Akash Pradhan
Principal Backend Architect | Distributed Systems & Cloud Architecture | 9+ Years | Node.js, AWS, Azure
- Role
- Senior Associate 2 at PwC
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akash Pradhan
PRINCIPAL BACKEND ARCHITECT | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS | CLOUD ARCHITECTUREPrincipal Backend Architect with 8+ years designing scalable microservices and distributed systems handling 100M+ daily transactions. Expertise in system design trade-offs, architectural decision-making, and leading cross-functional teams. Proven track record reducing infrastructure costs 20-25%, achieving 99.99% uptime, and decreasing latency by 40%. Seeking Principal/Staff Engineer roles to drive technical strategy at scale.CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIESSystem Design & Architecture: Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, CQRS, Saga Pattern, Multi-Region Failover, Cache Strategies, Load Balancing, API Gateway Patterns, Circuit BreakersCloud Platforms: AWS (Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, Textract), Azure (Data Factory, Delta Lake, Cognitive Search)Backend Development: Node.js, Express.js, Nest.js, TypeScript, Python (PySpark), REST APIs, GraphQLData & Streaming: Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Azure SQL, DatabricksDevOps & Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure as Code, MonitoringAI/ML Integration: OpenAI API (GPT-4), LangChain, RAG Pipelines, Document Processing (AWS Textract)Leadership Skills: Technical Strategy, Architecture Reviews, ADR Writing, Mentoring, Cross-Team Collaboration
Experience
Senior Associate 2
Apr 2024 — Present
Education
Biju Patnaik University of Technology, Odisha
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
2012 — 2016
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