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VENKATA REVUNURU

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Summary

Senior Data Engineer (H-1B) with 9+ years of expertise in big data, Elasticsearch, and cloud computing, and Founder of two technology startups: - Snaplocal – India’s first hyperlocal social platform (Founded Feb 2022) - Wingbud – U.S.-based real-life social confidence & wingman platform (Founded Jul 2021) Proven track record of building and scaling products from concept to market, integrating AI-driven features to enhance personalization, user engagement, and data-driven decision-making. Currently working full-time at Carvana while actively growing both startups with ambitious user acquisition, revenue, and investment goals.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Founder & CEO

Snaplocal
Hyderabad
02.2022 - Current
  • Company Overview: India’s first hyperlocal social platform
  • Built India’s first hyperlocal social app connecting neighborhoods via local news, events, commerce, and safety alerts.
  • Deployed AI-powered modules for news summarization, content moderation, and personalized recommendations, with a roadmap to integrate AI across all app functions for enhanced engagement and analytics.
  • Scaling towards 500K users by Dec 2025, 1M by Apr 2026, and 10M by Dec 2026.
  • Planning U.S. expansion and $10M capital raise in three funding rounds starting Dec 2025.
  • Leading partnerships with local businesses, community groups, and regional influencers to drive adoption.
  • India’s first hyperlocal social platform

Founder

Wingbud
USA
07.2021 - Current
  • Company Overview: U.S.-based real-life social confidence & wingman platform
  • Created a real-life social confidence and wingman platform helping individuals improve communication, expand social circles, and build relationships through in-person guidance.
  • Preparing to launch AI-based social coaching to provide scalable, real-time interaction tips and confidence-building exercises.
  • Leading product development, marketing, and U.S. expansion strategy.
  • Targeting $12M revenue within 18 months via subscriptions, events, and technology-enhanced services.
  • U.S.-based real-life social confidence & wingman platform

Senior Data Engineer

Carvana
Tempe
11.2019 - Current
  • Architected and optimized large-scale data pipelines in Databricks and Elasticsearch, Ai driven modules improving speed, reliability, and scalability.
  • Designed enterprise search platforms using ELK stack, Kafka, and Azure cloud.
  • Built real-time streaming pipelines enabling near-instant analytics and business decision-making.
  • Implemented data governance frameworks ensuring compliance with privacy and security standards.
  • Led cost optimization and performance tuning of Elasticsearch clusters, increasing efficiency by 30%

Senior Big Data/Elasticsearch Engineer

United Airlines
Houston
11.2018 - 11.2019
  • Managed Kafka & Elasticsearch clusters, migrations, and large-scale data ingestion pipelines.
  • Developed Spark/Scala workflows improving data processing performance by 40%.
  • Built visualization dashboards for operational monitoring and analytics.

Big Data Engineer

84.51
Remote
09.2017 - 11.2018
  • Created real-time streaming pipelines using Kafka and Spark for near-instant data ingestion.
  • Designed data storage strategies using AWS S3 and Hive for analytics consumption.

Database Developer

LiquidHub
Bengaluru
05.2012 - 12.2015
  • Developed database solutions, ETL scripts, and automation workflows for large data environments.
  • Created optimized SQL queries, stored procedures, and UNIX shell scripts for business reporting.

Education

M.S. - Information Assurance

Wilmington University
DE
01.2017

Skills

  • AI-Driven Product Strategy
  • Elasticsearch
  • Databricks
  • Confluent Kafka
  • MySQL
  • Azure
  • Python
  • Scala
  • Linux
  • Data Governance
  • ETL Pipelines
  • Cloud Architecture

Media Coverage Awards Memberships

to be published, YourStory, Inc42, Yahoo Finance, applications in process, Founder & startup awards in India and USA, TiE Global / TiE Hyderabad, NASSCOM 10,000 Startups, Startup India, confirmed invitations, for startup competitions & hackathons – awaiting event dates

Certification

  • Cloudera Certified Spark & Hadoop Developer
  • IBM Certified Developer – Apache Spark
  • USPA Licensed Skydiver (optional)

Founder Experience

Founder & CEO – Snaplocal (Feb 2022 – Present | Hyderabad, India & Remote USA)

  • Built India’s first hyperlocal social app connecting neighborhoods via local news, events, commerce, and safety alerts.
  • Deployed AI-powered modules for news summarization, content moderation, and personalized recommendations.
  • Scaling towards 500K users by Dec 2025, 1M by Apr 2026, and 10M by Dec 2026.
  • Planning U.S. expansion and $10M capital raise in three funding rounds starting Dec 2025.
  • Leading partnerships with local businesses, community groups, and regional influencers.

Founder – Wingbud (Jul 2021 – Present | USA)

  • Created a real-life social confidence platform helping individuals improve social and personal lives.
  • Preparing to launch AI-based social coaching for scalable, personalized support.
  • Leading product development, marketing, and U.S. expansion strategy.
  • Targeting $12M revenue within 18 months.

Profile

Senior Data Engineer (H-1B), 9, big data, Elasticsearch, cloud computing, Snaplocal, India’s first hyperlocal social platform, 02/01/22, Wingbud, U.S.-based real-life social confidence & wingman platform, 07/01/21, Carvana, full-time, True, True, True

Timeline

Founder & CEO

Snaplocal
02.2022 - Current

Founder

Wingbud
07.2021 - Current

Senior Data Engineer

Carvana
11.2019 - Current

Senior Big Data/Elasticsearch Engineer

United Airlines
11.2018 - 11.2019

Big Data Engineer

84.51
09.2017 - 11.2018

Database Developer

LiquidHub
05.2012 - 12.2015

M.S. - Information Assurance

Wilmington University

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