Akhil Philip

Experience

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  Dhakshina

  Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

  Project Leader

  Focus on paper reuse and recycling; vocational training of differently-abled children; delivering books cost-free to children from EWS sections

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  EY

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Business Research Analyst
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  AMBIENCE REFRIGERATION PRIVATE LIMITED

  Jun 2018 - Jan 2022

  Founder’s Office

  • Operational Efficiency: Reduced production cycle time and inventory holding costs through just-in-time (JIT) inventory management and forecasting techniques using Python (SciPy) and R.• Business Development: Conducted market research and client feedback analysis to introduce many value-added services like predictive maintenance, emergency repair, improving client retention etc• Competitor Intelligence: Built data pipelines and dashboards to track competitor pricing, product features, and service performance using web scraping (BeautifulSoup, Selenium) and clustering techniques, informing strategic pricing and positioning. Show less

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  Tarento Group

  Feb 2022 - Dec 2022

  Cloud Engineer at Ola Electric | Associate Software Engineer at Tarento

  • Awarded Outstanding Performer of the Quarter in July 2022 by Tarento India.• Experience building pipelines for streaming data via Kafka into OLAP data stores like Druid and Pinot and querying data on top of it via Presto/Trino• Using Django framework, built apps with Postgres as backend database, Celery as task queue, Redis as message broker, Pandas for data cleaning; used Django REST framework to build API endpoints• Experience in data transformations using PySpark Python UDFs, Spark Streaming, Spark SQL Show less

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  Groww, India

  Dec 2022 - Jan 2024

  Software Development Engineer

  • MetatData Platform Deployment: Led the implementation of Datahub, a platform for data search, discovery, lineage, and monitoring, including PII tagging, SLA tracking, and usage statistics; used Python, Java, Airflow DAGs, GraphQL queries, and REST APIs.• Customer Data Platform SDK: Built a robust Python SDK for interacting with the in-house Customer Data Platform (CDP), enhancing customer engagement tracking.• Automations: Created and scheduled notifications, workflows via Airflow DAGs in the Customer Engagement Platform, improving communication efficiency with end users.• Data Transformation Computation: Developed Spark jobs for data computation and transformation in both the CDP and in-house Ingestion Platform, optimizing real-time data processing.• Query Scheduling platform: Maintained a FastAPI-based Python app for scheduling queries via the BigQuery connector, improving data querying efficiency.• Cloud Infrastructure UI Development: Proficient in GCP, building and maintaining cloud-based services; developed multiple UI apps using Appsmith, a low-code JavaScript platform. Show less

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  Eduport

  Jan 2024 - now

  Tech Lead

  • Mobile App Development: Led the architecture and development of Adapt 2.0, a 4.9 rated AI-powered learning app; boosted avg. session time by 80%, DAU/MAU by 40% over the past year.• Performance Engineering: Improved app responsiveness by up to 300% via Redis caching, query optimization, in-memory operations; ensured 99.994% uptime with observability tools: Sentry, Firebase Crashlytics, etc• Backend Data Architecture: Spearheaded a large-scale backend refactor with scalable service design, introducing modular features and seamless Postgres DB migration with zero-downtime rollout.• DevOps CI/CD Automation: Streamlined all production releases via GitHub Actions, CloudFront (AWS) deployments, and dynamic server scaling using Cloudflare Workers to be cost-efficient.• AI-Powered Features: Integrated proprietary LLM models for adaptive question generation, topic classification, voice call transcription, and real-time doubt resolution modules.• Cross-Functional Leadership: Led a 14-member cross-functional team (frontend, backend, DevOps, QA), with strong adoption of agile/scrum practices and bi-weekly sprint delivery.• Test-Driven Development: Enforced code quality via rigorous PR reviews and adoption of unit/integration testing best practices across mobile and backend services.• Recognition: Conferred the Change Catalyst Award and Best Team Award at EduConnect 2024 for impactful technical leadership and mobile product success. Show less