Senior Software Engineer — Data Platform (AI/ML Data Preparation)
Worked on building out part of the feature store that feeds a personalized search ranking model, focusing on preparing high-quality structured data for model input. Collaborated with data scientists to ensure training sets accurately represented user booking behavior and conversion attributes. Employed robust ETL processes to clean and structure millions of booking events daily for downstream machine learning pipelines. • Ensured reliable ingestion of over 2 million booking events per day. • Drove dbt adoption to promote standardized data curation across teams. • Focused on improving conversion through carefully curated feature data. • Optimized data structures for efficiency in model training applications.