Hello, I'm

Maithili Gadde

Senior engineer with a decade of building data platforms at scale — now exploring AI, agentic systems, and what's next while shipping real things along the way.

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Portrait of Maithili Gadde, senior software engineer
About

A bit about me

I'm a senior software engineer with over a decade of experience building data platforms that process billions of records. At Nielsen, I led an on-prem-to-AWS migration, cut pipeline runtimes by 93%, and saved nearly $900K a year. At Warner Music Group, I built the ETL systems behind royalty calculations for millions of daily music plays.

Since January 2025, I've been in exploration mode — intentionally stepping outside the corporate track to go deeper into the things I'm most curious about: AI integration, agentic workflows, and building products end-to-end. I shipped a full-stack caregiver coordination app with Claude API integration, 128 tests, and CI pipelines. I'm not on a break — I'm building with more freedom than I've ever had.

When I'm not coding, you'll find me exploring new places, diving into a good book, or experimenting with fashion. This site is a living document of where I've been, what I'm building, and where I'm headed.

Location
Hyderabad, IND
Focus
AI & Data Systems
Experience
10 Years
Education
New York University
Experience

My Journey

Jan 2025 — Present
Independent Engineering Projects
Hyderabad, India
Exploring AI integration, agentic workflows, and full-stack product development. Built MomPop Care — a caregiver coordination app with React Native, TypeScript, Claude API integration, 128 Jest tests, and GitHub Actions CI. Currently diving deeper into agentic systems and workflow automation.
2018 — 2025
Senior Software Engineer
Nielsen, New York, USA
Led the on-prem-to-AWS cloud migration for a platform processing billions of audience measurement records. Optimized legacy pipelines to cut runtime by 93%, saving nearly $900K annually. Rebuilt and managed a team of 7 engineers during organizational restructuring while maintaining delivery timelines.
2016 — 2017
Big Data Engineer
Warner Music Group, New York, USA
Built and maintained ETL pipelines processing millions of daily music-play records from platforms like Spotify and iTunes, powering royalty calculations and revenue analytics. Worked with Hadoop, Hive, and Spark at scale.
2015 — 2016
Master's in Computer Science
New York University
Focused on big data systems and distributed computing. The academic foundation that shaped how I think about scalable architecture.
2012 — 2014
Systems Engineer
Infosys, Hyderabad, India
Where it all started. Worked on enterprise systems and learned the fundamentals of software engineering at scale — writing clean code, collaborating across teams, and shipping under pressure.
What I'm Building

Projects & Explorations

What I've been shipping since going independent — real products, real users, real learning. Each one taught me something I wouldn't have picked up inside a company.

01
MomPop Care
A full-stack caregiver coordination app built for my family. Manages medications, appointments, and daily care tasks with AI-powered suggestions via the Claude API. 128 Jest tests, GitHub Actions CI, and a React Native frontend — production-grade, not a side project.
React Native TypeScript Claude API Jest
02
maithiligadde.com
This website — hand-coded from scratch. No templates, no frameworks. A single HTML file with custom CSS animations, responsive design, scroll-reveal effects, and SEO optimization. Built to prove you don't always need a build step.
HTML CSS JavaScript
03
Agentic Workflow Experiments
Currently exploring how AI agents can automate real workflows — from data pipeline orchestration to personal productivity systems. Building with Claude, n8n, and custom toolchains to understand where agentic systems actually deliver value.
AI Agents n8n Automation
04
What's Next
Looking for the right problem to throw myself at — something at the intersection of data and AI that genuinely matters. Open to building with a team, joining something early-stage, or starting from scratch.
Open to Opportunities AI + Data
Tech Stack

Tools I work with

Python
Language
TypeScript
Language
SQL
Language
React Native
Frontend
AWS
Cloud
Spark
Big Data
Hadoop
Big Data
Hive
Big Data
Airflow
Orchestration
Docker
DevOps
GitHub Actions
CI/CD
Claude API
AI
Jest
Testing
Terraform
IaC
Get in Touch

Let's Connect

What I'm looking for: The right problem, not just the right title. I want to build something that makes a real difference — whether that's at an early-stage company, an ambitious team, or something I start myself. If it sits at the intersection of data and AI and genuinely excites me, I'm in.

Have something interesting to discuss? My inbox is always open.

maithili.gadde@gmail.com