Vikram Thirumalai
About Vikram Thirumalai
Vikram Thirumalai is a Senior Data Engineer currently working at Hinge in New York, New York. He has extensive experience in data engineering, having previously worked at Newsela, Avanade, and Fast Enterprises, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Informatics from the University of Washington.
Work at Hinge
Vikram Thirumalai currently serves as a Senior Data Engineer at Hinge, a role he has held since 2022. In this position, he focuses on data validation and the creation of supporting documentation to assess the effectiveness of new data pipelines. His work ensures data integrity and reliability, which are critical for the company's data-driven initiatives. He collaborates with various teams to enhance the product's capabilities through effective data management.
Previous Experience in Data Engineering
Before joining Hinge, Vikram Thirumalai worked as a Data Engineer at Newsela from 2020 to 2022. His responsibilities included collaborating with Data Scientists to experiment and measure the efficacy of new features. Prior to that, he spent three years at Avanade as a Data Engineer from 2017 to 2020, and he also worked as a Software Developer at Fast Enterprises, LLC for eight months in 2016. His diverse experience in data engineering has contributed to his current expertise.
Educational Background in Informatics
Vikram Thirumalai earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Informatics from the University of Washington, where he studied from 2012 to 2016. This educational background provided him with a strong foundation in data management and analysis, which he has applied throughout his career in various engineering roles.
Technical Skills and Projects
Vikram has developed a range of technical skills throughout his career. He has orchestrated high volume and velocity data pipelines using Python, SQL, and Airflow. His work includes consuming data from Kafka and staging it in S3 and Apache Hive, which facilitates the ingestion of new metrics into Redshift. These skills enable stakeholders to analyze user behavior effectively and optimize data processing workflows.
Early Career Experience
Vikram Thirumalai began his career with a role as a Web Developer at the University of Washington Information School in 2014, where he worked for six months. He also gained experience as a Full Stack Engineer at LabKey Software for three months in 2015. These early roles contributed to his development as a technical professional in the field of data and software engineering.