I’m a Senior Data Engineer with around 6 years of experience working on large-scale, regulated data platforms in the financial payments domain. I’ve built and operated production-grade data pipelines using Databricks, Apache Spark, Azure Data Factory, and Snowflake, and have worked closely with business and operations teams to deliver reliable, audit-ready data solutions. I’ve been on both sides of the journey - starting out confused about data engineering, working in a strong product-based setup (Bank of America), and later navigating into consulting environments. This has given me a very practical perspective on what actually matters for data engineering roles versus what is just noise. I enjoy mentoring and guiding: ->Aspiring Data Engineers ->Professionals switching from analytics/testing to DE ->Engineers preparing for Databricks, Spark, SQL, or DE interviews ->People stuck in low-impact projects and planning a switch to better teams My sessions are focused on clarity, fundamentals, and real-world expectations — not generic advice or surface-level theory.