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RIYAZ Naikodi

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Azure Snowflake Data Engineer at Citi
📍 New Jersey, United States

Riyaz is a Senior Data Engineer with over 11 years of experience specializing in scalable, cloud-native data platforms for the finance, healthcare, and retail sectors. He is an expert in building high-performance solutions using Azure, Snowflake, and Databricks and holds a Masters degree from Webster University.

He believes the debate between platforms like Databricks and Snowflake is not about which is better, but about finding the right fit for the specific engineering need.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Azure Snowflake Data Engineer
Job Level
Middle
Location
New Jersey, United States
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Databricks vs. Snowflake
He has a strong opinion that the choice isn't about which tool is better, but about which is the right "fit" for specific data engineering, ML, or analytics needs.
Engineering Fundamentals
Believes that a deep understanding of data flow and systems design is more critical for long-term success than simply chasing new tools and platforms.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Azure Snowflake Data Engineer
Citi
6-2021 - 9-2023
Azure Data Engineer
Optum
12-2019 - 6-2021
Data Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
5-2017 - 12-2019
Data Engineer
Nationwide
1-2014 - 5-2017
ETL Developer
Morgan Stanley
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Master's degree
Webster University
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