Akshay Goel

About Akshay Goel

I am a startup-oriented person and actively looking for a challenging full-time job and can\'t wait to get started! Currently pursuing masters in Computer Engineering from SJSU offering 4+ years of software development experience in open source technologies. Before joining my masters, I started my first job with Cognizant Tech. Sol. in 2014, where I have undergone 4 months freshers training and I have received the Batch Topper Award for scoring highest grades among all the batches(Approx 800 students) who have joined that year which helped me to get a chance to work for the client Blue Cross Blue Shield where I have worked as Java developer for their backend applications.Then I took my next step and worked as a Sr. Software Engineer at American Express where I got experience in developing large-scale distributed applications. And most recently in my school, I have been working as Instructional Student Assistant under Prof. Ken Youssefi for their undergrad course where I am assisting/mentoring 20 students for their Web application projects on different technology stacks.I’ve had a passion for programming for the last 9 years, so I have a deep understanding of algorithms, architecture, performance, and scalability. I strongly believe \"Learning Never Ends\". So, I like to take challenges and go all out, there were times when I failed but that doesn\'t stop me. I have learned a lot from my failures and I intend to keep learning and doing whatever it takes to keep growing.Apart from this I am an avid volleyball player who represented his school (St. Thomas) in multiple competitions and contributed in getting a couple of trophies as being a part of winner’s team. I currently live in the Bay Area and am in search of full-time opportunities. I\'m also open for relocation. If you like what you read and want to find out more, feel free to give me a call or shoot me a message anytime. I Look forward to speaking with you:)m:(40••••••75 | a••••••••@outlook.com

Experience

1. Member of Technical Staff

   PayPal

   Sep 2022 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   Leading a team of developers to build Braintree/PayPal\'s Enterprise In-Store card present payment application and AWS backend APIs• By leading the effort to achieve 90% monitoring coverage, I significantly enhanced our product’s reliability and strengthened merchant trust. During our two-year pilot, we reached $3 billion in Total Payment Volume (TPV) and identified the need for improved system observability. Collaborating with my manager, I addressed this gap, which is crucial for our goal of generating over $1 billion in revenue over the next five years while sustaining the trust and success we’ve built.

Education

• Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Computer Science

  2009 — 2013

• San José State University

  Master's degree, Computer Engineering

  2017 — 2018