diff --git a/avro-fastserde/build.gradle b/avro-fastserde/build.gradle
index b02a026cf..88bc49e0c 100644
--- a/avro-fastserde/build.gradle
+++ b/avro-fastserde/build.gradle
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
   compile "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.4"
   compile "com.sun.codemodel:codemodel:2.6"
   compile "com.google.guava:guava:19.0"
+  compile "org.jboss:jboss-common-core:2.5.0.Final"
 
   // By default, the compile and testCompile configuration is using avro-1.8, and
   // if you need to switch to an old version of Avro, we need to make
diff --git a/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastAvroConcurrentHashMap.java b/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastAvroConcurrentHashMap.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..24282b404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastAvroConcurrentHashMap.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package com.linkedin.avro.fastserde;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+
+public class FastAvroConcurrentHashMap<K, V> extends ConcurrentHashMap<K, V> {
+  public FastAvroConcurrentHashMap() {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  public FastAvroConcurrentHashMap(int initialCapacity) {
+    super(initialCapacity);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * The native `computeIfAbsent` function implemented in Java could have contention when
+   * the value already exists {@link ConcurrentHashMap#computeIfAbsent(Object, Function)};
+   * the contention could become very bad when lots of threads are trying to "computeIfAbsent"
+   * on the same key, which is a known Java bug: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8161372
+   *
+   * This internal FastAvroConcurrentHashMap mitigate such contention by trying to get the
+   * value first before invoking "computeIfAbsent", which brings great optimization if the major
+   * workload is trying to get the same key over and over again; however, we speculate that this
+   * optimization might not be ideal for the workload that most keys are unique, so be cautious
+   * about the workload before adopting the FastAvroConcurrentHashMap.
+   *
+   * @param key
+   * @param mappingFunction
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  public V computeIfAbsent(K key, Function<? super K, ? extends V> mappingFunction) {
+    V value = get(key);
+    if (value != null) {
+      return value;
+    }
+    return super.computeIfAbsent(key, mappingFunction);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.java b/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c3f844e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avro-fastserde/src/main/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package com.linkedin.avro.fastserde;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.jboss.util.collection.WeakIdentityHashMap;
+
+/**
+ * Utility class to generate and reuse FastDatumReader/Writer. The cache key is schema object.
+ *
+ * Pre-requisite to use this util:
+ * 1. Schema object will not be changed on-the-FLY, or the changes do NOT require new DatumReader/Writer;
+ * 2. Your application will always use the same Schema object for the same schema;
+ */
+public class FastDatumReaderWriterUtil {
+
+  protected static class SchemaPair {
+    private final Schema writerSchema;
+    private final Schema readerSchema;
+    private final int hashCode;
+
+    public SchemaPair(Schema writerSchema, Schema readerSchema) {
+      this.writerSchema = writerSchema;
+      this.readerSchema = readerSchema;
+      this.hashCode = Objects.hash(System.identityHashCode(this.writerSchema), System.identityHashCode(this.readerSchema));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+      if (this == o) {
+        return true;
+      }
+      if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      SchemaPair that = (SchemaPair) o;
+      return writerSchema == that.writerSchema && readerSchema == that.readerSchema;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+      return hashCode;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private static final ReentrantReadWriteLock reentrantReadWriteLock = new ReentrantReadWriteLock();
+
+  //TODO :  LRU cache
+  private static final Map<SchemaPair, FastGenericDatumReader<?>> fastGenericDatumReaderCache = new FastAvroConcurrentHashMap<>();
+  private static final Map<Schema, FastGenericDatumWriter<?>> fastGenericDatumWriterCache = new WeakIdentityHashMap();
+
+  private static final Map<SchemaPair, FastSpecificDatumReader<?>> fastSpecificDatumReaderCache = new FastAvroConcurrentHashMap<>();
+  private static final Map<Schema, FastSpecificDatumWriter<?>> fastSpecificDatumWriterCache = new WeakIdentityHashMap();
+
+  private FastDatumReaderWriterUtil() {
+  }
+
+  public static <T> FastGenericDatumReader<T> getFastGenericDatumReader(Schema schema) {
+    return (FastGenericDatumReader<T>) getFastGenericDatumReader(schema, schema);
+  }
+
+  public static <T> FastGenericDatumReader<T> getFastGenericDatumReader(Schema writerSchema, Schema readerSchema) {
+    SchemaPair schemaPair = new SchemaPair(writerSchema, readerSchema);
+    return (FastGenericDatumReader<T>) fastGenericDatumReaderCache.computeIfAbsent(schemaPair, key -> new FastGenericDatumReader<>(writerSchema, readerSchema));
+  }
+
+  public static <T> FastGenericDatumWriter<T> getFastGenericDatumWriter(Schema writerSchema) {
+    FastGenericDatumWriter<T> fastDatumWriter = null;
+
+    // lookup cache and read lock
+    reentrantReadWriteLock.readLock().lock();
+    try {
+      fastDatumWriter = (FastGenericDatumWriter<T>)fastGenericDatumWriterCache.get(writerSchema);
+    } finally {
+      reentrantReadWriteLock.readLock().unlock();
+    }
+    // update cache and write lock
+    if (fastDatumWriter == null) {
+      reentrantReadWriteLock.writeLock().lock();
+      try {
+        fastDatumWriter = new FastGenericDatumWriter<>(writerSchema);
