Praveen Kodakandla
( Meta )
Praveen Kodakandla is a Senior Data Engineer and Architect with over 23 years of experience leading large-scale data initiatives across AI, AWS, and Google Cloud. Meta Hackathon winner recognized for applying generative AI to privacy challenges, he builds scalable, AI-driven pipelines using Spark, Kafka, BigQuery, and Airflow. Praveen has led efforts to detect and protect sensitive data in feature frameworks, personalization, and monetization AI models. He has also driven cloud migrations, real-time streaming solutions, architecture optimization, and team mentorship at organizations including Meta, Kohl’s, Cloudwick, and Optum