About

Upakul Barkakaty is a seasoned Mobile Solutions Architect and Innovator with over 17 years of relevant experience in the technology industry. Currently, he is working as a Software Engineer at Conexant, where he is involved in Embedded System Software Development in Broadband Media Processing BU (Set Top Boxes) - Networking, U-Boot, Device drivers - Ethernet, USB. Prior to this, Upakul has worked at NXP Semiconductors as a Software Engineer, where he was involved in Embedded System Software Development in BU Home - Networking, U-Boot, Device drivers - Ethernet, USB. He has also worked as a Practice Head, Mobile Engineering at Infogain, where he was responsible for delivering customized solutions that address the unique technology drivers of the Hi-Tech business. He has also provided leadership on the product roadmap for Mobile applications, digital content management, and Application Services. Upakul is a Digital Engineering Architect and Cloud Enthusiast with expertise in AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. He is also a Keynote Speaker and has spoken at various conferences on topics such as Mobility, Chatbots, Voice Interfaces, and Embedded Programming. He is well-versed with Agile Scrum development model and has experience in full Software Development Life Cycle involving Requirement analysis, Design, Development, Integration, Deployment, and Documentation of enterprise applications in Web-based, Multi-Tiered, Distributed Architecture with object-oriented methodologies and experience across multiple domains - Hi-Tech, Retail, Finance. Upakul holds a degree in AISSCE from Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, with a field of study in Science. He is proficient in Mobile, Senior Software Engineer, Software Engineer, UI, Frontend, Android, iOS, Azure, Integration, and Web. He is a cohesive team player with a fast learning curve, along with analytical, problem-solving, planning, organizational, communication & interpersonal skills. He is well-versed with the usage of tools like Crucible, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Kunagi, MPP, Visio, Omnigraffle, Repositories - SVN, GIT.