Akash Agarwal

Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India10 yrs 2 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Delivered $400K+ annual cost savings through optimization.
Cut processing runtimes by 50% with Spark pipelines.
Led microservice consolidation, reducing incidents significantly.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Principal Software Engineer with expertise in cloud architecture and data engineering.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ArchitectureData Engineering

Other Skills

Software DevelopmentMicroservices architectureCloud infrastructureSparkJavaBatch processingCloud cost managementSecurity architectureLicense managementParquetMultithreadingFull-Stack DevelopmentAngularProgrammingAlgorithms

About

Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and large-scale data pipelines. Proven record of simplifying architectures, improving performance, and delivering $400K+ annual cost savings. 💡 Skilled in Java, Spark, Parquet, multithreading, and microservices architecture. Experienced in scaling systems for global customers, mentoring engineers, and leading cross-functional initiatives. 🚀 Highlights: Cut processing runtimes by 50% with Spark-based pipelines Led microservice consolidation, reducing incidents by 30+ per month Designed secure access models now adopted across multiple services Architected enterprise-grade license management system for regulated clients I’m passionate about building reliable, cost-efficient, and scalable systems while helping teams grow and succeed.

Experience

Oracle

2 roles

Principal Member of Technical Staff

Promoted

Oct 2025 – Present · 5 mos · Hybrid

Senior Member Of Technical Staff

Dec 2020 – Oct 2025 · 4 yrs 10 mos · Hybrid

Led architectural consolidation, simplifying 9+ microservices into a streamlined, resilient platform; reduced incidents by 30+/month, cut deployment timelines by 30%, and lowered infra cost by 10% annually.
Migrated large-scale recommendation engine from real-time Java service to Spark-based batch pipelines, halving runtime (12h → 6h) and delivering $75K annual savings.
Re-architected high-cost streaming jobs into batch workflows, cutting infra spend from $15K → $2.1K/month (~$150K annual savings).
Designed a secure access control model later adopted by 10+ services, improving security and tenancy-aware authorization.
Co-architected an enterprise license management system, onboarding 35+ regulated customers across multiple regions and ensuring >99.9% uptime.
Delivered $400K+ total annual savings through performance tuning, infra optimization, and cloud cost management.
Mentored 7+ engineers, introduced a synthetic data testing framework for CI/local validation, and automated release processes to improve reliability and onboarding speed.
Recognized as a go-to technical reviewer for large-scale system designs, influencing architecture decisions across teams.

Software DevelopmentCloud ArchitectureData Engineering