Portfolio - Shalini Goutam

About Me

I'm Shalini, currently working as a Data Engineer at EXL, and I love playing with data and turning it from fuzzy to firm! I enjoy solving data problems, building reliable pipelines, and transforming raw data into meaningful, analytics-ready datasets.

Tools & Technologies I Work With

- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure
- Big Data & Streaming: Apache Spark, PySpark, Kafka
- Programming & Querying: Python, SQL
- ETL & Data Transformation: AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, dbt

My Areas of Interest & Expertise

- Building reliable and scalable data pipelines.
- Automating data workflows using cloud technologies.
- Transforming and validating data to improve data quality.
- Analyzing data and building dashboards to support business decisions.

Key Skills

AWS

PySpark

Python

SQL

Kafka

My Projects

Atliq Ecommerce Data Analysis

Domain/Function: Retail

My Experience

EXL Service.com (India) Private Limited, Remote - Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2021 - Present

Developed and maintained an AWS Glue ETL pipeline processing GB-scale PostgreSQL data into S3 for analytics.
Automated hourly EC2 start/stop and website-triggered data retrieval using Python, AWS Lambda, S3, and EC2, enabling self-service
downloads and reducing manual effort.
Built ~10 AWS QuickSight dashboards supporting KPI monitoring across 4-5 teams.

Clairvoyant India Private Limited, Remote - Software Engineer

Jun 2019 - Dec 2021

Engineered multiple PySpark ETL pipelines to process terabytes of database data and load curated datasets into Hive.
Performed source-to-target reconciliation using SQL, identified data mismatches, and refined queries to resolve discrepancies and
improve data accuracy.

Atos Syntel, Pune - Associate Consultant

Jan 2019 - May 2019

Prepared project-related technical documentation to understand workflows and support knowledge sharing.

Infosys Limited, Pune - Senior System Engineer

Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

Monitored IBM Maximo applications and performed proactive troubleshooting to maintain application stability.
Resolved production incidents within SLA and supported root-cause analysis to ensure business continuity.

Awards & Certificate