Rahul Belokar
Rahul Belokar is a Senior Data Engineer at Red Hat India Pvt. Ltd. with over nine years of industry experience across data engineering, software development, and system administration. He has spent the last seven years at Red Hat, where he currently focuses on building scalable data pipelines and optimizing data transformations.
Before transitioning into data engineering, Rahul worked as a Tech Support Engineer and Software Engineer, gaining hands-on experience in systems reliability and application development. Earlier in his career, he also served as a Solaris Administrator at Reliance Life Insurance, where he developed a strong foundation in infrastructure and enterprise systems.
Rahul is passionate about open source, data-driven innovation, and cloud-native engineering. Outside of work, he enjoys traveling, reading, and exploring new technologies that connect people and ideas for positive impact.
RedHat India Pvt Ltd
Sr. Data Engineer
Session
Technology has the power to make a real difference — especially when it’s open and collaborative. In this talk, we’ll explore how open source tools and communities are tackling some of the world’s biggest challenges in climate change and healthcare. We’ll look at inspiring projects like OpenClimateFix, OpenMRS, and Open Data Cube, and see how they use data, AI, and open infrastructure to create real social impact. I’ll also share how tools like PyArrow, Snowflake, Starburst, and OpenShift can help build scalable, secure data pipelines for sustainable solutions. This session is all about how engineers and open source contributors can use technology not just to build systems — but to build a better future.