Anand Sharma is the recipient of the Data Engineer of the Year for his role in transforming Paytm’s data landscape. Anand’s visionary leadership and technical expertise have been instrumental in redefining Paytm’s data strategy through the successful implementation of Starburst. By spearheading the migration of over 1,500 Daily Active Users (DAUs) and optimizing query performance, Anand enabled users to gain critical data insights with unprecedented efficiency, reducing query response times by a factor of 10. Moreover, Anand’s cost-effective approach saves Paytm over $100K per month in reduced infrastructure costs.