Akshay Jadhav

Software Engineer

Pune, Maharashtra, India8 yrs 6 mos experience

Highly StableAI Enabled

Key Highlights

8+ years of backend engineering experience.
Led projects contributing 5% of company revenue.
Expert in scalable systems and AI-driven platforms.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with expertise in SaaS and Mobile Development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend EngineeringMicroservices ArchitectureAiAndroid DevelopmentSystem Design

Other Skills

AI DevelopmentAlgorithmsAndroid EspressoAndroid JetpackAndroid OptimizationAndroid SDKAndroid StudioAndroid TestingBackend DevelopmentC (Programming Language)C++Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)Clean ArchitectureClean architectureContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

About

🚀 Backend-focused Software Engineer | 8+ Years Experience | Scalable Systems & AI-Driven Platforms I’m a software engineer with 8+ years of experience, currently working at Apna, where I design and scale backend systems used by millions. My recent work spans microservices architecture, LLM-powered onboarding, geospatial search, and platform features that directly impact revenue and growth. I led the development of Apna’s Contests Platform, contributing 5% of company revenue, and architected a Profile Data Collection System that reduced feature deployment time by 80%. I’ve also built AI agents that parse resumes, improving onboarding speed by 75%. While my current focus is backend engineering (Go, Python, MongoDB, Kafka, GCP), I began my journey as an Android engineer and have built full-featured modules from scratch, optimized builds, and improved app performance for scale. Previously, I contributed to the LinkedIn Android app, working on high-impact profile features used by a global audience. 🧠 Strong in system design, distributed systems, and product ownership. Passionate about building backend systems that enable intelligent user experiences — and increasingly exploring AI/ML-driven platforms.

Experience

Apna

Senior Software Engineer

Feb 2022 – Present · 4 yrs 1 mo

Worked primarily on Backend projects alongside contributions to Android development. Key projects include:
Backend Projects:
1. Contests System
Enables clients to host contests based on custom requirements, supporting various round types (job leads, case study submissions, Shark Tank-style pitches)
The platform contributes 5% of company revenue
Designed a backend-driven state-pattern engine for multi-round challenges and integrated external platforms (coding, voice, MCQ tests) with extensive monitoring and guardrails
2. Profile Data Collection System
Developed a backend-driven data collection framework used in multiple flows such as profile onboarding, contest registration, and enrichment.
Reduced feature deployment time from 5 days to 1 day (80% improvement).
Enabled dynamic UI/UX experiments via backend controls, improving screen drop-offs by 30%.
Reduced onboarding time from 3 minutes to 1 minute (67%) and improved data accuracy to standardized entities by 22%.
3. Profile AI Onboarding
Enabled users to pre-fill onboarding data by uploading resumes, thereby significantly reducing time for profile completion.
Developed LLM-based AI agents for profile parsing with caching and an inference layer.
Implemented data correction with prefilled options, reducing manual data entry during onboarding by 75%.
Android projects:
1. Community V2
Built the Community V2 module from scratch based on clean architecture principles, separating transformation logic from UI for improved testability.
Created reusable UI components adaptable across different pages.
Developed a consistency manager to sync state changes (likes, comments, etc.) across various views and screens.
2.Horizontal Initiatives
Reduced APK size from 42MB to 22MB through optimization techniques.
Modularized the codebase, decreasing build time from ~30 minutes to ~5 minutes.
Improved app start time by optimizing configuration API flow and eliminating startup bottlenecks.