About
Gunjan Patel
Senior Software & Data Platform Engineer · Copenhagen
17+ years building the systems that organisations depend on — from event-driven cloud architectures and data pipelines to enterprise platform engineering and ML-assisted automation. Currently at Vestas Wind Systems, where I own cloud infrastructure and help make data trustworthy enough to drive business decisions.
I sit at the intersection of software engineering, data platform architecture, and operational reliability. My experience spans the full journey of data — from raw ingestion and pipeline design, through enterprise system integration, to the platform administration and tooling that keeps everything running. That end-to-end view is what makes data trustworthy — and what makes AI and analytics actually work in production.
Skills & Expertise
Data & Pipelines
Cloud & Infrastructure
ML & Automation
Languages
Integrations & Search
Platform Engineering
Experience
Work Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Vestas Wind Systems
May 2023 — Present · Copenhagen, Denmark
Cloud owner and data platform architect for a global wind energy marketplace. Building the systems that connect hundreds of suppliers and millions of parts to a reliable, intelligent platform.
- Azure Cloud Owner and IT Security Specialist
- Event-driven architecture with Azure Functions, Event Grid, and Logic Apps
- ML-assisted automation onboarding 1M+ supplier parts (scikit-learn, NumPy)
- Built Covento IQ — data platform for analytics and marketing teams
- Algolia & Elasticsearch search for large product catalogues
- GDPR-compliant data flows across complex enterprise systems
Senior Software Engineer
Vestas Wind Systems
May 2023 — Present · Copenhagen, Denmark
Cloud owner and data platform architect for a global wind energy marketplace. Building the systems that connect hundreds of suppliers and millions of parts to a reliable, intelligent platform.
- Azure Cloud Owner and IT Security Specialist
- Event-driven architecture with Azure Functions, Event Grid, and Logic Apps
- ML-assisted automation onboarding 1M+ supplier parts (scikit-learn, NumPy)
- Built Covento IQ — data platform for analytics and marketing teams
- Algolia & Elasticsearch search for large product catalogues
- GDPR-compliant data flows across complex enterprise systems
Chairman of the Board
RBL Edifice Co-operative Housing Society
Jun 2014 — Dec 2016 · Ahmedabad, India
Elected chairman — community governance, policy development, conflict resolution, and operational oversight.
- Led board governance and community decision-making
- Conflict resolution and resident mediation
- Oversaw operations, maintenance, and financial administration
Chairman of the Board
RBL Edifice Co-operative Housing Society
Jun 2014 — Dec 2016 · Ahmedabad, India
Elected chairman — community governance, policy development, conflict resolution, and operational oversight.
- Led board governance and community decision-making
- Conflict resolution and resident mediation
- Oversaw operations, maintenance, and financial administration
Work Environment Representative / arbejdsmiljørepræsentant (AMR)
Hobbii AS
Apr 2022 — Apr 2023 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Being elected as a Work Environment Representative by my colleagues.
- Conducting an annual survey to collect feedback for health and safety.
- Conflicts Resolution - actively listened to both parties individually and carefully evaluated their perspectives.
- Ensure a safe and open environment for colleagues - a culture of safety, well-being, and free expression
Work Environment Representative / arbejdsmiljørepræsentant (AMR)
Hobbii AS
Apr 2022 — Apr 2023 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Being elected as a Work Environment Representative by my colleagues.
- Conducting an annual survey to collect feedback for health and safety.
- Conflicts Resolution - actively listened to both parties individually and carefully evaluated their perspectives.
- Ensure a safe and open environment for colleagues - a culture of safety, well-being, and free expression
Senior Software Engineer / Backend Developer
Hobbii AS
Oct 2016 — Apr 2023 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Grew from Full Stack Developer to Senior Backend Engineer and Cloud Owner over 6+ years at a fast-scaling e-commerce platform.
- AWS Cloud Owner: EC2, IAM, VPC, RDS, Lambda, EventBridge, Fargate
- Event-driven architectures for real-time order processing
- Payment, shipping, and tax service integrations
- Automated pricing pipelines and database optimisation
- Elected Work Environment Representative (2022–2023)
Senior Software Engineer / Backend Developer
Hobbii AS
Oct 2016 — Apr 2023 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Grew from Full Stack Developer to Senior Backend Engineer and Cloud Owner over 6+ years at a fast-scaling e-commerce platform.
- AWS Cloud Owner: EC2, IAM, VPC, RDS, Lambda, EventBridge, Fargate
- Event-driven architectures for real-time order processing
- Payment, shipping, and tax service integrations
- Automated pricing pipelines and database optimisation
- Elected Work Environment Representative (2022–2023)
Open Source Contributor & GSoC Mentor
Joomla! Project · Google Summer of Code
Jan 2013 — Sep 2017 · Global (remote)
Active contributor to one of the world's largest open source CMS projects, and Google Summer of Code mentor.
- Joomla! Bug Squad — patches, releases, feature planning
- Led SQL Optimisation Team and code sprints
- GSoC Mentor (2014 & 2016) on behalf of Joomla
- Founded JUG Ahmedabad; speaker at JWC 2015 & J&Beyond Frankfurt
Open Source Contributor & GSoC Mentor
Joomla! Project · Google Summer of Code
Jan 2013 — Sep 2017 · Global (remote)
Active contributor to one of the world's largest open source CMS projects, and Google Summer of Code mentor.
- Joomla! Bug Squad — patches, releases, feature planning
- Led SQL Optimisation Team and code sprints
- GSoC Mentor (2014 & 2016) on behalf of Joomla
- Founded JUG Ahmedabad; speaker at JWC 2015 & J&Beyond Frankfurt
Full Stack Developer
redWEB AS
Jan 2009 — Sep 2016 · Ahmedabad, India
7 years building e-commerce platforms, CMS systems, and client-facing web applications.
- Built Joomla e-commerce components and extensions from scratch
- Database architecture and future-proof framework design
- Releases, security compliance, and automated packaging
- Mentored junior developers across the team
Full Stack Developer
redWEB AS
Jan 2009 — Sep 2016 · Ahmedabad, India
7 years building e-commerce platforms, CMS systems, and client-facing web applications.
- Built Joomla e-commerce components and extensions from scratch
- Database architecture and future-proof framework design
- Releases, security compliance, and automated packaging
- Mentored junior developers across the team
Bachelor of Engineering — Computer Science
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
2005 — 2009 · Gujarat, India
Algorithms, data structures, AI & expert systems, advanced DBMS, computer networks, software engineering.
Bachelor of Engineering — Computer Science
Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University
2005 — 2009 · Gujarat, India
Algorithms, data structures, AI & expert systems, advanced DBMS, computer networks, software engineering.
Open Source
Community shaped my early career. Years of contributing to the Joomla! Project — Bug Squad, SQL Optimisation Team, Google Summer of Code mentor (2014 & 2016), and founding JUG Ahmedabad — gave me a deep appreciation for collaborative engineering and mentoring the next generation.
Beyond the keyboard
Always open to meaningful conversations.
Whether it's collaboration, a technical discussion, or just an interesting idea — reach out.
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