About

Akash Gupta is an experienced Software Development Engineer 2 (Backend Engineering) with expertise in designing and developing web-based applications and client-side technology frameworks. He has a strong background in requirements gathering, software analysis, design, coding, testing, and debugging. Akash has domain knowledge in FinTech and Retail, and he is knowledgeable in Oracle Database and J2EE Web Development using Spring Framework/Core. Currently, Akash is working as an SDE-2 at MoneyControl, where he is responsible for building and managing the backend of the Cryptocurrency feed module and the US Stock Market feed system. He has implemented websockets utilizing Apache Kafka, reduced vendor API, and CRON dependencies by 90%, and developed a variety of REST APIs from scratch in accordance with specifications. He has also coordinated with multiple teams up until the project's execution to ensure smoothness and on-time completion. Prior to his current role, Akash worked at Skillnet Solutions, Inc. as an Assistant System Analyst and developed critical features for the retail domain using Java technology. He also created a variety of utilities for the Support Teams to automate their everyday tasks using Java, Spring, Java Swing, SQL, and XML. Akash holds a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Woolf and a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology from the University of Mumbai. He is proficient in Backend, Software Engineer, Web, Java, Spring, SQL, Kafka, Spring Boot, MySQL, Redis, DevOps, Frontend, and MSSQL. With 2.36 years of relevant experience, Akash is a highly skilled and dedicated Backend Engineer with a focus on scalability and concurrency.