Aakash Abhishek Pradhan

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 2 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

40% improvement in API response times at Microsoft.
Led development of scalable tracking systems at FourKites.
Enhanced disaster recovery processes for global availability.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend Engineer specializing in SaaS and scalable architecture.

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Skills

Core Skills

C#ScalabilitySoftware As A Service (saas)PostgresqlHigh-level DesignAmazon Web Services (aws)Azure Cosmos Db

Other Skills

Microsoft AzureSaaS DevelopmentRuby on RailsCitusHerokuElasticSearchScopedockerbackendCoding ExperienceKubernetesSoftware DeploymentApache KafkaAmazon SQSCloud Development

About

At Microsoft, my focus is on enhancing API efficiency and integrating customer-centric features, which has led to an improved user experience and customer retention. With a profound knowledge in C#, software development, and object-oriented programming, my contributions have consistently supported the scalability and performance of our products. Previously at Ally.io, I played a pivotal role in scaling the OKR product and executing database sharding, vital for global availability. My efforts in disaster recovery have fortified our on-call team's response capabilities, ensuring robustness in our systems. Working collaboratively, we have propelled Microsoft's offerings to new heights.

Experience

12 yrs 2 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 5 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Microsoft

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Aug 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Spearheaded performance optimization initiatives resulting in a 40% improvement in API response times.
Designed and implemented the authorization layer for Viva Goals, securing the microservices architecture.
Directed integration initiatives with Microsoft Copilot to enhance AI-driven capabilities.

High-Level DesignC#Microsoft AzureSaaS DevelopmentScalability

Software Engineer 2

Nov 2021 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Enhanced Ally.io’s OKR product to better support Microsoft’s customers by improving APIs and DB queries.
Implemented Database Sharding using Citus to meet Global Availability requirements.
Collaborated with the On-Call team to create disaster recovery documents for improved reaction during DB outages.

High-Level DesignSoftware as a Service (SaaS)PostgreSQLRuby on RailsCitus

Ally.io (acquired by microsoft)

Senior Software Engineer II

May 2021 – Oct 2021 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Developed an enterprise OKR management platform:
Implemented GDPR compliance features for European market expansion.
Developed real-time dashboard integration with GitLab, showcasing quarterly progress metrics.
Optimized system architecture to support rapid customer growth prior to acquisition.

High-Level DesignHerokuPostgreSQLRuby on Rails

Fourkites, inc.

Senior Engineer Software Development

Jan 2019 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Greater Chennai Area · Hybrid

Developed the core tracking platform for supply chain visibility:
Architected a scalable tracking system capable of handling over 1.2M loads every 15 minutes with 99.99% uptime.
Led a team of five engineers to design and implement fault-tolerant distributed systems.
Received "On-The-Spot" awards for doubling system capacity without performance degradation.
Implemented real-time tracking services using a microservices architecture.
Designed and optimized Elasticsearch-based search infrastructure.

High-Level DesignAmazon Web Services (AWS)PostgreSQLRuby on RailsElasticSearch

Microsoft

Software Engineer 2

May 2016 – Dec 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Hyderabad, India · Hybrid

Developed backend services for the Bing Developer Help platform:
Developed scalable backend services for code-related search queries.
Implemented RESTful APIs to consume and process data from multiple sources.
Collaborated with UX and platform teams to optimize the data generation and rendering pipeline

Azure Cosmos DBC#Scope

Packet design

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2015 – Mar 2016 · 3 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area · On-site

Automation of RSVP-TE, Framework for Collector Alert Module

Samsung electronics

2 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Jun 2012 – Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 5 mos · On-site

Development of games like Sudoku, Luxor Quest, etc., and supported various applications like calculator, timer, stopwatch, etc.
KT to Samsung counterparts for fixing bugs.

Intern

Jan 2012 – May 2012 · 4 mos · On-site

Worked on BADA phone applications.

Education

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) — Computer Science

Jan 2009 – Jan 2012

B.J.B. Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar, Khurda

BSc - Bachelor of Science — Computer Science

Jan 2006 – Jan 2009

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