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Ankush Saxena

Bangalore

Summary

Platform Engineer specializing in building and scaling distributed systems through DevOps practices, including AWS, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Terraform. Proven ability to design AI/ML-powered platforms, such as recommendation systems and reinforcement learning infrastructure. Focused on delivering high-reliability, self-healing systems while optimizing operational costs and enabling intelligent operations at scale.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Staff Software Engineer

Walmart
Bangalore
11.2020 - Current
  • Engineered and scaled distributed systems utilizing DevOps practices, including AWS, Kubernetes, Ansible, and Terraform.
  • Designed AI/ML platforms, focusing on recommendation systems and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines.
  • Delivered high-reliability, self-healing systems to maintain operational continuity.
  • Led incident response initiatives, achieving uptime enhancement to 99.99%.
  • Developed reinforcement learning infrastructure for performance optimization.
  • Implemented disaster recovery processes, automating workflows to reduce MTTR by seventy to eighty percent.
  • Optimized infrastructure costs by twenty percent through usage pattern analysis and schedule scaling.
  • Enabled intelligent operations at scale with robust monitoring solutions, improving alerting insights.

DevOps Engineer

Amazon
Bangalore
03.2020 - 11.2020
  • Create simple UI based tools for troubleshooting and monitoring Installation and maintenance of Kubernetes cluster,Kafka cluster Configuration and maintenance of ELS logging stack
  • Writing python applications and Lambda’s for Creating & deploying distributed system in AWS.
  • Managed cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability and scalability.
  • Collaborated with development teams to improve CI/CD processes and workflows.
  • Conducted regular security audits to ensure compliance with best practices and policies.
  • Analyzed existing infrastructure and systems for optimization opportunities.
  • Reviewed application architecture designs with developers to ensure scalability requirements are met.

Software Engineer

Accenture
Bangalore
03.2016 - 02.2020
  • Developed software applications using Java and Python for various projects.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and design solutions.
  • Implemented continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab.
  • Automated system monitoring and alerting with Prometheus and Grafana tools.
  • Configured and maintained container orchestration systems using Kubernetes.
  • Developed scripts for automating routine tasks and improving operational efficiency.

Education

Master of Technology - Artificial Intelligence

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Bangalore
07-2025

Bachelor of Engineering - ECE

Acharya Institute of Technology (AIT)
Bangalore
07-2015

Skills

  • Container technology: Kubernetes and Docker
  • Programming languages: Python, React, and BASH
  • Cloud services: AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Monitoring tools: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, New Relic, and Datadog
  • Databases: MySQL, DynamoDB, Azure SQL, and MongoDB
  • Project management tools: Atlassian, Jira, and Slack
  • Log management tools: ELK and Splunk
  • Configuration management: Ansible and Terraform
  • CI/CD tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI
  • AI/ML : Machine learning , Reinforcement learning , RAG

Timeline

Staff Software Engineer

Walmart
11.2020 - Current

DevOps Engineer

Amazon
03.2020 - 11.2020

Software Engineer

Accenture
03.2016 - 02.2020

Master of Technology - Artificial Intelligence

Indian Institute of Science (IISc)

Bachelor of Engineering - ECE

Acharya Institute of Technology (AIT)

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