# Kartik Kumar

> Kartik Kumar is a data engineer and product builder who has worked in data
> engineering since 2016. He builds reliable data pipelines, platform migrations,
> data ingestion and data modelling on Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, SQL and
> Azure, and ships Chrome extensions and AI automations on top. Personal site:
> https://kartikkumar.info

## About

- [About Kartik Kumar](https://kartikkumar.info/about): Who Kartik is — a data engineer working end to end with Databricks, Spark and Azure, and the products he builds alongside the day job.
- [Contact](https://kartikkumar.info/contact): How to reach Kartik, plus ways to support the work (UPI, PayPal, Gumroad store).
- [Privacy Policy](https://kartikkumar.info/privacy): What data the site collects, the privacy-friendly analytics used, and cookies.

## Work

- [Work](https://kartikkumar.info/work): Overview of Kartik's data engineering and the Chrome extensions he has shipped.

## Chrome extensions

- [Meta Factory](https://kartikkumar.info/ext-meta-factory): Multi-prompt image and video generation for Meta AI. Queue many prompts and auto-download every result. Free to use; MetaFactory Pro unlocks unlimited bulk automation for $4.99+/month or $29 one-time lifetime.
- [MetaFactory product site](https://kartikkumar.info/metafactory): Dedicated landing page for the MetaFactory extension — features, pricing (free + Pro), and links to install.
- [MetaFactory user guide](https://kartikkumar.info/metafactory/guide): Full getting-started guide — setup, writing prompts, output types, Pro features, and troubleshooting.
- [Whiskey Factory](https://kartikkumar.info/ext-whiskey-factory): Multi-prompt image generation for Google Whisk. Queue prompts and auto-download all generated images.
- [Bookmark Brain](https://kartikkumar.info/ext-bookmark-brain): AI sorts your bookmarks into folders, removes duplicates, finds dead links, and searches by topic.
- [AI Right-Click](https://kartikkumar.info/ext-ai-right-click): An AI-powered right-click menu built on Chrome's built-in AI. Act on any selection in one click.

## Writing

- [Blog](https://kartikkumar.info/blog): Notes on data engineering and building Chrome extensions.
- [Taming data skew in Spark](https://kartikkumar.info/note-taming-data-skew-spark): How to spot and fix Apache Spark data skew on Databricks — AQE skew joins, salting a hot key, and broadcast joins.
- [Reliable data pipelines](https://kartikkumar.info/note-reliable-data-pipelines): What makes a data pipeline reliable in production.
- [Building Chrome extensions](https://kartikkumar.info/note-building-chrome-extensions): Lessons from shipping Chrome extensions.

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/kodeofkartik
- X (Twitter): https://x.com/kodexkartik
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ikartikdev
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/kartikulate
- Gumroad store: https://kodexkartik.gumroad.com