Karthik Annamalai

Karthik Annamalai is an Associate Director of Engineering at Best Buy, with extensive experience in data engineering, real-time stream processing, and enterprise data platforms, having worked there since March 2014. Karthik has held multiple leadership positions, including Senior Engineering Manager and Digital Engineering Manager, and has been involved in various projects related to feature store platforms, machine learning, and fraud detection. Proficient in tools such as Google Cloud Platform, Dataflow, Apache Beam, and Kubernetes, Karthik's earlier roles include technical consulting positions at Thomson Reuters and Kintetsu World Express, where Karthik contributed to web application development and system integration. Karthik holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Instrumentation from Anna University Chennai.