Akhil Balabadruni
Data Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAkhil Balabadruni is a data engineer with 11 years of experience building cloud-native ETL and analytics pipelines, currently driving data migrations and BigQuery-first architectures at CME Group in Chicago. He combines a Rutgers master's in IT & Analytics with hands-on Spark, Apache Beam, Dataflow and GCP expertise, having migrated on-prem Hadoop and Oracle systems to scalable cloud workflows. His open-source contributions include backend data integration work for MindsDB—adding Parquet and PlanetScale support—and automating Android build pipelines for RustDesk, reflecting a mix of data engineering and release automation skills. Comfortable across the data lifecycle, he also brings prior BI and analytics experience from Bank of America and Baxter, and a background in leadership and youth engagement from Rotaract and AIESEC. Notably, he pairs production-grade engineering with a reflective, writerly side—he describes himself on GitHub as a software engineer, blogger and thinker.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Information Technology and Analytics, Master's degree, Information Technology and Analytics at Rutgers Business SchoolBachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at RV College Of EngineeringHigh School, High School at Narayana Olympiad School
English, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada
Github Skills (21)
python10
flutter-apps10
pandas10
bash10
cicd10
build-automation10
file-handling10
parquet10
flutter-game10
data-integration10
flutter10
android9
database8
databases8
mysql8
Programming languages (19)
Github contributions (5)
mindsdb/mindsdb
Oct 2022 - Oct 2022
AGI's query engine - Platform for building AI that can learn and answer questions over federated data.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 reviews, 18 commits, 14 PRs in 21 days
Contributions summary:Akhil primarily contributed to the backend of the MindsDB project, specifically focusing on data integration and handling different file formats. They implemented support for the Parquet file format, including writing tests to validate its functionality. The user also addressed issues related to the Lightwood integration, ensuring that the query strings were correctly formatted for the API. Furthermore, they added support for the PlanetScale database integration.
localaimachine-learning-databasesolacesinglestoreexplainable-ml
rustdesk/rustdesk
Feb 2023 - May 2023
An open-source remote desktop application designed for self-hosting, as an alternative to TeamViewer.
Role in this project:Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 4 PRs, 3 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Akhil's commits focus on automating and configuring the build process for the RustDesk application, particularly for Android. They've modified build scripts and setup files to streamline the APK and App Bundle generation. Additionally, the user has integrated key generation and Android keystore configurations within the build process, ensuring a functional and automated build pipeline.
rdpremote-controlflutter-uiflutter-desktopdrift
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