About

Akshay Philar is an accomplished Engineering Manager with over 16 years of experience in product development, team management, and driving organizational efficiencies. Currently, he is serving as the Head of Product Development at Zyte, where he manages a large remote development team working on both enterprise solutions and product development. Despite his managerial role, Akshay remains hands-on with code, demonstrating his technical expertise and passion for product development. Akshay has a deep understanding of API design, serverless technologies, microservices architecture, ETL processes, data pipelines (Kafka), ML, data analysis (pandas, Numpy), kubernetes, and scraping (scrapy, puppeteer, selenium). His diverse skill set enables him to tackle complex problems and deliver innovative solutions that drive business growth. Prior to his current role, Akshay served as the Head of Development and Technical Lead at Zyte, where he demonstrated his exceptional leadership skills by building high-performance teams and driving successful product launches. He has also worked as a Senior Software Engineer and Product Manager, gaining valuable experience in different aspects of product development. Akshay holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Savitribai Phule Pune University and has completed his schooling from Hutchings High School and DAV Public School, Chennai. He is a versatile professional with a proven track record of delivering results and driving business growth. Overall, Akshay Philar is a dynamic Engineering Manager with a passion for developing products, building high-performance teams, and driving organizational efficiencies. His technical expertise, leadership skills, and diverse experience make him an invaluable asset to any organization.