About

Divij Bhatia — Software Developer & Builder at Heart

Divij Bhatia is a software developer and builder at heart, based in India. He currently works at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer. He has a passion for bringing ideas to life and building things that create real impact.

Highlights

  • Now: Software Development Engineer, Amazon
  • 2019–2021: MS in Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
  • 2015–2019: BTech in Computer Science, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida
  • Published: 3 posts on the AWS Big Data Blog; research at ISWC Satellites and the 10th International Conference on Knowledge Capture
  • Also runs: a personal blog on tech, higher education, and life

Professional Background

Divij brings expertise in cloud data platforms, data governance, metadata management, and AI infrastructure. At Amazon, his work focuses on building trusted foundations for data and AI systems — helping organizations connect governance tools with modern data and ML platforms so teams can trust the data and metadata they build on.

He has authored three technical posts on the AWS Big Data Blog:

Education

Divij holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (2019–2020). He earned his Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, India (2014–2018).

Research & Publications

Before moving into industry, Divij authored research in natural language processing, text summarization, and knowledge graph construction. His work has been published at venues including the International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) Satellites and the 10th International Conference on Knowledge Capture (K-CAP 2019).

Notable publications include work on T2WML (Table to Wikidata Mapping Language) and extractive text summarization using word vector embeddings. Full citations are available on his Google Scholar profile.

Writing

Divij writes about three main topics on his blog: technology (cloud platforms, software engineering, AI), higher education (navigating academic life and the US admissions process), and personal reflections (life experiences, immigration, and culture). The blog serves as a platform to share knowledge, document his journey, and help others going through similar experiences.

Photography

Outside of work, photography is Divij's way of chasing light and capturing stories in everyday moments.

Connect

Divij is available for collaboration and can be reached through:

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Divij Bhatia?

Divij Bhatia is a Software Development Engineer at Amazon, where he builds cloud-native data governance, metadata management, and AI platform integrations. He also writes about technology, higher education, and personal reflections on his blog at divijbhatia.in.

What has Divij Bhatia published?

Divij Bhatia has authored three posts on the AWS Big Data Blog covering metadata governance integrations between Amazon SageMaker Unified Studio and Alation, Atlan, and Collibra. His earlier academic research includes a paper on T2WML (Table to Wikidata Mapping Language) presented at ISWC Satellites 2019 and the 10th International Conference on Knowledge Capture, along with work on extractive text summarization using word vector embeddings.

What is Divij Bhatia's educational background?

Divij Bhatia holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Souther California (2019–2020) and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (2014–2018).

Where does Divij Bhatia work and live?

Divij Bhatia works at Amazon and is based in India.

What does Divij Bhatia write about on his blog?

Divij Bhatia's blog covers three main areas: technology (cloud platforms, software engineering, and AI), higher education (guides on studying and applying for programs in the US), and personal reflections (life, immigration, and culture).

What are Divij Bhatia's interests outside of work?

Outside of work, Divij Bhatia is a photographer who documents everyday moments and landscapes.