Akshay Rohilla

About Akshay Rohilla

I’m a Software Engineer II on the Azure Migration team at Microsoft, building AI-driven agents and systems that transform how businesses migrate to the cloud. My work spans RAG pipelines, embeddings, prompt tuning, and scalable infrastructure, bridging advanced LLM research with production-grade enterprise solutions.Passionate about AI behavior, robustness, and controllability, I focus on turning experimentation into actionable, high-impact solutions that improve productivity, efficiency, and scalability. I also contribute to open-source projects like Azure MCP, Azure Migrate Explore + AI and influence technical strategy through cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Experience

1. Software Engineer Ii (Azure Migration Copilot)

   Microsoft

   Aug 2023 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Lead the design and deployment of AI agents and Copilot capabilities for Azure Migrate, bridging LLM research with enterprise-grade production systems- Build and optimize RAG pipelines, embeddings, and prompt-tuning strategies to improve model behavior, robustness, and contextual accuracy- Architect infrastructure for safe, scalable AI feature rollout, enabling rapid iteration and high reliability across Azure environments- Open-sourced Azure Migrate Explore + AI and contributed tools to Azure MCP, fostering both internal collaboration and community engagement- Influence technical strategy through internal talks, knowledge sharing, and architectural planning on MCP and advanced AI integrations- Partner across teams to translate research insights into actionable, high-impact enterprise solutions.

Education

• Army Public School, Shillong

  Xth

  2012 — 2013

• CHANDIGARH UNIVERSITY

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), CSE

  2015 — 2019

• Army Public School, Shillong

  XIIth, Non-Medical

  2014 — 2015

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Postgraduate Diploma, Business Analytics