Akash Rupela

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates8 yrs 7 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led AI initiatives at noon with significant impact.
Contributed to multiple US patents during Adobe tenure.
Strong academic background from IIT Delhi.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with expertise in E-commerce and AI-driven solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Backend DevelopmentAi InitiativesProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementData Science

Other Skills

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Critical ThinkingData AnalysisDigital MarketingDjangoFastAPIFlaskGitGitHubHTMLJavaScriptLaTeXMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingPrototyping

About

Experienced Software Engineer and Project Manager with a specialization in executing things from idea to product with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry and voluntary work with non profit organizations. Skilled in Python, C++, Java, Web Development,and Machine Learning. I posses a strong academic background with a bachelors and masters from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, in the field of Mathematics and Computer Science.

Experience

Noon

Engineering Lead (SDE 4)

Feb 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

I am a seasoned backend engineering lead at noon, currently driving our AI initiatives. Over the years, I’ve led multiple critical teams across the company:
noon Grocery: Led backend engineering, rewrote the legacy codebase, implemented features like Apple Pay & Cash on Delivery in KSA/UAE, monthly rewards, dynamic shipping fees, CMS integration, search and catalog indexing.
Supply Chain (Directship/FBP): Built and scaled backend systems to optimize seller operations and warehouse fulfillment
noon Services Marketplace: Led backend development for marketplace, ensuring reliability and scalability while launching the product super fast

PythonMachine LearningBackend DevelopmentAI InitiativesSoftware Project Management

Adobe

4 roles

Software Development Engineer 2

Feb 2019 – Feb 2021 · 2 yrs

Working in a variety of roles: Fundamental Research, Prototyping, Product
Development and Project Management. Contributed to multiple US patents and publications in leading research conferences

PrototypingProduct DevelopmentProject ManagementResearch

Software Development Engineer

Jul 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 6 mos

Working in the Media and Data Science research team in digital marketing business unit to empower the next age of intelligent data driven marketing solutions.

Data ScienceDigital Marketing

Research Intern

May 2016 – Jul 2016 · 2 mos · Noida Area, India

Worked in the field of Topological Data Analysis to research on data agnostic techniques to make sense of data.

Topological Data Analysis

Research Intern

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Noida Area, India

Developed a system to automatically convert natural language queries to insights from data.
Developed a system to tag time series data for various trends.

Natural Language ProcessingTime Series Analysis