About

Koushik Kiran Kumar is a highly skilled Software Engineer with a strong background in data management and analysis. Currently, he is working at Twitter as a Software Engineer in the Core Data and Metrics Team, where he is responsible for designing, developing, and managing some of the key datasets and metrics pipelines for the company. Koushik has a proven track record of handling data on a large scale, both on-premise and on GCP. Koushik has extensive experience in designing and developing data scrubbing pipelines, which automatically make datasets compliant with PDP and GDPR laws. He has successfully processed over 2 trillion records, minimizing the runtime of the scrubbing pipeline by about 90%. Koushik has also led a team in ensuring compliance for over 800 datasets, resulting in a 95% compliance rate within a month. Furthermore, he has saved almost $500,000 annually by analyzing customer usage patterns of over 300 datasets and taking necessary actions on each dataset. Prior to his work at Twitter, Koushik worked as a Lead Teaching Assistant at the Indian Institute of Technology, where he managed and conducted practical lab sessions for over 350 freshman undergrad students. He has also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, teaching courses such as Network Security, Mathematical Tools for Theoretical Computer Science, and Object Oriented Algorithms Implementation and Analysis Lab. Koushik holds a Master of Science (by Research) in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Tezpur University. He has a strong technical background, with expertise in GCP, Hadoop, Big Data, Python, Scala, SQL, and MySQL. Koushik is also a skilled designer, research scientist, and has experience working with neural networks and Redux. Overall, Koushik Kiran Kumar is a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer with a strong background in data management and analysis. He is a valuable asset to any team and has a proven track record of delivering exceptional results.