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Mid Data Engineer @ IBSettle

Martynas Šaka

Data Engineer

Transforming raw data into business value through automated pipelines and thoughtful engineering.

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About Me

Building the backbone of data-driven decisions

I'm a Mid Data Engineer based in Vilnius, Lithuania, currently at IBSettle. I specialize in designing and maintaining automated ETL pipelines that transform chaotic data into reliable, business-ready insights.

From SQL and Python to Apache Superset and Data Warehouses — I build systems that run 24/7, so decision-makers never have to wait for their data.

The Journey

The Dataflow Chronicles

From my first SQL query to architecting fintech data warehouses.

Prologue · The Foundation
2018

Economics & Business

@ Kaunas University of Technology

Foundation Quest

"Learn the Language of Business"

Where analytical thinking began. Understanding business logic before writing code gave me the perspective to build solutions that actually matter.

Further Learning (2021-2023)

DBMS Data Modeling Query Optimization NoSQL Big Data Bash
"Before you can engineer data, you need to understand what it means to the business."
Chapter I · The Beginning
2022

Data Analyst

@ Vivus Finance

Main Quest

"Decode the Spreadsheets"

Skills Unlocked

💾 SQL 🐍 Python 📊 Excel 📈 Analytics

Achievement Unlocked

First Production Dashboard

My journey began in the finance world, where every number tells a story. At Vivus Finance, I learned that data isn't just rows in a table — it's the pulse of business health.

Daily financial and collateral analysis taught me to build Excel models that later evolved into automated reporting systems. Here I discovered a fundamental truth: a good analyst doesn't just read data — they tell its story.

"My first SQL query in production took 47 minutes to run. That day I learned what a WHERE clause is and why it matters."

Boss Defeated

The Chaos of Unstructured Data

Chapter II · The Guardian
2023

Master Data Specialist

@ Vičiūnai Group

Main Quest

"Guard the Data Kingdom"

Skills Unlocked

🛡️ Data Governance ⚡ ETL ⚙️ ERP Systems

Achievement Unlocked

Master of Clean Records

Vičiūnai Group — one of the largest food industry companies in Lithuania — became my new arena. Here I wasn't just an analyst; I became a data guardian, responsible for master data integrity across all systems.

Every day was a battle against duplicates, inconsistencies, and legacy system quirks. I learned that data governance isn't just a set of rules — it's a philosophy of how an organization respects its data.

"Found a record that existed in 4 different systems with 4 different spellings. That 'client' was the same company. Welcome to enterprise data."

Boss Defeated

The Dragon of Dirty Records

Chapter III · The Bridge Builder
2024

Senior Migration Specialist

@ Vičiūnai Group

Epic Quest

"Bridge Two Worlds"

Skills Unlocked

💎 SAP 🔄 Data Migration ✅ Validation

Achievement Unlocked

Zero Data Loss Migration

Promotion to Senior Migration Specialist came with the biggest challenge yet — migrating the entire company's data infrastructure to SAP. This wasn't just a technical project; it was a business transformation.

Customer, vendor, and tax data — all of it had to "travel" from legacy Navision to the modern SAP world. Every record was carefully cleansed, transformed, and validated before migration.

"Migration without data loss is like a heart transplant where the patient has to keep working. Not a single second of downtime was acceptable."

Boss Defeated

The Ancient Legacy Systems

Chapter IV · The Pipeline Builder
2024

Data Engineer

@ Sanitex

Nov 2024 — Nov 2025

✅ Quest Completed

"Orchestrate the FMCG Data Flow"

Skills Unlocked

🌬️ Airflow 📊 Qlik Sense 🐘 PostgreSQL 🐳 Docker

Achievement Unlocked

Pipeline Orchestrator

At Sanitex — one of the largest FMCG distribution companies in the region — I built and maintained automated data pipelines that powered real-time business decisions.

Apache Airflow DAGs were my daily symphony. Each DAG was like an orchestra: different instruments (data sources) had to play in sync so that business reports arrived on time and error-free.

I integrated data from multiple internal and external sources, ensuring quality through validation, transformation, and monitoring. Every row had its journey — from source to dashboard.

"A good Data Engineer is invisible. When everything works — no one knows you exist. But when something breaks... everyone knows your name."

Boss Defeated

The Never-Ending Report Requests

Chapter V · The Warehouse Architect
Active Quest
Now

Mid Data Engineer

@ IBSettle

Dec 2025 — Present

Legendary Quest

"Tame the Financial Data Chaos"

Skills Mastered

🐬 MySQL 📊 Superset 🦫 DBeaver 🏦 Fintech 🏗️ Data Warehouse

Current Mission

Data Warehouse Architect

Now at IBSettle — a mature fintech company where I'm designing and building ETL pipelines that integrate diverse data sources into our central Data Warehouse.

My daily mission: create automated data collection scripts, optimize SQL queries for performance, troubleshoot data quality issues, and implement best practices across the data infrastructure.

Collaborating with analysts and stakeholders, refactoring legacy tables, and bringing order to financial data chaos. In fintech, every number must be precise — there's no room for "approximately correct."

"Discovered that half the critical business logic lives in JSON fields and longtext columns. Welcome to fintech data engineering."

Journey Progress Level 5 · 18,000 XP

The journey continues... // Level 5 Active

The Arsenal

Skill Tree

All the tools and technologies I use daily

Data
Engineering
💾 SQL &
Databases
🐘 PostgreSQL
🐬 MySQL
🔷 T-SQL
🦫 DBeaver
🐘 pgAdmin
📊 BI &
Reporting
📈 Qlik Sense
📊 QlikView
🖨️ NPrinting
🦸 Superset
🔄 ETL &
Orchestration
🐍 Python
🌀 Airflow
📦 DAGs
🏗️ Data Warehouse
🛠️ DevOps
& Tools
🐳 Docker
📝 Git
⌨️ Bash
🌶️ Flask
📋 Jira
🏢 Domain
Knowledge
🏦 Fintech
🛒 FMCG
🛡️ Governance
💎 SAP

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Location

Vilnius, Lithuania

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