I’m a Lead Software Engineer – Data & AI with 7.5+ years of experience building and scaling data platforms, data products, and intelligent systems across technology companies including Flipkart (Walmart Group), Paytm and Zee5. My journey has been centered around solving complex engineering problems at scale from building distributed data platforms and large-scale data pipelines to designing data products, workflow orchestration systems, and AI-powered developer experiences. I’ve worked on platforms and data ecosystems serving 600M+ users, designing systems with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, performance, cost optimization, and user experience. Beyond engineering, I’m passionate about mentoring and helping people build successful careers in Data Engineering and AI. Through mentorship, I’ve helped professionals strengthen their problem-solving and coding skills, Data Engineering fundamentals, distributed systems knowledge, System Design, Agentic AI and AI Agents, while also preparing them for technical interviews, resume building, career strategy, and transitions into the Data & AI field. I especially enjoy helping people who are looking to break into Data Engineering, transition from another technology domain, switch to stronger engineering roles, or prepare for interviews at leading technology companies and Fortune 500 organizations. My approach to mentorship is simple: focus on fundamentals, think like an engineer, solve problems systematically, and build the confidence to tackle real-world systems not just crack an interview. If you're looking to move into Data Engineering or AI, strengthen your technical skills, prepare for challenging interviews, improve your System Design, or plan your next career move, I'd be happy to help you on that journey.