Baskar Rethinasabapathi
About Baskar Rethinasabapathi
Baskar Rethinasabapathi is a Software Engineer with a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He currently works at LiveRamp in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in workflow optimization and data processing.
Work at LiveRamp
Baskar Rethinasabapathi has been employed at LiveRamp as a Software Engineer since 2022. He works in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he specializes in workflow optimization and data processing on the Distributions Platform. His role involves the design and development of large-scale distributed systems, contributing to the efficiency and effectiveness of data handling processes.
Previous Experience at Yahoo
Before joining LiveRamp, Baskar worked at Yahoo as a Software Engineer from 2015 to 2022. During his seven years at Yahoo, he gained extensive experience in software development and engineering, enhancing his skills in various technical domains.
Education and Expertise
Baskar Rethinasabapathi earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied from 2014 to 2015. He also holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from Amrita School of Engineering, completed from 2007 to 2011. His expertise includes both batching and streaming data processes, which are critical in modern data engineering.
Early Career and Research Experience
Baskar began his career as a Software Engineer at SAP BusinessObjects, where he worked from 2011 to 2014 in Bengaluru, India. He also gained research experience as a Graduate Research Assistant and Research Programmer at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, during 2014. This role involved significant contributions to research projects and software development.