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Harpal Vaghela

Harpal Vaghela

Data Engineer | Azure • Databricks • Fabric | ETL Pipelines | PySpark | SQL | Synapse | Python | 3x Microsoft & Databricks Certified

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Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Joined March 2026
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Summary

Practitioner and educator in data engineering: combines hands-on data engineering work (Azure, Databricks, SQL, Python) with published tutorials and interview guides to teach others how to build production-ready data pipelines and prepare for technical interviews. harpalvaghela+2
Community builder and coach: founded The Executors' Club to support job seekers and professionals with resume help, LinkedIn optimization, accountability and personal-growth programming, running offerings and a membership presence online. beacons+2
Holds multiple industry certifications validating cloud and data engineering expertise, including Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate; Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate; Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate; NLP Practitioner (Nuviscoach); and Certified Trainer, IMPT Solution (India). harpalvaghela
Early robotics and engineering experience: participated in Robocon and robotics club activities during undergraduate years, reflecting a hands-on engineering foundation that preceded his data engineering career. harpalvaghela
Volunteer and community involvement: served as a guest speaker and lecturer at multiple institutions — Parul University (Sep 2019; Mar 2022), K.J. Institute of Engineering & Technology (Oct 2019), Vadodara Institute of Engineering and Research (Sep 2019; Mar 2020), The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Feb 2020), and District Science Centre, Dharampur — and volunteered at Durham College (Jan 2023; May 2023). harpalvaghela

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Writing

The Ultimate PySpark Interview Guide: 30 Essential Questions for Data Engineers

September 1, 2025

Comprehensive guide enumerating and explaining 30 common PySpark interview questions, covering RDDs, DataFrames, Spark SQL, performance tuning, partitioning, memory management, and interview preparation tips.

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Day 2: Data Engineering Roadmap with Resources -From SQL to Production

July 1, 2025

A detailed roadmap for aspiring data engineers covering SQL, Python, Apache Spark, Azure services, data modeling, tooling (Airflow, Git), and project-based learning to become job-ready.

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Hobbies

Enjoys reading, playing the keyboard, and exploring nature. harpalvaghela+1