+        fastGenericDatumWriterCache.put(writerSchema, fastDatumWriter);
+      } finally {
+        reentrantReadWriteLock.writeLock().unlock();
+      }
+    }
+    return (FastGenericDatumWriter <T>) fastDatumWriter;
+  }
+
+
+  public static <T> FastSpecificDatumReader<T> getFastSpecificDatumReader(Schema schema) {
+    return (FastSpecificDatumReader<T>) getFastSpecificDatumReader(schema, schema);
+  }
+
+  public static <T> FastSpecificDatumReader<T> getFastSpecificDatumReader(Schema writerSchema, Schema readerSchema) {
+    SchemaPair schemaPair = new SchemaPair(writerSchema, readerSchema);
+    return (FastSpecificDatumReader<T>) fastSpecificDatumReaderCache.computeIfAbsent(schemaPair, key -> new FastSpecificDatumReader<>(writerSchema, readerSchema));
+  }
+
+  public static <T> FastSpecificDatumWriter<T> getFastSpecificDatumWriter(Schema writerSchema) {
+    FastSpecificDatumWriter<T> fastDatumWriter = null;
+
+    // lookup cache and read lock
+    reentrantReadWriteLock.readLock().lock();
+    try {
+      fastDatumWriter = (FastSpecificDatumWriter<T>)fastSpecificDatumWriterCache.get(writerSchema);
+    } finally {
+      reentrantReadWriteLock.readLock().unlock();
+    }
+    // update cache and write lock
+    if (fastDatumWriter == null) {
+      reentrantReadWriteLock.writeLock().lock();
+      try {
+        fastDatumWriter = new FastSpecificDatumWriter<>(writerSchema);
+        fastSpecificDatumWriterCache.put(writerSchema, fastDatumWriter);
+      } finally {
+        reentrantReadWriteLock.writeLock().unlock();
+      }
+    }
+    return (FastSpecificDatumWriter<T>) fastDatumWriter;
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/avro-fastserde/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDatumReaderWriterUtilTest.java b/avro-fastserde/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDatumReaderWriterUtilTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e2876d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/avro-fastserde/src/test/java/com/linkedin/avro/fastserde/FastDatumReaderWriterUtilTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.linkedin.avro.fastserde;
+
+import org.apache.avro.Schema;
+import org.testng.Assert;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+
+public class FastDatumReaderWriterUtilTest {
+
+  @Test (groups = "serializationTest")
+  public void testIsSupportedForFastGenericDatumWriter() {
+    Schema testSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    FastGenericDatumWriter fastWriter = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastGenericDatumWriter(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(fastWriter);
+    FastGenericDatumWriter newFastWriter = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastGenericDatumWriter(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertSame(fastWriter, newFastWriter);
+  }
+
+  @Test (groups = "deserializationTest")
+  public void testIsSupportedForFastGenericDatumReader() {
+    Schema testWriterSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    Schema testReaderSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    FastGenericDatumReader fastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastGenericDatumReader(testWriterSchema, testReaderSchema);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(fastReader);
+    FastGenericDatumReader newFastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastGenericDatumReader(testWriterSchema, testReaderSchema);
+    Assert.assertSame(fastReader, newFastReader);
+  }
+
+  @Test (groups = "deserializationTest")
+  public void testIsSupportedForFastGenericDatumReaderWithSameReaderWriterSchema() {
+    Schema testSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    FastGenericDatumReader fastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastGenericDatumReader(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(fastReader);
+    FastGenericDatumReader newFastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastGenericDatumReader(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertSame(fastReader, newFastReader);
+  }
+
+  @Test (groups = "serializationTest")
+  public void testIsSupportedForFastSpecificDatumWriter() {
+    Schema testSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    FastSpecificDatumWriter fastWriter = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastSpecificDatumWriter(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(fastWriter);
+    FastSpecificDatumWriter newFastWriter = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastSpecificDatumWriter(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertSame(fastWriter, newFastWriter);
+  }
+
+  @Test (groups = "deserializationTest")
+  public void testIsSupportedForFastSpecificDatumReader() {
+    Schema testWriterSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    Schema testReaderSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    FastSpecificDatumReader fastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastSpecificDatumReader(testWriterSchema, testReaderSchema);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(fastReader);
+    FastSpecificDatumReader newFastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastSpecificDatumReader(testWriterSchema, testReaderSchema);
+    Assert.assertSame(fastReader, newFastReader);
+  }
+
+  @Test (groups = "deserializationTest")
+  public void testIsSupportedForFastSpecificDatumReaderWithSameReaderWriterSchema() {
+    Schema testSchema = Schema.parse("{\"type\": \"record\", \"name\": \"test_record\", \"fields\":[]}");
+    FastSpecificDatumReader fastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastSpecificDatumReader(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertNotNull(fastReader);
+    FastSpecificDatumReader newFastReader = FastDatumReaderWriterUtil.getFastSpecificDatumReader(testSchema);
+    Assert.assertSame(fastReader, newFastReader);
+  }
+
+}