Raghav Ramakrishnan
About Raghav Ramakrishnan
Raghav Ramakrishnan is a Senior Data Engineer at Skillz Inc., where he has worked since 2022. He has a background in information security and data engineering, with previous roles at Bank of America and a strong educational foundation in Computer Science and Management Information Systems.
Work at Skillz
Raghav Ramakrishnan has been employed at Skillz Inc. since 2022, currently holding the position of Senior Data Engineer. In this role, he focuses on designing and optimizing data pipelines, contributing to the company's data-driven decision-making processes. Prior to his current position, he worked as a Data Engineer at Skillz from 2019 to 2022, where he further developed his expertise in data engineering and analytics.
Education and Expertise
Raghav Ramakrishnan earned a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from SRM University, completing his studies from 2010 to 2014. He later pursued a Master of Science (MS) in Management Information Systems at Texas A&M University - Mays Business School, graduating in 2016. His educational background provides a strong foundation in both technical and management aspects of information systems.
Background in Information Security
Raghav has a background in information security, having worked at Bank of America in various roles. He served as an Information Security Engineer from 2016 to 2017 and later as an AVP - Information Security Data Engineer from 2018 to 2019. His experience includes automating reporting processes and optimizing data systems, which contributed to enhanced operational efficiency.
Achievements in Data Engineering
Raghav Ramakrishnan has led several significant projects in data engineering. He designed and optimized batch ELT pipelines using Airflow, which improved product and revenue reporting. He also led the migration of terabytes of data from Redshift to Snowflake, achieving a 99.9% uptime metric. Additionally, he built a novel experimentation platform that processed over 100 million events per day, contributing to substantial revenue growth.
Internship Experience
Raghav's early career includes internship experiences that shaped his technical skills. He worked as a Technology Developer Intern at Bank of America in 2015 and as a Summer Engineering Intern at Wipro Infotech in 2012. These roles provided him with practical experience in technology development and data management, laying the groundwork for his future career in data engineering.