Hi, I'm Akash!
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Download Resume"It is never too late to be what you might have been" - Famously said by George Eliot, I tend to wrap my personality and routine around those words.
Devops Engineer | Backend Developer | Infra Architect
Team Leader, Public Speaker, Problem Solver
- Degree: Bachelor of Engineering
- City: Bengaluru, India
- Specialisation: Computer Science And Engineering
- Email: skysingh040@gmail.com
Throughout my academic journey, I've gained extensive experience as a DevOps Engineer, MLOps Engineer and Backend Developer with a strong focus on Golang. I currently handle all things related to DevOps and Infra at FinalroundAI, and work as a DevOps and MLOps Engineer at Sabi. I have previously worked as a DevOps Engineer at Aspora and Embeddings Co. where I worked with AWS, Terraform and Infrastructure as Code, and as a Backend Engineer at CloudSek with my work primarily focusing on Golang and microservices. I'm a Kubestronaut, holding all 5 CNCF Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKAD, CKS, KCNA and KCSA) and a big believer in all things Kubernetes.
I am active within the Open Source community. I run my own open source community called Point Blank, organize the Cloud and DevOps devroom at IndiaFOSS, and was selected for Google Summer of Code 2024 with Keploy and the Linux Foundation Mentorship 2025 with LitmusChaos.
I was the team leader for Hackglobal Hackathon 2024 which happened in Singapore. I have also participated and won in 7 other hackathons, winning and getting podium finishes all through. I regularly volunteer as a mentor and judge for various hackathons as well. I also attended ACM Winter School 2024 on Data Structures and Algorithms for Strings, with Applications to Search Engines and Computational Biology.
I have also actively worked as a teacher, trainer and international speaker, both professionally at SwipeGen and CodingZen, and during club meetings as the Team Lead at Point Blank, since I genuinely enjoy talking about tech and sharing my knowledge with peers and juniors alike. I recently delivered my first international talk at FOSSASIA Summit 2026 in Bangkok on reducing AWS Glue bills by 25x using Apache Airflow.
When I'm not tinkering with my laptop, you'll find me with a mic in my hand emceeing on stage or winning Public Speaking Events across India.
Work Experience
DevOps Engineer
Final Round AI · Full-time
Apr 2025 - Present · 7 mos
- Led complete infrastructure transformation to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform across AWS, Azure, GCP, and Alibaba Cloud with comprehensive DevOps patterns and hybrid cloud architecture
- Achieved 90% VM host stability improvement through implementation of Beszel monitoring, comprehensive alerting systems, and security hardening across bare metal and cloud infrastructure
- Established DevOps principles and roadmap, creating production-mirror staging environments and implementing GitOps via ArgoCD and Atlantis for PR-based infrastructure workflows
- Pioneered initiative to establish company-wide standards for AI tooling (Claude, LiteLLM, MCP servers) and developed AI OnCall Engineer system reducing MTTR by 40%
- Deployed comprehensive CI/CD pipeline reducing release time from 4 hours to <1 hour, with parallel stages, build caching, and automated rollback capabilities
- Implemented service mesh architecture, Vault-based secrets management, and Authentik SSO integration across all internal tools
- Reduced infrastructure costs by 20% through migration to bare metal servers
- Built end-to-end observability stack with Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, and Tempo, achieving <1 hour monthly downtime for critical services
- Established infra weekly reviews, on-call procedures, and incident response protocols with SLA targets <1 hour
Skills:
LFX Mentee @LitmusChaos
The Linux Foundation · Part-time
Mar 2025 - May 2025 · 3 mos
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote
- Modernized the chaos engineering ecosystem by transitioning from Litmus 1.0 to 3.0 architecture
- Developed a comprehensive Go SDK from scratch enabling seamless programmatic interaction with LitmusChaos for developers and SREs
- Built production-ready SDK interfaces for authentication, experiment management, and real-time monitoring
- Refactored the entire CI/CD integration to eliminate direct Kubernetes API calls in favor of a cleaner SDK-based approach
- Optimized GitHub Actions and GitLab CI templates to reduce setup complexity
- Contributed approximately 14k lines of code across 4 repositories to democratize chaos engineering practices
Skills:
DevOps Engineer
Embeddings Co · Freelance
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025 · 2 mos
