Akshat Jain
Senior Software Engineer at The Apache Software Foundation
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Top SchoolAkshat Jain is a software engineer with 8 years of experience, currently a Senior Software Engineer at Imply and an Apache Druid committer focused on core Druid improvements like MSQ, lookup loading, and S3 durable storage. He combines distributed systems and full‑stack skills from roles at Yugabyte and multiple open-source projects, contributing to FOSSASIA’s SUSI.AI and Apache Druid. A competitive programmer who’s solved 1000+ problems, he pairs algorithmic rigor with practical optimizations—e.g., cutting Blinkit’s bulk promo-code generation from 8 hours to 105 seconds. He has hands‑on cloud and security experience from integrating Datadog and HashiCorp Vault at Economize and building managed database features. Proficient in C/C++, Java, Python, React, Kafka and more, he enjoys improving UX and admin tooling alongside backend performance work. Based in Bengaluru and IIT‑Patna trained, he’s an active open‑source collaborator who regularly attends conferences and hackathons.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, PatnaSamrat Public School, AjmerMaheshwari Public School, Ajmer
English, Hindi
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Github Skills (51)
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api-rest10
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api-design10
restful-api10
testing10
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adminjs10
user-authentication10
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material-ui10
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Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
fossasia/susi_skill_cms
May 2018 - Aug 2018
A web application framework to edit susi skills http://skills.susi.ai
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:69 commits, 99 PRs, 12 pushes in 3 months
Contributions summary:Akshat primarily contributed to the front-end development of the skill CMS, making changes to components such as the SkillEditor, StaticAppBar, BrowseSkill, and authentication forms. They implemented features such as the preview button and fixed routing issues. Additionally, the user focused on improving the user interface by fixing styling inconsistencies and making the skill details page more responsive. They also enhanced the user experience by improving the responsiveness of the UI and adding features such as staff pick badge, which indicates high-quality skills.
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fossasia/accounts.susi.ai
Mar 2018 - Aug 2018
Accounts Service for SUSI.AI http://accounts.susi.ai
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:23 commits, 24 PRs, 5 pushes in 5 months
Contributions summary:Akshat primarily contributed to the frontend and administrative components of the SUSI.AI accounts service. They fixed typos and improved formatting in documentation and UI elements. They also addressed issues with icon linking in settings, implemented user role management in the admin panel, and added functionality to manage skill statuses and staff picks within the admin interface. Additionally, they added rendering tests for all components.
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