Akash Suresh
Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Meta
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAkash Suresh is a machine learning-focused software engineer with 11 years of experience building large-scale systems for commerce and cloud platforms, currently driving recommender and ranking models at Meta that boosted IG Shops revenue by double digits. He combines hands-on ML model training and deployment with leadership—having led MLEs and DEs to build robust training data pipelines and cross-functional product integrations. Prior roles at Google and Myntra show a pattern of performance-driven engineering: automating VMware deployments, cutting PO generation times from days to minutes, and improving system throughput and memory use by orders of magnitude. An active contributor to open source testing and research tooling, he has improved code quality and property-based tests in widely used Python projects like Hypothesis and maintained style and import hygiene on research repos. Based in the UK, he pairs strong backend and data-engineering chops with a pragmatic focus on measurable business impact.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Matriculation, CBSE, Matriculation, CBSE at Vidyaniketan Public SchoolPre-University, PCME, Pre-University, PCME at VVS Sardar Patel PU CollegeBachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science & Engineering, 8.32, Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science & Engineering, 8.32 at National Institute of Technology Karnataka
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Github Skills (22)
property-based-testing10
pytest10
python10
testing10
code-standards10
data-import10
import-data10
typehinting10
imports10
type-checking10
coding-style10
importmaps10
code-formatting10
computer-science9
fuzzing9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Axelrod-Python/Axelrod
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
A research tool for the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 6 comments in 4 days
Contributions summary:Akash primarily focused on code style and import organization, demonstrating a focus on code quality and maintainability. They utilized tools like `isort` to automatically format imports, which is a common practice in Python projects. Additionally, the user made several changes to the import statements within the project's various modules and files, ensuring the correct import order.
pythonprisoners-dilemmamathematicsgame-theorydilemma
HypothesisWorks/hypothesis
May 2020 - May 2020
Hypothesis is a powerful, flexible, and easy to use library for property-based testing.
Role in this project:QA Engineer / Test Automation Engineer
QA Engineer / Test Automation EngineerContributions:7 commits, 1 PR, 15 comments in 6 days
Contributions summary:Akash primarily contributed to the testing framework of the repository. Their work involved modifying existing test cases, adding new tests, and ensuring the proper behavior of the functions. Key changes included adjusting parameters, adding return type validations, and updating the test suite to validate newly implemented features related to type inference within the strategy's functions. These changes ensure code quality and that the property-based testing library functions correctly.
property-based-testingpythonincrementaltestingfuzzing
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