Sidharrth Nagappan
About Sidharrth Nagappan
Sidharrth Nagappan is a Data Engineer at MoneyLion in Kuala Lumpur and the Co-Founder of Sambal SOS.
Current Role at MoneyLion
Sidharrth Nagappan is currently serving as a Data Engineer at MoneyLion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In this role, he has significantly contributed to the company's data infrastructure. He revamped and introduced new Terraform workflows to federate RBAC permissioning and data sharing, improving the deployment velocity of a data cloud managing over 1.8 trillion rows. Additionally, he led initiatives to improve engineering processes, unlock self-service ETL, and migrate independent tools to Kubernetes. His work also includes writing a robust SFTP to S3 ingestion image for financial data and migrating Airbyte from EC2 to Kubernetes to enable scalability.
Previous Experience at Monash University and Multimedia University
Before joining MoneyLion, Sidharrth Nagappan worked at Monash University Malaysia as a Research Assistant for seven months. Concurrently, he was also a Research Assistant at Multimedia University for five months. In both roles, he contributed to various research initiatives, leveraging his expertise in data science and computer engineering.
Co-Founder of Sambal SOS
Sidharrth Nagappan is also the Co-Founder of Sambal SOS, based in Greater Kuala Lumpur. His multifaceted role likely involves strategic planning, technological development, and operational management. This entrepreneurial venture showcases his leadership and versatility in various domains.
Educational Background
Sidharrth Nagappan has an extensive educational background. He studied Computer Engineering at Politecnico di Torino as part of an Erasmus Exchange program for five months. He obtained a Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons.) in Data Science from Multimedia University, where he also completed a foundation year in Information Technology. Prior to university, he achieved the Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) from elc International School.
Past Industry Experience
Sidharrth Nagappan's industry experience includes various roles across multiple companies. He served as a Data Engineer at AirAsia and a Software Engineer at Rodeo and Lava X Technologies. He was also involved with Fusionex Group as an Undergraduate Researcher for his thesis attachment. Additionally, he held leadership roles in the Google Developer Student Clubs at Multimedia University, serving as both Lead and Head of Engineering. Early in his career, he founded Maths for Geeks, demonstrating his entrepreneurial spirit from a young age.