Our meeting for July 2024 took place on Wednesday, July 17th, starting at 6 PM Central Time. It was an in-person meeting hosted at Kiewit (12720 I St, Omaha, NE 68137).
Our sponsor provided food and drinks 15-20 minutes before the start of the meeting and gave away a few gifts towards the end of the presentation.
Topic: Revolutionizing Data Engineering : My experience with Databricks
In this presentation, we will delve into how Databricks, a unified analytics platform, has transformed data engineering processes at Kiewit. As organizations increasingly depend on data-driven insights, the demand for scalable, efficient, and collaborative data platforms is critical. Databricks meets these demands by integrating data engineering, data science, and machine learning into a cohesive environment. This session will cover key features of Databricks, implementation journey, Unity Catalog implementation and workflow orchestration. Siva will also cover real world applications for Databricks and best practices & lessons learned followed by Q&A.
By sharing his experiences, he aims to provide valuable insights that can help others in their data engineering efforts, leveraging the full potential of Databricks to drive business growth and innovation.
Speaker: Siva Kumar Yadavali
Siva Kumar Yadavali is a Senior Data Solution Engineer at Kiewit Corporation, bringing over 10 years of expertise in data warehousing and data engineering. Siva excels in deploying innovative data engineering solutions with cutting-edge technologies, effectively bridging the gap between business needs and technological advancements to foster business growth. Known for a meticulous approach and a commitment to optimizing data processes, Siva consistently delivers scalable and robust solutions, enabling businesses to fully leverage their data potential. He can be contacted over LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siva-kumar-y-6414ab172
Sponsor: Kiewit Corp
The technology group at Kiewit consists of over 600 IT professionals who serve the engineering and construction business in their mission to deliver important and sophisticated projects to Kiewit’s clients. Kiewit designs and builds some of the most important infrastructure that keeps modern society going. When you turn on the lights, use clean water, drive on smooth roads, receive care in a hospital building, or enjoyed amazing public spaces like Omaha’s Gene Leahy Mall, Kiewit may have played a part in making that possible. These aren’t the only things Kiewit is doing but is a good representation of the diversity of Kiewit’s business.
A business this diverse needs diverse software to help drive the vast number of business processes involved. Software developers at Kiewit experience all aspects of this diversity in their day-to-day work. They are building tools to help support important processes like project estimation, resource assignment, design tool supplements, and many more.
Kiewit is a large Microsoft Azure customer and hosts most of the custom-developed applications in the cloud. The development technologies used are diverse but primarily focus on .NET 8, React/TypeScript, and Python.
Being a 140-year-old company has taught Kiewit that people are its most important asset, and they have a culture to support this. In addition, Kiewit offers a number of great benefits:
– Every employee is given a $4,000 / year training budget to support their career advancement.
– The company has a 6% 401K match + a 2%-4% profit sharing contribution.
– Being a large company gives Kiewit the ability to provide comprehensive and competitive health benefits.
Find your next career with Kiewit [here](https://kiewitcareers.kiewit.com/search/?title=&shifttype=&department=technology&location=omaha).