Vitthal Gogate

Vitthal Gogate currently serves as the Chief Systems Architect at Visa Inc., leading the development of an internal Hadoop/Hive distribution for extensive clusters. Prior roles include Chief Architect & Head of Customer Solutions at Ampool, where contributions spanned engineering and customer engagement, and Director of Engineering & Chief Architect at E8 Security, focusing on data resilience and threat detection. Additional experience as Architect in Hadoop Engineering at Pivotal Inc., Architect & Product Lead at Hortonworks, and Hadoop Architect at Netflix highlights expertise in data platforms and analytics. Early career positions at Yahoo! and IBM Almaden Research Center involved technical consultation, product development, and research in database systems and IT infrastructure. Vitthal Gogate holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering from Shivaji University.