Achintya Prakash
Software Engineering Manager at Meta
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAchintya Prakash is a software engineering manager with 11 years of experience building large-scale systems at the intersection of security, AI/ML, and blockchain, currently leading AI/ML infrastructure for ads at Meta. He previously led product and platform efforts in application security posture management at Block and drove security visibility and team growth as a Staff Engineer at Square. Adept at hands-on architecture and implementation, he balances coding with hiring, mentoring, and setting engineering culture across organizations. His research background in game-theoretic cyber defense and early work on deep learning and biometric systems reflect a long-standing focus on adversarial and defensive aspects of security. Comfortable spanning research and product, he also explores generative AI applications through venture studio engagements, bringing both academic rigor and practical delivery to complex technical problems.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BITS Pilani, Birla Institute of Technology and ScienceMaster of Science (MS) Computer Science, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science at University of MichiganHigher Secondary Certificate Science, Higher Secondary Certificate Science at St.Columba's School, New Delhi
Github Skills (2)
game-theory8
gambit4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
achintp/algorithm_questions
Oct 2015 - Apr 2020
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
achintp/SecuritySimulator2
Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:29 pushes, 3 branches in 9 months
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