Akram Ansari

Senior Software Engineer

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India7 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

Expert in database development and systems engineering.
Published research on adaptive streaming technologies.
Proven experience in building scalable microservices.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-focused Software Engineer with expertise in Media Streaming and Database Technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Database DevelopmentC++PythonReact.jsJavaNode.jsSqlAngularjsC#

Other Skills

systems developmentPython (Programming Language)CTypeScriptRust (Programming Language)GitDockerNginxSpring BootHTMLMongoDBCascading Style Sheets (CSS)MicroservicesC (Programming Language)Back-End Web Development

About

Building Kafka storage system @ Confluent

Experience

7 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

Current Experience

Confluent

Senior Software Engineer

Dec 2024 – Present · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

Storage Foundation Team

Huawei

Software Engineer

May 2024 – Dec 2024 · 7 mos · Greater Toronto Area, Canada · On-site

Built change data capture and analytical processing system in a large scale distributed database - GaussDB

systems developmentC++Database Development

Interdigital, inc.

Software Engineer

Sep 2023 – Jan 2024 · 4 mos · Montreal, Quebec, Canada · On-site

Developed end-to-end VPCC point cloud video (XR) and haptics parsing and streaming library over WebRTC in C++.
Developing an MP4 packager for MIHS (haptics) immersive media in C++

Videolan

Software Engineer (Google Summer of Code 2023)

May 2023 – Aug 2023 · 3 mos · Canada · Remote

Implmented playlist parsing and VLC core modules in Rust.

University of calgary

2 roles

Teaching Assistant

Sep 2021 – Jun 2024 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Taught Python, ARM Assembly and DSA

Research Assistant

Sep 2021 – May 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Published 3 research papers on video streaming at renowned conferences.
Working with AT&T Labs - Research on HTTP Adaptive Streaming (HAS) over QUIC called TASQ - A novel adaptive streaming method over QUIC leveraging AV1 Group Of Pictures (GOP) structure and the application layer control provided by the QUIC transport protocol.
Working as a research assistant at Network Media Systems Lab - University of Calgary. Researched and developed a novel streaming video player - IStream player, and its framework - IStream Framework. Supports 360-degree videos, live streaming, DASH, HLS, QUIC (HTTP/3), TCP, and detailed statistics collection.
Researching a single encoding low-latency (CMAF-like) adaptive video streaming method ideal for real-time streaming.

Python (Programming Language)React.jsJavaCTypeScriptRust (Programming Language)+4

Schlumberger

2 roles

Software Engineer

Jul 2019 – Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Pune Area, India

Worked in a team to develop and maintain kubernetes microservices (Python and Java) on GCP and Azure.
Ran workflows on Apache Airflow, which increase server reuse

Python (Programming Language)JavaSpring BootSQLDockerPython