shivangi dhakad🇳🇱
Manager Data Engineering at Booking.com
About shivangi dhakad
Manager Data Engineering at Booking.com
Hi, I’m Shivangi, a Data & AI leader with 10+ years of experience building, scaling, and modernizing data & ML products & platforms in teams across global companies like Booking.com, Microsoft & Media.net.
Throughout my career, I’ve navigated the full spectrum of software, data and ML engineering, from building batch & real-time systems and cloud migrations to enabling Generative AI use cases and leading high-impact strategic initiatives. I’ve hired and grown data teams, designed scalable architectures, led governance and compliance efforts (including AI Act and DMA), and built data products that power business decisions and user experiences at scale.
I mentor professionals and aspiring leaders who are: Making a career transition into Data, ML, GenAI or Software engineering roles. Navigating challenges in career growth or leadership. Looking for strategy-oriented coaching to expand beyond hands-on coding Preparing for interviews or designing career roadmaps
My approach is collaborative and goal-oriented. I bring structured guidance, practical insights, and real-world experience.
If you're navigating growth, change, or scale in this fast-evolving data/AI space, I’d love to support your journey.
Expertise
Sessions with shivangi dhakad
- Mentorship Session (30 min): Mentorship session
What mentees say
“I really enjoyed my conversation with Shivangi. She openly shared her journey from India to the Netherlands and her growth in tech. Her advice on career, culture, and life was very useful and inspiring. I highly recommend her to others.”
“I had an outstanding mentorship session with Shivangi. Her amazing communication skills made the experience both motivating and insightful. She provided practical, valuable advice that helped me enhance my CV and improve my job search strategies. Her subject knowledge and problem-solving abilities are truly impressive.”
“It was really a great and insightful experience to talk with Shivangi, and the insights and knowledge she shared with me are really invaluable. I got to learn a lot from the session and there is so much to learn from her”