Akshaj Balasubramanian
Senior Software Engineer at Klaviyo
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolAkshaj Balasubramanian is a Senior Software Engineer with eight years of hands-on experience building product and data-driven solutions, currently advancing platform work at Klaviyo. He holds an MS in Data Science and a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, blending strong mathematical rigor with practical engineering. His background spans full-stack software, ML research on physiological and wearable data, and product ownership—where he led cross-continental scrum teams and improved backlog health. Akshaj is fluent in Python, JavaScript, Java, and modern data tooling (Jupyter, numpy, pandas, scikit-learn), and has a track record of reducing errors and boosting sprint velocity in production environments. He’s comfortable explaining complex concepts from first principles, having taught undergraduate CS and served as a TA and resident advisor. Outside core engineering, he brings an unusual combination of classroom pedagogy and hands-on ML research experience that helps translate analytic models into stakeholder-ready products.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
International Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate at Bangkok Patana SchoolMaster of Science - MS Data Science, Master of Science - MS Data Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
English, Telugu, Thai, Spanish
Github Skills (4)
science2
python2
machine-learning1
data-science1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ekshej/ekshej.github.io
Jan 2020 - Sep 2021
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
ekshej/ds3010-cs2
Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
Contributions:2 PRs, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 days
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