About

Pankaj Manik is a skilled Data Engineer with over 4 years of experience in IT. He has a strong background in Data engineering and Front-end development in the Banking and Travel domains. Currently, he is working as a Software Engineer 2 at PayPal, where he is responsible for developing and maintaining Big Data pipelines using Apache Spark, Scala, and Hive. He is also proficient in GCP and HDFS. Before joining PayPal, Pankaj worked as a Software Analyst at Barclays, where he was responsible for developing a Big Data application that generated reports from larger volumes of data in either .dat or parquet format. He developed automation scripts for the applications to run at specific schedules using IBM TWS. He also developed a dashboard user interface using Angular 6 to render the reports generated by the engine in graphical formats. Pankaj has also worked as a Junior Consultant at Capiot Software, where he developed modules for clients like Cox and Kings Ltd. He developed a Master Data Management module that focused on the development of screens to input and store master data for various use cases. He also developed a Finance module that dealt with financial activities like generation of invoices, receipts, gift cards, and voucher management. Pankaj holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Sciences from V.E.S Institute of Technology. He also completed his primary education from Fatima High School, Ambernath, Mumbai. He is proficient in various technologies like Spark, Data Engineering, Front-end development, Big Data, Scala, GCP, Apache Hive, HDFS, UI, and MongoDB. With 5.77 years of relevant experience, Pankaj is a highly skilled Data Engineer with a proven track record of delivering quality results. He is passionate about learning new technologies and applying them to solve complex problems.