About

Rakesh Viswanathan is a highly skilled software engineer with over a decade of experience in the industry. He holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Science from Vishveshwaraiah Technological University. Rakesh is passionate about databases and backend engineering, with a strong focus on big data systems. He is well-versed in frameworks like Hadoop, NoSQL databases, and other related big data technologies. He is particularly interested in finding insights within large scale data using technologies like Hadoop and other distributed open source frameworks. Rakesh is a constant learner and stays relevant with the evolving Big Data landscape. He is skilled in programming languages such as Java, Python, and SQL, as well as frameworks and tools such as Hadoop, MySQL, and Snowflake. He is also experienced in operating systems such as Linux. Currently working as a Software Engineer at Snowflake, Rakesh is responsible for building distributed scalable systems for the cloud services layer. He is also working on infrastructure projects, developing APIs for internal users, building new tools, dashboards, and metrics visualization using Python, Flask, Docker, React.js, Node.js, and SQL. Rakesh has previously worked as a Software Engineer at Cloudera and as a Software Engineering Intern at Credit Suisse. At Cloudera, he worked on the Cloudera Manager infrastructure, tools, and frameworks, specifically tools related to upgrading the enterprise product Cloudera Manager and the open source CDH along with Java upgrades. At Credit Suisse, he designed programs to generate multiple charts/graphs for the HOLT system export option using Highcharts and PhantomJS. Rakesh's education and experience have equipped him with the skills necessary to excel in his field. He is skilled in software engineering, SQL, big data, Hadoop, backend, Javascript, AWS, infra, Snowflake, Python, Java, Docker, MySQL, NoSQL, microservices, Flask, data warehouse, and web technologies. He is always eager to make new acquaintances, so feel free to connect with him.