Prajakt Shastry

Prajakt Shastry is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in data engineering and backend development. Currently serving as a Senior Software Engineer in Data Ops and previously as a Senior Backend Engineer focused on Data Pipeline at Affinity.co since January 2021, Prajakt has also held significant roles at Vivid Seats LLC as a Senior Data Engineer and Data Engineer II from February 2019 to December 2020. Prior experience includes positions at Raise, 5thColumn LLC, and Illinois Institute of Technology, where contributions ranged from data engineering to developing web applications and research in networking. Educational credentials include a Master of Science in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from the University of Mumbai.