About

Apoorv Purohit is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at LinkedIn with over 7 years of relevant experience in the tech industry. He specializes in MySQL and has evolved from being a DBA to an SRE. Apoorv started his career as an application developer and worked on maintaining and improving C++ modules in his first organization. He later developed an interest in database technologies and transformed into a Database Engineer in MySQL. At LinkedIn, Apoorv ensures that MySQL servers are always available and writes and improves tooling around MySQL using Python to make it more reliable. He has worked on multiple MySQL-as-a-data-store use-cases, including a ticketing system, multiple rule-engines, customer database, multi-format reporting, and OLAP using MySQL. He also learned and improved his Python skills to assist him with automation. Apoorv is a firm believer in the philosophy of "Always Be Learning" and challenges himself by taking up tasks he is not yet good at, striving to excel in them. He keeps strengthening his domain knowledge and is always open to good recommendations that can set him on a path of learning new skills in tech. Apart from his work at LinkedIn, Apoorv has also worked at onedirect, a CX management firm, as a MySQL Database Engineer. He handled servers in different replication topologies, configured ETLs, and automated tasks using Python. He also provided 24x7 support for managing and monitoring multiple database server instances. Apoorv holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Computer Science from the Global Institute of Technology. His tech stack includes SRE, MySQL, Python, SQL, ETL, and Ruby. He is also a Rock Your Profile Ambassador and Emcee on LinkedIn.