Ajantha Bhat
About Ajantha Bhat
Ajantha Bhat is a Senior Software Engineer currently working at Dremio and contributing to The Apache Software Foundation, particularly in the Apache Iceberg and Apache CarbonData projects. With a background in system architecture and technical leadership at Huawei Technologies, Bhat has made significant contributions to open-source software development since 2019.
Work at Dremio
Ajantha Bhat currently serves as a Senior Software Engineer at Dremio, a position he has held since 2023. Prior to this role, he worked at Dremio as a Software Engineer from 2021 to 2023. His responsibilities include contributing to various projects and initiatives within the company, leveraging his expertise in software engineering.
Contributions to Apache Software Foundation
Ajantha Bhat is an active contributor to The Apache Software Foundation. He has been a contributor to Apache Iceberg since 2021 and serves as a PMC member for Apache CarbonData since 2020. His contributions include implementing features such as the call procedure for compaction in Apache Iceberg and maintaining Nessie Integration at Iceberg and Trino repositories.
Previous Experience at Huawei Technologies India
Before joining Dremio, Ajantha Bhat worked at Huawei Technologies India in various roles. He served as a System Architect for 11 months in 2020, a Technical Project Lead for 11 months in 2018-2019, and a Senior Technical Lead for 11 months in 2019-2020. His roles involved overseeing technical projects and leading teams in software development.
Education and Expertise
Ajantha Bhat earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Visvesvaraya Technological University, completing his studies from 2009 to 2013. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his work in software engineering and contributions to open-source projects.
Achievements in Apache Iceberg
Ajantha Bhat has made significant contributions to the Apache Iceberg project, ranking among the top 6 active contributors. His work includes proposing the partition stats feature and implementing the Reflog. He also worked on the Nessie GC proof of concept for Project Nessie, showcasing his technical skills and commitment to the project.