About

Dhinesh Nakkeerar is a highly experienced Software Development Manager at Amazon with a passion for Database Design, Distributed Systems, Data Engineering, and Functional Programming. With over 8 years of relevant experience, he has worked on several personal projects and has an impressive portfolio that showcases his skills and expertise. In his current role at Amazon, Dhinesh is responsible for managing software development and ensuring the delivery of high-quality products. He has an excellent track record of leading teams and delivering complex software projects on time and within budget. His technical skills include Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Spark, AWS, Amazon Athena, Docker, Cassandra, Microservices, Postgres, Backend, Hadoop, HDFS, Big Data, test, Python, Golang, Scala, Apache Hive, and Clojure. Prior to joining Amazon, Dhinesh worked as a Senior Software Engineer & Team Lead at rewardStyle, where he worked on creating a spark data pipeline that processed data streams for data-warehousing and business processing. He also maintained restful microservices that handled millions of requests per day. His expertise in Python, Golang, Postgres, and Docker helped him excel in his role. Before that, Dhinesh worked as a Software Engineer at Cerner, where he gained experience in Big Data Analysis using Hadoop, Java, and Clojure ecosystem. He implemented Hadoop Data Pipelines in Java, Clojure, and Crunch API, and worked with Rete Algorithm and Cerner’s Open Source project Clara. He also implemented and maintained a DSL language to represent clinical logic. His experience in data analytics tools such as Cloudera, Hive, HBase, HDFS, Oozie, and Chef helped him execute multiple faceted roles including design, development, testing, support, releasing, deployment, and requirements gathering. Dhinesh holds a Master's Degree in Computer Science from the University at Buffalo and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from SSN College of Engineering. He has an impressive technical stack and has worked on several successful projects throughout his career. With his expertise in software development and data engineering, Dhinesh is a valuable asset to any organization.