Huajun Gao, Developer in Glen Huntly, Victoria, Australia
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Huajun Gao

Verified Expert  in Engineering

DB and Data Lake Developer

Glen Huntly, Victoria, Australia

Toptal member since March 19, 2021

Bio

Huajun is an experienced senior developer who excels in end-to-end cloud data solutions, optimizing efficiency and accessibility. Their expertise in Azure, Snowflake, and Hadoop enables seamless migration and pipeline enhancement. With strong skills in CI/CD, infrastructure management, and Python programming, they ensure smooth development and efficient data exports. Clients can trust Huajun's reliable support and troubleshooting, delivering exceptional results.

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Python

The most amazing...

...cloud migration project I led improved data processing efficiency and accessibility, resulting in cost reduction and enhanced performance.

Work Experience

Senior Developer

2021 - PRESENT
Coles Supermarkets
  • Spearheaded the design and implementation of an end-to-end data solution, resulting in a 40% increase in data processing efficiency and enhanced accessibility.
  • Developed and managed robust event-driven data processing pipelines, handling large volumes of data on a daily basis and achieving a 60% reduction in processing time.
  • Orchestrated and optimized ETL pipelines, resulting in a 30% faster data landing onto the cloud data lake and substantial cost savings.
Technologies: Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake

Consultant

2018 - 2021
Servian
  • Developed comprehensive ETL pipelines, improving data accessibility and processing speed by 80% on an on-premises Hadoop system.
  • Streamlined routine tasks through automation tools, improving productivity and operational efficiency.
  • Documented and implemented CI/CD best practices, reducing code deployment time and enhancing development process efficiency.
Technologies: Azure, Hadoop, Spark, Bash, Scala, Python

Architect Azure Solution for Cloud Migration

I designed and implemented a full, end-to-end solution for a cloud migration project from on-premises Hadoop to Azure. The technical stack on Azure included Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Data Factory, and Databricks, with Databricks Delta as the sink format.
2016 - 2017

Master's Degree in Information Technology

Monash University - Australia

NOVEMBER 2019 - PRESENT

Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

JULY 2019 - JULY 2021

Associate Cloud Engineer

Google Cloud

AUGUST 2014 - AUGUST 2016

CCIE Routing & Switching

Cisco

Tools

Jenkins

Frameworks

Hadoop, Spark

Paradigms

ETL, Database Design

Platforms

Azure, Databricks

Languages

Bash, SQL, Java, Python, Scala, Python 3

Storage

Apache Hive, Data Pipelines, Google Cloud

Other

Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Networking, Data Engineering, Software Development, Azure Databricks

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