January 12, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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about me

hello, i’m prudhvi bade. most people call me prudhvi.

i’m a director-level data leader specializing in large-scale data platforms. I build and lead high-performance teams across data engineering and ML systems while staying hands-on in architecture and code.

beyond my core role, i build AI-driven equity research and investing frameworks. my edge is translating complex technical challenges into decisions that move the business needle. i hold a b.tech. and an mba from iim shillong.

currently

  • • director of data engineering and architecture at the modern data company
  • • architecting scalable data solutions and building data products on dataos
  • • leading data engineering, science and cloud ops teams across enterprise clients
  • • implementing production-grade Generative AI and LLM solutions for enterprise clients

previously

  • • head of enterprise data delivery and led customer success at the modern data company
  • • program manager at google (google maps & geo data operations)
  • • business strategy consultant at cognizant business consulting
  • • led end to end deal strategy for a $120Mn bid at kaiser
  • • part of the team that launched india’s first mifi & 4g volte network at reliance jio
  • • co-founder at gharpe.in

what drives me

i like hard problems and care about systems that scale, teams that grow faster than linearly, and ideas that age well.

this space is a working notebook. some thoughts will be polished. many won’t. all of them are honest.