Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for performing a smart tree lookup operation in a balanced tree. The techniques according to the present disclosure comprise identifying at least one data entry to be searched within the balanced tree, extracting a plurality of keys of the balanced tree, determining whether all or a subset of keys of the plurality of keys are required for searching the at least one data entry within the balanced tree, in response to the determination that the subset of keys of the plurality of keys are required for searching the at least one data entry, generating a first compare function for each of the at least one data entry using the subset of keys, and traversing a first path for the at least one data entry based on the first compare function. Accordingly, the techniques of the present disclosure enable efficient balanced tree lookup operation.