Thushaanth Bala

Thushaanth Bala has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Thushaanth is currently working at Invafresh as a Principal Data Engineer and Lead MLOps Engineer, starting in March 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Affirm as a Staff Software Engineer from October 2021 to February 2023. Thushaanth also held the position of Tech Lead in Software Development at Affirm's Canadian division, PayBright, from February 2021 to October 2021.

Before joining Affirm, Thushaanth worked at PayBright as a Tech Lead in Software Development from February 2020 to February 2021 and as a Senior Software Engineer from January 2019 to February 2020. Prior to that, they were employed at Uptake, where they held various roles including Senior Software Engineer from April 2018 to December 2018, Software Engineer from July 2017 to April 2018, DevOps Engineer from January 2017 to July 2017, and SQL/.NET Developer from February 2016 to January 2017.

Thushaanth's earlier work experience includes positions at Globalive as a Web and Applications Developer from April 2013 to January 2016, and at Gemma Communications as a Data Warehouse Developer focusing on application and SQL database development from August 2008 to April 2013.

Thushaanth Bala completed a certificate program in Enterprise Architect at the University of Toronto from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, Thushaanth obtained a Bachelor's degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Carleton University. Additionally, Thushaanth has obtained various certifications in machine learning, Azure automation, MLOps, software architecture, and database administration from LinkedIn and Udemy.