Akshaya Shanbhogue is a Senior Applied Scientist in Seattle with 11 years of experience building production-grade systems and advancing large language model capabilities. After a software-engineering foundation across mobile SDKs, backend services, and full-stack work, they pivoted to applied ML at Amazon, where they fine-tuned LLMs up to 100B parameters, improved agentic behavior and convergence during SFT, and researched model-merging and multi-turn preference optimization for AI agents. At UiPath they continue to translate research into product-ready solutions, advising cross-org teams and driving adoption of model-based features. Known for bridging deep engineering rigor with research curiosity, Akshaya has a track record of shipping secure, high-performance systems at scale—from OAuth and smart-home APIs to large-scale ML training. Their background combining SDET roots, SDK work on devices reaching hundreds of millions, and ML research gives them a rare blend of operational discipline and experimental breadth.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science, Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering (BE) Computer Science at B. M. S. College of Engineering
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Akshaya Shanbhogue - Senior Applied Scientist at UiPath