I’m a senior Data & AI engineering leader with 17+ years of experience building large-scale data, ML, and AI platforms across companies including Walmart and Twilio. My work spans petabyte-scale data platforms, distributed systems, Spark, Kafka, cloud architecture, ML platforms, LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, and engineering automation. I’ve worked on systems ranging from real-time streaming and large-scale analytics to production AI agents and enterprise AI platforms. Beyond technology, I’m increasingly focused on the transition from senior IC to engineering leadership—how engineers move from delivering systems to defining technical strategy, influencing organizations, and building high-performing teams. On Topmate, I can help with: • Staff / Principal Engineer career strategy • Data & AI system design and architecture • GenAI, LLM, RAG and Agentic AI architecture • Spark, distributed systems and large-scale data engineering • Technical and system-design interview preparation • Resume, LinkedIn and senior-level job positioning • Moving from Senior/Staff IC roles toward Engineering Manager and technology leadership If you’re trying to break into senior engineering roles, navigate a difficult career decision, or design a serious Data/AI platform, bring the problem. We’ll work through it practically.