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Avantikka P.

Activist · DISC type Cd
Founder at Zero2DataEngineer
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Avantikka P. is an ex-META Senior Data Engineer and the founder of Zero2DataEngineer, a career acceleration platform. She specializes in building large-scale ETL pipelines and AI-driven data architectures using Spark, SQL, and cloud platforms. She holds Masters degrees from California State University, Northridge and Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.

As a public speaker and writer, Avantikka is passionate about sharing her journey as an immigrant in the tech industry. She actively builds and engages with her community of over 15, 000 aspiring data professionals, emphasizing genuine connection and mentorship through her newsletter and speaking engagements at events like the AI Global Summit.

Avantikka describes her personal brand as "Turning Tantrums into Tech Wins" and being a "Loud Voice for Quiet Hustlers, " highlighting her unique mission-driven approach.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Avantikka shows up

Observative
Value Conscious
Meticulous

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Priorities

Topics Avantikka cares about

AI Data Pipelines
Her recent focus is building data pipelines that power GenAI and LLMs, moving beyond traditional ETL for reporting to enabling advanced AI solutions.
Career Mentorship
Founded Zero2DataEngineer to help aspiring data engineers. She designs bootcamps and content to accelerate career growth for her 15K+ member community.
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Career

Work history

12-2024
Founder
Zero2DataEngineer
5-2023 - 9-2024
Senior Data Engineer
Tredence Inc.
5-2020 - 3-2023
Data Engineer
Meta
9-2018 - 8-2020
Data Analyst
Meta
5-2014 - 5-2016
Test Automation Engineer
Tech Mahindra
In the press

Media appearances

Zero2DataEngineer Substack Blog (by Avantikka Penumarty). Featured in Substack
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Big News! I'm taking Zero2DataEngineer beyond LinkedIn!. Featured in Instagram
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Education
Master of Science - MS
California State University, Northridge
Master of Technology - MTech
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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