Umar Farooq
Lead Data Engineer
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolUmar Farooq is a Lead Data Engineer with a decade of experience building data platforms and engineering teams, currently driving data solutions at NBCUniversal from Irvine, CA. He combines deep technical chops—earned through roles from software engineer to principal data engineer—with a product-minded approach shaped by past lives as a founder, consultant, operations manager, marketer and economist. Umar has a strong academic foundation in advanced computer systems development and computer science, and a track record of implementing scalable ETL and analytics systems across media and enterprise environments. Known for bridging technical implementation and business impact, he focuses on optimizing pipelines and turning complex data into actionable insights. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic innovator who pairs developer discipline with operational empathy.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Advance Computer Systems Development, Master's degree Advance Computer Systems Development at University of the West of ScotlandBachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science at National University of Computer and Emerging SciencesF.Sc Pre-Engineering, F.Sc Pre-Engineering at ILM College
Urdu, English
Github Skills (16)
boilerplate5
react4
webpack3
rest-api2
api2
vim1
testing1
rspec1
go-api1
frontend1
docker1
vim-plugin1
api-server1
live-coding1
neovim1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
snehabn/UpLift-API
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:54 commits, 38 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 month
UmarFBajwa/phase-0-tracks
Mar 2016 - May 2016
Contributions:14 PRs, 83 pushes, 13 branches in 1 month
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