Akshay Kumar
Lead Engineer at Cisco
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Summary
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Top SchoolAkshay Kumar is a Lead Engineer based in Bengaluru with 8 years of experience building and scaling SaaS and OTT platforms end-to-end. He is proficient in Node.js, TypeScript, Python, MongoDB, Websockets and cloud services (AWS/GCP), and has repeatedly delivered high-throughput, real-time systems for conversational AI and media streaming. At ZEE5 and Ushur he led architecture and backend delivery, shaping message workflows, language intelligence integrations, and production-grade APIs. Now at Cisco, he brings hands-on leadership that blends deep engineering ownership with cross-functional collaboration to drive product launches. Colleagues appreciate his pragmatic problem-solving and continuous-learning mindset, evidenced by a steady progression from intern to lead across startups and enterprise teams.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science at Siddaganga Institute Of Technology (Official)
Github Skills (2)
nodejs5
sdk5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (1)
UshurInc/UshurNodeSDK
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
An Ushur Node SDK
Contributions:9 commits, 2 PRs, 5 pushes in 1 year
nodejsnode-sdksdk
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