About

Chinmay Deshpande is a highly skilled Data Engineer with over 8 years of relevant experience in the field. Currently employed at Forethought, Chinmay is responsible for designing and implementing data pipelines, as well as building and maintaining data infrastructure. He has a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions that meet business requirements and drive value. Prior to his current role, Chinmay worked at Twilio as a Staff Software Engineer and Tech Lead, where he was responsible for developing fraud detection algorithms to prevent losses of several million dollars per year. He also designed and implemented structured streaming in Spark to detect fraudulent voice calls and used BigQuery and Airflow to detect Account Take Over (ATO). In addition, he developed microservices in Scala, Java, and Python for automated actions, labeling, and tooling for operational teams. Chinmay has a strong educational background, having earned a B.E. (Hons.) from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a Master of Science (MS) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is well-versed in a wide range of technologies, including Data Engineering, Senior Software Engineering, ML, Data Science, SQL, Spark, Apache Airflow, and more. Chinmay is a highly motivated individual who is passionate about his work. He has conducted over 100 interviews for operations, engineering, data science, and product teams, and has mentored many engineers and data scientists. He is an excellent communicator and has a proven ability to work well in a team environment. Overall, Chinmay is a valuable asset to any organization looking for a talented and experienced Data Engineer.