Hello, I'm Ram

Software Engineer (Data)

Aug 2024 – Present

• Architected Python ETL pipelines and SQL dimensional models across millions of rows of operational data, enabling automated cost analysis for business reporting.
• Built pipelines on a lakehouse architecture (Apache Iceberg on ADLS Gen2, Trino) and implemented Dagster orchestration with asset-based lineage and observability across downstream pipelines.
• Set up CI/CD using Azure Pipelines to automate data quality and ETL logic testing on pull requests, enabling continuous deployment of pipeline changes.

Graduate Teacher Level 2

Sept 2023 – June 2024

• Mentored a cross-functional team of 5 on the full software development lifecycle (SDLC), advocating for Agile, Kanban, and iterative delivery to meet aggressive project milestones.
• Mediated architectural decisions, guiding students through technical trade-off analyses to select tech stacks optimised for project constraints.
• Led code reviews with emphasis on decoupled logic and SOLID principles to ensure high maintainability.

Research Placement

July 2020 – Sept 2020

• Developed a Python-based stochastic simulation using the Mesa framework to model COVID-19 transmission via agent-based modelling (ABM).
• Built parametric scenarios to quantify the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions, such as social distancing and mask mandates, on reducing the spread of infection.
• Delivered a live technical presentation of complex simulation data to 500+ concurrent viewers.