Akshay N.

Associate Partner

Gurgaon, Haryana, India11 yrs 4 mos experience

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Key Highlights

Led a team of 20+ software developers.
Developed a suite of HR automation applications.
Drove technical initiatives aligning with business strategies.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS technology leader with expertise in software development and engineering management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Solution ArchitectureEngineering ManagementSoftware DevelopmentPeople ManagementCloud Computing

Other Skills

Technical requirement documentationStakeholder collaborationNew technology adoptionTechnical leadershipTechnical initiativesROI estimationBest practices documentationNetwork architectureData protection educationData analytics protocolsCI/CD processesInfrastructure evaluationSecurity event responseProcess improvementsSOC2 audits

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Technology Leader with about 10 years of experience in Web application development and responsible for managing a team of 20+ software developers to lead the front/back end server-side development, deciding technologies, developing skills in the team, removing bottlenecks, and calculating the economic costs and benefits of various engineering options.

Experience

11 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Statusneo

3 roles

Associate Director of Technology

Promoted

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · India

Senior Engineering Manager | Principal Solution Architect, Digital and DevSecOps

Promoted

Jun 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos · India

Developed technical requirement documentation for new software products.
Collaborated with stakeholders to transform client requirements into turnkey solutions.
Researched and adopted new technologies to add value to existing offerings.
Provided technical leadership to team members during system design.
Drove technical initiatives for large enterprise systems to align with long-term business strategies.
Presented business leaders with ROI estimations to drive project planning.
Authored best practices documentation for use in new personnel onboarding processes.
Developed network and system architecture according to business needs.
Educated stakeholders on data protection tactics to reduce breaches.
Developed, implemented, and maintained data analytics protocols, standards, and documentation.
Guided teams during continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes.
Partnered with infrastructure teams on evaluation and feasibility assessments of new systems and technologies.
Liaised with third parties to respond to security events and understand the threat landscape.
Worked with business partners to balance requirements, security, and risk reduction.
Contributed to internal activities for overall process improvements, efficiencies, and innovation.
Participated in SOC2 audits for large enterprise systems.

Technical requirement documentationStakeholder collaborationNew technology adoptionTechnical leadershipTechnical initiativesROI estimation+11

Senior Technical Consultant

May 2021 – Jul 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · India

Hirexp

Founding Partner & Head of Technology

Jun 2017 – May 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

In the current role, I lead the technology team @ Hirexp/ Amara and my key
responsibilities include:
1. Developing and maintaining a complete suite of web applications to automate different HR Processes including an Application tracking system (Hirexp), Candidate Onboarding tool (Onboard by hirexp), Candidate experience tool integrated with cloud telephony IVR's(Twilio/Whatsapp Business/ Knowarity) (CanXP), and an AI-enabled employee engagement chatbot (Amara) used by 100+ medium and large Enterprises present in 7 countries.
2. Designing the application architecture optimized for load, scalability, stability, and security (following all the OWASP web application security standards).
3. Leading organization-wide technology strategy development.
4. Managing a team of 25+ software developers to lead the front/back end server-side development.
5. Deciding technologies, developing skills in the team, removing bottlenecks, and involving test teams.
6. Calculating the economic costs and benefits of various engineering options.
7. Building inter-team collaboration guidelines to reduce dependence and redundancy and accelerate development efforts by integrating diverse developer voices.
8. Stayed up to date on modern practice advances while applying best-in-class software development with existing technology.

Web application developmentHR process automationApplication architecture designTechnology strategy developmentTeam managementTechnology decision-making+6

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3 roles

Senior Software Engineer

Promoted

Mar 2016 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

1. Collaborated with project managers to select ambitiously, but realistic coding milestones on pre-release software project development.
2. Revised, modularized, and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing
operating costs and improving functionality.
3. Applied change control best practices to Django development processes to provide software enhancements without disruptions for end users.
4. Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
5. Contributed ideas and suggestions in team meetings and delivered updates on deadlines, designs, and enhancements.
6. Monitored and maintained operational readiness of all middleware applications
7. Consulted regularly with internal customers on the application development project
status, new project proposals and software-related technical issues.

Project managementCode revisionChange control best practicesCode fixes and enhancementsMiddleware application monitoringCustomer consultation+1

Software Engineer

Jun 2015 – Mar 2016 · 9 mos · Gurgaon, India

1. Lead Engineer in Enterprise Delivery Team
2. Lead the Channel Partner Delivery Program.
3. Organized and conducted training sessions for technical teams of different channel partners providing them detailed knowledge of IVRS system, External API integration, Database Integration, and CRM Integration
4. Managed the AWS servers owned by Enterprise Delivery Team.
5. Implemented various AWS API Gateways and Lambda Functions.
6. Worked closely with clients to establish specifications and system designs.

Technical trainingAWS server managementAPI Gateway implementationClient specification establishmentCloud Computing

Software Development Intern

Jan 2015 – May 2015 · 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

1. Prepared and submitted reports and other documentation to assist development team members.
2. Investigated technical challenges to identify the root cause and provide expedient resolutions.
3. Partnered with company mentor to learn best practices in software design.
4. Collaborated with other developers to identify and alleviate a number of bugs and errors in software.