About

Akshay Jha is a Product Manager at Walmart Labs with over five years of experience in the field. He is responsible for developing web apps that cater to sellers, suppliers, and merchants. With a background in UX, data, ML algorithms, and platform/APIs, Akshay has led teams in data models, platform, and APIs, as well as front-end development to deliver world-class item datasets. He is passionate about solving consumer problems in areas such as search, healthcare, sustainability, AI/ML, and low-code/no-code. Apart from his work, Akshay has varied interests that include biking, cooking, and traveling, especially to national parks. He is also interested in topics such as media, dance (salsa and hip-hop), human-computer interaction, and AI. He likes to think about macro-level topics such as sustainability, helping underserved communities, and self-growth. Before joining Walmart, Akshay worked as a Product Manager at Zillow, where he developed a front-end demo of a product to find, finance, and facilitate the process of buying a multifamily home. He also worked as a web developer in an interdisciplinary team. Akshay holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, and a Master's degree in Information Science from Cornell Tech, Cornell University, and Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. His tech stack includes product management, AI, web, ML, frontend, and search. Overall, Akshay is a dynamic product manager with a passion for solving consumer problems and a keen interest in diverse topics beyond his work.