Niraj Zade
Sr. Data Engineer | Architect | Consultant
~ whoever owns storage, owns computing ~
About
I build data systems - from ingestion pipelines for lakehouses, to distributed processing platforms and the infra around them.
Without breaking the bank.
If you have data coming in at scale, and having trouble with it - contact me.
I've spent over a decade solving problems via software, 4.5+ years of it within tech companies, including Coditas, Konverge.ai and DecisivEdge. I'm a very high-agency person and operate like a manager of one.
Tech stack: Spark, Databricks, Azure, AWS, FastAPI, Python, SQL, Linux, Docker etc
I typically work across stacks. Your existing tech choices won't be a barrier at all.
Contact
- Email (preferred)
- niraj[at]theniraj[dot]com
- linkedin.com/in/nirajzade/
- Coffee
- If you know me via a mutual friend, whatsapp me. We can simply meet over a nice cup of coffee in Pune.
Blog
Articles
| created | category | title | pages | read |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| api |
HTTP API design handbook
API design guidelines
|
3 | 4m | |
| resources |
PVLDB - links only
A convenient centralized list of all PVLDB papers till date
|
162 | 4hr25m | |
| resources |
PVLDB - links with abstracts (large document)
A convenient centralized list of all PVLDB papers till date
|
3377 | 92hr14m | |
| data engineering |
The Spark Field Manual
An engineer-focused field manual on Spark internals for new data engineers and seasoned experts who need a refresher.
|
23 | 37m | |
| resources |
Bookmarks
A centralized collection of papers, talks, lectures around computer science, engineering, and the overall industry
|
4 | 5m | |
| work |
Lecture - You and your research by Dr. Richard Hamming
The lecture by Richard Hamming
|
49 | 1hr18m | |
| python |
Unicode string normalization schemes in Python
Universally applicable string comparison in python. For string comparisons, and for de-duplication in datasets.
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5 | 7m | |
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