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Akash Anand

SDE-II (Data) @ Best Buy | Azure Data Factory| Azure Synapse Analytics| Azure Data Lake| Databricks| Pyspark| SQL| Python| Ex-Thoughtworks | Ex-TCS

Bangalore Urban

5+ years of work experience

Best Buy™ India
Jul 20251 yr 3 mosPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Thoughtworks
Apr 20241 yr 5 mosAug 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Tata Consultancy Services
Aug 20212 yrs 9 mosApr 2024

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

1.Orchestrated end-to-end Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines, accelerating SLG Report generation with a 30% reduction in data processing time. 2.Implemented efficient data processing techniques, such as broadcast join and strategic file format selection (Parquet for reading data and CSV for writing final feed), resulting in a 40% reduction in report generation time. 3.Collaborated cross-functionally to identify and rectify data anomalies, applying PySpark transformations to achieve a 70% accuracy improvement in data quality. 4.Implementing Data Modeling techniques, specifically focusing on creating and managing SCD Type 2 structures 5.Orchestrated the creation of an architectural design in collaboration with the Project Manager, aligning with the business specifications 6.Supervised the Impact Analysis of changes in downstream systems, ensuring a smooth transition to Data Warehousing and Reporting Systems. 7.Extracted data from the Oracle Database and generated mappings, workflows, and transformations to establish efficient pipelines for data transfer and increasing the sales by 27%. 8.Developed and optimized SQL scripts to enhance the performance of workflows, maximizing efficiency in data processing and enhancing the performance by 30% 9.Implemented Snowflake's Time Travel function in SQL queries, resulting in a 25% reduction in data analysis time, to scrutinize new data against historical records, driving insightful comparisons.
Tata Consultancy Services
Mar 20213 mosMay 2021

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sperheaded the cleaning and transformation of over 1 million sales records using PySpark, ensuring impeccable data quality and integrity. Leveraged cutting-edge PySpark and Spark SQL for a thorough analysis of sales data, extracting valuable and actionable insights. Improved data accuracy by 25% through precise execution of data cleaning tasks, addressing missing values and outliers. Implemented broadcast join in PySpark, boosting data processing efficiency by 20%
Exposys Data Labs
Apr 20202 mosMay 2020

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Akash’s AI Stack

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Education

BNM Institute of Technology

B.E., CSE

BNM Institute of Technology

20174 yrs2021

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Headline

SDE-II (Data) @ Best Buy | Azure Data Factory| Azure Synapse Analytics| Azure Data Lake| Databricks| Pyspark| SQL| Python| Ex-Thoughtworks | Ex-TCS

About

I am a Data Engineer with 5 years of experience designing, building, and optimizing scalable data platforms across GCP, Azure, and AWS. My work spans cloud data migration, data marts, semantic layers, data quality engineering, governance, reporting modernization, and performance optimization. I have worked on large-scale analytics initiatives involving BigQuery, Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Informatica, Looker, Teradata, Snowflake, and Azure Data Factory. My recent work includes building cloud-based reporting assets, modernizing legacy BI platforms, improving data quality across enterprise assets, and enabling reliable, business-ready analytics for downstream users. Across my experience at Best Buy India, Thoughtworks, and TCS, I have contributed to projects involving 20TB-scale data marts, 6B+ record processing, report migrations, data validation frameworks, and optimized data pipelines. I enjoy solving complex data problems by combining engineering depth with business context and strong data governance practices. I hold a B.E. in Computer Science Engineering from BNM Institute of Technology and have a strong interest in building reliable, scalable, and well-governed data systems. My long-term goal is to grow toward a Data Architect role, designing data platforms that create measurable business impact.

Location

Bangalore Urban

AI stack

gemini

github copilot

mcp

notebooklm

githubcopilot

ChatGPT

Work experience

SDE-II (Data) at Best Buy™ India, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data Engineer at Thoughtworks, Apr 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Data Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, Aug 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India, 1.Orchestrated end-to-end Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines, accelerating SLG Report generation with a 30% reduction in data processing time. 2.Implemented efficient data processing techniques, such as broadcast join and strategic file format selection (Parquet for reading data and CSV for writing final feed), resulting in a 40% reduction in report generation time. 3.Collaborated cross-functionally to identify and rectify data anomalies, applying PySpark transformations to achieve a 70% accuracy improvement in data quality. 4.Implementing Data Modeling techniques, specifically focusing on creating and managing SCD Type 2 structures 5.Orchestrated the creation of an architectural design in collaboration with the Project Manager, aligning with the business specifications 6.Supervised the Impact Analysis of changes in downstream systems, ensuring a smooth transition to Data Warehousing and Reporting Systems. 7.Extracted data from the Oracle Database and generated mappings, workflows, and transformations to establish efficient pipelines for data transfer and increasing the sales by 27%. 8.Developed and optimized SQL scripts to enhance the performance of workflows, maximizing efficiency in data processing and enhancing the performance by 30% 9.Implemented Snowflake's Time Travel function in SQL queries, resulting in a 25% reduction in data analysis time, to scrutinize new data against historical records, driving insightful comparisons.

Software Engineer Intern at Tata Consultancy Services, Mar 2021 - May 2021 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Sperheaded the cleaning and transformation of over 1 million sales records using PySpark, ensuring impeccable data quality and integrity. Leveraged cutting-edge PySpark and Spark SQL for a thorough analysis of sales data, extracting valuable and actionable insights. Improved data accuracy by 25% through precise execution of data cleaning tasks, addressing missing values and outliers. Implemented broadcast join in PySpark, boosting data processing efficiency by 20%

Web Development Intern at Exposys Data Labs, Apr 2020 - May 2020 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

B.E., CSE, BNM Institute of Technology

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