Athira Sushma Devarajan

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Head of Data at Nectar Analytics · Python, ranking

Nectar Analytics
Hyderabad, India · IST (UTC+5:30)
12+ years experience
IIT Kanpur
English, Hindi, Telugu
Open to work
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Overview

I've spent 12 years on recommendation systems - first at JPMorgan Chase, now at Nectar Analytics. Taught SQL to 101 non-analysts. Moved the homepage from rules to a learned ranker. Most at home with ranking and Spark. Amateur photographer; mostly street and food.

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Skills
recommender systemsrankingembeddingsPythonSpark
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: Head of Data in travel, Hyderabad or hybrid

Target roles
Head of Data
Level
Mid
Industries
Logistics, Consumer apps
Work mode
Remote
Available
60 days notice
Work authorization
Indian citizen, open to relocating
What I'm looking for
Scope to lead recommendation systems work, with a manager who gives direct feedback.
Not interested in
Agencies and outsourcing firms

12 years in recommendation systems. Strongest at Spark and ranking. Open to the right conversation.

Hyderabad, Indiasparkrankingpython
Open

Experience

  1. Head of Data
    Feb 2023 - Present
    Nectar Analytics · 3 yr 8 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Replaced 79 hand-built dashboards with one metrics layer people trust.
    • Moved the homepage from rules to a learned ranker.
  2. Data Analyst
    Feb 2020 - Feb 2023
    Cognizant · 3 yr · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Taught SQL to 173 non-analysts.
    • Moved the homepage from rules to a learned ranker.
  3. Data Scientist
    Dec 2017 - Feb 2020
    Swiggy · 2 yr 2 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Shipped a ranking change that increased conversion 2.6%.
  4. Data Analyst
    Nov 2014 - Dec 2017
    JPMorgan Chase · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Hyderabad, India
    • Shipped a ranking change that increased conversion 5.2%.

Projects

Recommendation systems benchmark
2026

Reproducible benchmarks comparing Python and ranking on real workloads.

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Education

  1. IIT Kanpur
    B.Tech, Operations Research
    2010 - 2014

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