Akash Saini
Senior Engineering Lead at Persistent
- Role
- Senior Engineering Lead at Persistent Systems
- Location
- New Delhi, DL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akash Saini
Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience designing and scaling SaaS platforms and cloud‑native microservices. Skilled in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed systems, with strong expertise in AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, and Kafka.Beyond coding, I thrive in technical leadership—mentoring engineers, collaborating with cross‑functional teams, and owning end‑to‑end delivery of complex projects. I’m passionate about solving scalability challenges, enhancing reliability, and delivering measurable business outcomes in fast‑paced SaaS environments.Core Strengths- Cloud‑native SaaS architecture (multi‑tenancy, subscription billing, API design)- Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Python, SQL/NoSQL- AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Jenkins, CI/CD- Distributed systems, Kafka, Redis, Hadoop
Experience
Senior Engineering Lead
Sep 2025 — Present · Noida, IN
Client: Optum Project: OMMS (Health Domain)- Leading development efforts in the OMMS insurance platform, delivering optimized solutions across both backend (Java, Spring Boot) and frontend (Angular)- Writing high‑performance, scalable code to improve system reliability and reduce processing time for critical insurance workflows- Integrated engineering workflows with Copilot AI‑assisted development, ensuring quality checks, code consistency, and faster delivery cycles- Collaborating with cross‑functional teams (product, QA, DevOps) to deliver features aligned with business goals and compliance requirements- Driving best practices in code reviews, testing (JUnit, Mockito), and CI/CD pipelines, resulting in improved release quality and reduced defects- Mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation- Measuring and improving cost per request, latency percentiles, success rate, and developer adoption.
Education
AJAY KUMAR GARG ENGINEERING COLLEGE, GHAZIABAD
BTech - Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
2012 — 2016
Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)
PGDAC, Computer Science
2018 — 2018
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