A Data enthusiast with over 12 years of experience in the industry. Have worn multiple hats and saw considerable change in career ranging from Test Engineer, SDET, IC Developer to Lead. Have past experience of working in various companies including service based industry to transitioning to mid size SAAS company to being a Data lead at huge organization such as Walmart. Currently helping my team grow and mature as the Data Engineering Manager at Confluent. I would love to share my experience about how a tier2 clg grad made the journey from being a Test Engineer at a service based industry to being a data lead of a premium Company and drawing a compensation of 0.1% income of India.