Always exploring

Pratik Barve

Data Science · Physics · AI/ML · Finance · Curious

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Data Engineer @ AIB · Dublin, Ireland

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Python · Splunk · ETL · Statistical Analysis · ML · Physics

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dividendcase.com physicstuff.com maglimit frb-research

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Python DeveloperSplunk DeveloperETL AutomationMachine LearningMSc Data ScienceMSc Physics
projects

Things I've Built

Production SaaS · Full-Stack

DividendCase

dividendcase.com ↗
6 exchanges
5 portfolio views
daily data pipeline

Full-stack fintech SaaS for dividend stock analysis. Portfolio tracking, income calendars, benchmark comparison, watchlists with drag-and-drop. Daily GitHub Actions pipeline fetches S&P 500, FTSE 100, NIFTY 50, TSX 60, ISEQ 20, ASX 200.

Next.js 14FastAPIPostgreSQLSupabase AuthGitHub ActionsVercel

Education Platform · Interactive

PhysicStuff

physicstuff.com ↗
38 articles
27 simulations
11 subjects

Interactive physics education platform with real-time browser simulations — Lorenz attractor, Fourier synthesis, Mandelbrot explorer, projectile motion, wave packets. Migrated from WordPress to Next.js.

Next.js 14TypeScriptPlotly.jsThree.jsMDXTailwind

Python · PyPI Package

Maglimit

Published PyPI package for astronomical observability — determines if an object is observable given its magnitude and a telescope's limiting magnitude. Built at Caltech's CodeAstro workshop.

PythonPyPIAstropy

Research · TIFR Astronomy

FRB Detection

Estimated Fast Radio Burst detection rates using Schechter luminosity functions and optimised radio telescope array design for astrophysical event detection at TIFR.

PythonAstropySciPy

Research · TIFR HEP

Cosmic Muon Tracker

Fabricated and characterised Resistive Plate Chambers for a portable cosmic muon tracker used in the India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) research programme.

RPCsDAQHEP
experience

Where I've Worked

Aug 2025 – Present

Allied Irish Bank (AIB)

Data Engineer

Building large-scale Python automation tools for data preprocessing across Payments teams. Splunk Observability, Enterprise, and ITSI for infrastructure and payment monitoring.

PythonSplunkPayments

Sep 2023 – Jul 2025

AIB · Technology Graduate

Data Analyst · Technology Graduate Programme

3 rotations: ETL pipelines in Python → Splunk dashboards for SWIFT/SEPA/Instant Payment monitoring (↓25% MTTR) → NLP-based PII anonymisation with Microsoft Presidio + OpenTelemetry microservice monitoring.

ETLNLPOpenTelemetryPresidio

Dec 2024, Jun 2023, May 2021

Indian Association of Physics Teachers (IAPT)

Python Tutor

Taught Python for scientific computing and astronomical data analysis at Winter & Summer Schools. Topics: NumPy, SciPy, Matplotlib, Pandas, Astropy.

PythonNumPyAstropy

Jul 2023

Northwestern University

Teaching Assistant — Code/Astro 2023

Assisted participants in publishing Python packages on PyPI and documenting them with ReadTheDocs at Caltech's Code/Astro workshop.

PyPIPythonReadTheDocs

2021 – 2022

TIFR · Dept. of Astronomy & Astrophysics

Research Project

Fast Radio Burst detection rate estimation using Schechter luminosity functions. Optimised radio telescope array design for astrophysical event detection.

PythonAstropySciPy

Jan – May 2019

TIFR · Dept. of High Energy Physics

Master's Thesis

Fabrication and characterisation of Resistive Plate Chambers for the Cosmic Muon Tracker (INO project).

RPCsHEPDAQ
skills

Technical Stack

Data Engineering

PythonETL PipelinesSQLPostgreSQLAlembicGitHub Actions

Observability

Splunk EnterpriseSplunk ITSIOpenTelemetrySWIFT/SEPAPayments

ML / AI

NLPPresidio (PII)Scikit-learnNumPyPandasSciPy

Web / Full-Stack

Next.js 14FastAPITypeScriptTailwindSupabase

Scientific

AstropyPlotlyThree.jsMatplotlibJupyter

Certifications

Splunk Core Power UserSplunk ITSI 4.15MSc Data ScienceMSc Physics