Akshay Nikam
Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAkshay Nikam is a Principal Software Engineering Manager at Microsoft with 8 years of focused experience designing and securing distributed database systems and hybrid cloud architectures. He has led control plane, monitoring, and security efforts for Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server, SQL Managed Instance on Kubernetes, and SQL Server on Linux, blending deep systems programming with cloud security design. His background spans SQL engine internals, Big Data Cluster platform architecture, and Active Directory integration for Kubernetes-deployed databases, demonstrating a rare mix of database internals and cloud-native operational expertise. Before leadership roles he contributed to high-performance computing research at OSU and early SQL Azure simulation work, reflecting a strong foundation in distributed algorithms and failure-mode testing. Based in Redmond, he’s known for turning complex hybrid-cloud security requirements into pragmatic, production-ready solutions that scale across Microsoft’s SQL portfolio.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
B.Tech. Computer Engineering, B.Tech. Computer Engineering at COEP Technological UniversityMaster of Science (MS) Computer Science and Engineering, Master of Science (MS) Computer Science and Engineering at The Ohio State University
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Github Skills (29)
azure-arc10
azure-sql10
sql-server10
azure10
kubernetes9
azure-sql-edge9
sql9
go9
iot9
cloud-native9
azure-synapse9
docker8
active-directory8
kdc8
kerberos7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
Azure/azure-content
Dec 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:2 commits in 9 months
microsoftcentermicrosoft-azureazure
microsoft/azure_arc
Dec 2021 - Oct 2022
Automated Azure Arc, Azure Local, IoT, and Kubernetes environments
Contributions:2 reviews in 9 months
azureazure-arciotkubernetesaks
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