Akshat Bubna
Co-Founder & CTO at Modal
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAkshat Bubna is a technology leader and Co-Founder & CTO based in New York with 12 years of experience building production-grade AI and web systems. He previously served as a Staff Software Engineer at Scale AI, bringing deep expertise in ML-first infrastructure and large-scale engineering practices to early-stage product development. At Modal he combines hands-on full-stack development with strategic platform design, shipping server-side Python/FastAPI services and React frontends that integrate modern ML models. His open-source work includes a receipt-parser example that ties a React UI to backend job queues and the Donut model, illustrating a practical focus on end-to-end ML application workflows. Trained in Mathematics and Computer Science at MIT, he blends rigorous analytical thinking with product-oriented execution. Peers describe him as a pragmatic builder who prefers shipping integrated, observable systems over speculative prototypes.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics and Computer Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
English, Hindi
Github Skills (12)
modal-windows10
modal-dialog10
fastapi10
modals10
webpages10
python10
web-content10
react10
jsx10
cloud-computing9
serverless9
machine-learning9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
modal-labs/modal-examples
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
Examples of programs built using Modal
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:20 reviews, 27 commits, 116 PRs in 4 months
Contributions summary:Akshat implemented a receipt parser application with a job queue, splitting the application into frontend and backend components. They utilized React with JSX for the frontend, enabling users to upload receipt images. The backend, written in Python with FastAPI, handles form data, submits parsing jobs, and polls for results. The user also integrated the Donut model for receipt parsing and implemented styling and other UI improvements.
pytorchpythonmodalgpuserverless
aksh-at/rss-to-email
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:59 commits, 1 comment, 1 issue in 4 months
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