Vineet Ahirkar

Vineet Ahirkar is a passionate data enthusiast with a keen interest in various areas of technology like Stream/Batch Processing, Databases (SQL & NoSQL), RESTful APIs, and application architecture.

He actively engages in side projects such as exploring stream processing with Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, demonstrating consistency in peer-to-peer applications using Delta-CRDTs, and developing his Distributed Key-Value Store to delve into concepts like sharing and replication.

Vineet loves staying updated on the latest advancements in tools such as Redis, DynamoDB, Elastic Search, AWS Stack (EC2, S3), and Kubernetes by reading papers, blogs, and tech forums to deepen his understanding of architectural patterns.

With a strong educational background, Vineet completed his Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science with an impressive GPA of 3.9/4.0 from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, along with a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Information Technology with a GPA of 3.4/4.0 from the University of Pune.

Professionally, Vineet has held positions such as Senior Member Of Technical Staff at Oracle, Software Engineer at MathWorks, Application Support Engineer at MathWorks, Graduate Research Assistant at Imaging Research Center UMBC, Engineering Intern at SparkPost, and various other roles at UMBC Computer Science Department, Amura Marketing Technologies, and Computer Home Pvt. Ltd.

Being an enthusiastic participant in the tech community, Vineet enjoys engaging in events like Hackathons, Conferences, and Meetups to network, learn, and contribute to the ever-evolving tech landscape.