Akash Nawani

Akash Nawani is an experienced engineering leader and data platform expert with over a decade in the startup ecosystem. He recently co-founded GrowthAlpha, applying his extensive background to build a new venture focusing on data and AI-driven marketing solutions. weekday+2

His expertise lies in building scalable data platforms, demonstrated through his roles as Director of Engineering and Software Architect at Khatabook, where he led engineering for financial services, lending, payments, and data systems. He is proficient in distributed systems, data architecture, SQL, Java, Apache Spark, and Apache Airflow. weekday+4

Nawani has a strong foundation in software development from his tenure at Flipkart and Amazon, and a solid academic background with an Integrated Dual Degree in Computer Engineering from IIT (BHU) Varanasi. He also has open-source experience, evidenced by his Google Summer of Code application for MediaWiki during his university years. weekday+3

He actively shares insights on data analytics tooling, emphasizing challenges like fragmentation, governance, data quality, and observability. He also advocates for best practices in building robust data pipelines using Apache Airflow. linkedin+2