Prithviraj Pandian
Software Engineer at Facebook
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolPrithviraj Pandian is a software engineer with 10 years of experience specializing in distributed SQL engines and large-scale data systems, currently working on PrestoDB at Facebook in San Francisco. He has driven cloud data warehouse projects and product launches at Cloudera, including leading the development of an Apache Impala cloud service and scaling data governance and optimizer products. As an active Presto contributor, he implemented SQL function enhancements, a SET_UNION aggregation, and performance improvements for lambda expressions, directly improving query expressiveness and execution efficiency in a widely used open-source engine. Known for translating research-grade SQL ideas into production-quality code, he blends deep systems expertise with a pragmatic focus on performance and user-facing functionality.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (incomplete), Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (incomplete) at University of California, BerkeleySt. Francis High School
Spanish
Github Skills (14)
javas10
query-optimization10
sqlfunction10
presto10
sql10
java10
expressions9
lambda9
lambdas9
expression9
big-data8
data-set8
data-model8
user-data8
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
prestodb/presto
May 2020 - Jun 2022
The official home of the Presto distributed SQL query engine for big data
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:161 reviews, 37 commits, 41 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Prithviraj primarily contributed to the implementation of SQL functions and the enhancement of Presto's query processing capabilities. They added support for `SHOW FUNCTIONS LIKE` patterns, enabling users to search for functions based on patterns and improved the system's ability to handle SQL functions. Furthermore, the user introduced the `SET_UNION` aggregation function and improved the performance and scoping of lambda expressions within SQL functions, leading to more efficient query execution and more comprehensive functionality.
distributed-sqlquerybigdataquery-enginesql
prithvip/presto
May 2020 - Sep 2024
The official home of the Presto distributed SQL query engine for big data
Contributions:154 pushes, 36 branches in 4 years 4 months
jdbchbasebigdataoracle-databasebig-data
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