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Akshay Gupta

Akshay Gupta

Bengaluru

Summary

Results-driven Engineering Manager known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in project management, process optimization, and team leadership. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and strategic planning to deliver exceptional results in complex engineering environments.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Manager

Razorpay
Bengaluru
10.2023 - Current
  • Lead and manage two engineering teams, with a combined total of 12 engineers.
  • Oversee overall team performance and delivery to drive product success by closely working with stakeholders, such as product managers, designers, analysts, etc.
  • Led the design discussions of complex engineering problems, applying advanced technical knowledge and analytical skills to ensure timely, cost-effective solutions.
  • Developed and implemented engineering processes that improved overall team efficiency by 20%. Actively involved in hiring activities and growing the team.
  • Conducted regular one-on-one meetings and biannual performance review discussions with employees, providing appropriate salary hikes, continuous feedback, and suggestions for improvement.

Lead Software Engineer

Razorpay
Bengaluru
04.2022 - 09.2023
  • Led a team of six engineers and scaled the Optimizer product to handle 100,000 requests per day, with a monthly transaction value crossing over 10,000 crore.
  • Implemented new, complex features and projects from ideation to production delivery. Also, optimized existing software systems for improved performance and scalability.
  • Reviewed code changes, provided technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers. Played an active role in hiring and scaling the team.
  • Implemented best practices for coding standards, testing and debugging procedures. Also utilized agile methodologies to manage project timelines and deliverables efficiently.
  • Documented software designs and architecture for future reference and maintenance.

Senior Software Engineer

Razorpay
Bengaluru
04.2020 - 03.2022
  • Contributed as the senior-most founding engineer, leading the design, architecture, and end-to-end development of the Optimizer product (a payment orchestrator for large enterprises like IRCTC and Flipkart) with two junior engineers.
  • Led the observability and alerting for all the features of the team.
  • Mentored junior developers, conducted PR reviews, and participated in hiring.

Software Engineer

Razorpay
Bengaluru
05.2019 - 03.2020
  • Contributed to developing microservices by following domain-driven development on AWS.
  • Designed and developed various features and enhancements to support the rapidly growing scale and new use cases of the Razorpay payment gateway.

Senior Software Engineer

Tekion
Bengaluru
07.2017 - 04.2019
  • Designed and developed a framework that allows Tekion's system to integrate with any other DMS (Dealer Management System).
  • Designed and developed a backend service for scheduling appointments.
  • Worked on an ETL framework that allows lossless data transformation from one data format to another.

Software Engineer and Intern

Vizexperts
Gurgaon
01.2015 - 06.2017

Education

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Information Technology

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)
Allahabad
05-2015

Skills

  • Programming: Golang, PHP, and C
  • Datastores: SQL and NoSQL
  • Tools/Platforms: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, Kafka, Redis, REST, and gRPC
  • Others: Project management, team building, recruiting, engineering design

Refrences and Accomplishments

  • Optimizer website : https://razorpay.com/optimizer-intelligent-payments-routing
  • Won multiple spot and yearly awards during my tenure at Razorpay, Tekion and Vizexperts.
  • Graduated with an Honors degree in BTech, achieving a CGPA of 8.76 and ranking in the top 10% of the class.

Timeline

Engineering Manager

Razorpay
10.2023 - Current

Lead Software Engineer

Razorpay
04.2022 - 09.2023

Senior Software Engineer

Razorpay
04.2020 - 03.2022

Software Engineer

Razorpay
05.2019 - 03.2020

Senior Software Engineer

Tekion
07.2017 - 04.2019

Software Engineer and Intern

Vizexperts
01.2015 - 06.2017

Bachelor of Technology (BTech) - Information Technology

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)

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