The Finkelstein Awards for Data Engineering Excellence 2027
The Data Engineering Awards celebrate teams that are pushing the boundaries of data-driven work to develop cutting-edge solutions. Submit your team's story — winners are announced at the annual Data Engineering Summit in Bengaluru.
Categories
2027 nominations are open. In your submission, be detailed and include any relevant business impact indicators.
Data Engineering Company of the Year
Recognizes companies that have consistently demonstrated excellence in data engineering practices, innovation, and contribution to the field.
Best Collaboration between Data Engineering and Business Teams
Awarding organizations where data engineering teams have closely collaborated with business units, driving actionable insights and meaningful outcomes.
Outstanding Data Engineering Team Award
Honors teams that have exemplified teamwork, innovation, and significant achievements in a data engineering project or initiative.
Advancement in Data Engineering Education and Upskilling
Honoring organizations that invest in upskilling their data engineering teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
Outstanding Data Engineering Innovation in Indian GCCs
Recognizing a Global Capability Center (GCC) in India that has demonstrated exceptional innovation in data engineering, driving impactful outcomes and establishing best practices in data management, analytics, and scalable infrastructure within the global enterprise.
Innovative Data Engineering Project of the Year
Awards projects that have shown exceptional use of data engineering techniques to solve complex problems, improve efficiency, or drive innovation.
Outstanding Contribution to Data Democratization
Awarding organizations that have empowered non-technical users by building data platforms that make data access, understanding, and utilization easier across the organization.
Past Winners
2026 Winners
- Advancement in Data Engineering Education and UpskillingMathCo
- Best Collaboration between Data Engineering and Business TeamsSUN Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited
- Outstanding Data Engineering Innovation in Indian GCCsWayfair India TDC
- Outstanding Contribution to Data DemocratizationHDFC Bank Ltd
- Outstanding Data Engineering Team AwardphData
- Innovative Data Engineering Project of the YearCarrier Digital Hub India, Dentsu Global Services, Tiger Analytics, Tredence Inc, Vodafone Idea
- Data Engineering Company of the YearDatazip, Inc, EPAM Systems, Polestar Analytics
2025 Winners
- Innovative Data Engineering Project of the YearACT Fibernet, Bajaj Auto Credit, EPAM Systems, Experian Information Services Inc, SAP Labs India, Tiger Analytics, Zuci Systems
- Best Collaboration between Data Engineering and Business TeamsAdani Digital Labs, Techmango, Target
- Outstanding Data Engineering Team AwardDentsu, KANINI Software Solutions, Team Computers
- Outstanding Data Engineering Innovation in Indian GCCsBosch Global Software Technologies, Lowe's India
- Outstanding Contribution to Data DemocratisationKenvue
- Data Engineering Company of the YearMathCo, Sigmoid
- Advancement in Data Engineering Education and UpskillingTredence, Genpact
2024 Winners
- Data Engineering Company of the YearDBS Technology Services India, Indegene, Polestar, Publicis Sapient
- Innovative Data Engineering Project of the YearEXL, EY, MathCo, Valiance
- Outstanding Data Engineering TeamMerkle, Pluralsight, Siemens Healthineers, Sigmoid, Tiger Analytics
2023 Winners
- Data Engineering Transformation AwardsWestern Digital, TheMathCompany, Publicis Sapient, Fractal Analytics, Micron Technology Operations India
- Data Engineering Visionary AwardInfocepts, Kimberly Clark, Cognizant
- Data Engineering DisruptionGenpact, Tredence Inc., SingleStore, Rakuten
- Award for Data Engineering DemocratizationServiceNow, eClerx Services Limited, Tiger Analytics
- Data Engineering for GoodDentsu, Factspan Analytics, Futurense, Indegene
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