solving Specialist
HackerRank Verified Skill Certification
Technical Speaker & Facilitator
Google Developer Student Clubs & Android Study Jams
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