Remote
- Built end-to-end cloud infrastructure from scratch using Terraform (IaC), designed for modularity, scalability, and production-readiness on AWS
- Automated CI/CD pipelines for microservices using GitHub Actions, accelerating deployment cycles and ensuring reliable rollouts
- Deployed and managed Kubernetes clusters on EKS, setting up autoscaling, node groups, and service discovery for seamless scaling and resilience
- Orchestrated containerized workloads across EKS and ECS; integrated Batch, Lambda, and EC2 for compute diversity and efficiency
- Implemented key AWS services (S3, RDS, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch) with security, logging, and fault-tolerance baked in
- Set up DNS routing, TLS termination, and secure networking, including VPCs, subnets, and IAM role configurations
Skills:
DevOps Engineer
Aspora · Internship
Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 · 3 mos
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
- Setup Apache Airflow along with ETL Pipelines and DAGs to reduce $10000 AWS Glue bill by 96%
- Set up Promtail with Loki and Grafana to monitor all microservices, reducing the AWS CloudWatch bill by 85%
- Optimized log management by migrating ALB logs from S3 buckets to Loki using a custom Promtail integration on AWS Lambda
Skills:
Back End Developer
CloudSEK · Internship
Aug 2024 - Oct 2024 · 3 mos
On-site
- Led the backend development of multiple microservices in CloudSEK Community Server using GoLang (Chi), PostgreSQL, with AWS SQS and Apache Kafka
- Migrated the existing codebase to a monorepo structure, improving code reusability and streamlining cross-service collaboration
- Deployed microservices with Kubernetes and Docker, integrated AWS S3 for storage, and automated CI/CD pipelines using ArgoCD
- Implemented monitoring with Grafana, Loki, and Prometheus, enhancing system reliability
Skills:
Hackathon Team Lead
AngelHack · Part-time
May 2024 - Oct 2024 · 6 mos
Singapore
- Lead the development of Sharkbucks, a fintech bidding platform for SMEs and investors, winning the Financial Inclusion category and securing a place in Hackglobal
- Delivered two additional bounty projects in July and August 2024 to boost our Hackglobal leaderboard position, ultimately placing 8th worldwide and qualifying for the Hackglobal Finals in Singapore
- Led the pitch and development of LUMi, an AI Concierge solution for customer satisfaction, at SWITCH, held at Marina Bay Sands
- Gained experience in high-stakes project presentation, team leadership, and leveraging feedback for product refinement
Skills:
GSoC Mentee @Keploy
Google Summer of Code · Part-time
May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos
Remote
- Developed extensions for Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, and Neovim to enhance usability, accessibility, and seamless integration of Keploy within modern development environments
- Streamlined the process of testing applications throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Established secure pipelines for Continuous Integration, Testing, and Deployment of these extensions
Skills:
Technical Trainer
SwipeGen · Part-time
Feb 2024 - Jul 2024 · 6 mos
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
- Developed and delivered engaging training sessions on HackerRank and Leetcode platforms
- Equipped learners with strategies and techniques to efficiently solve algorithmic challenges using Python and Java
Skills:
Online Teaching (Full Stack Development)
CodingZen · Internship
Dec 2023 - Feb 2024 · 3 mos
Remote
- Spearheaded comprehensive virtual instruction in Full Stack Development, providing insightful guidance on front-end and back-end technologies to a diverse cohort of students
- Developed and delivered a dynamic curriculum, integrating real-world projects and interactive sessions to facilitate hands-on learning experiences
Skills:
Full-stack Developer
Bolesale · Internship
Dec 2023 - Feb 2024 · 3 mos
Remote
- Contributed to building robust applications using React and Firebase emphasizing RESTful architecture efficient CRUD operations for seamless user experiences
- Implemented Advanced State Management throughout various web applications using Redux and Zustand
- Implemented secure payment gateways to facilitate smooth transactions via PhonePe Payment Gateway
- Integrated various APIs to enhance functionality and streamline processes
- Collaborated within a multidisciplinary team to ensure adherence to ACID principles, ensuring data integrity and scalability while implementing Version Control with Git for effective collaboration
Skills:
Recommendations
Licenses & Certifications
CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist
The Linux Foundation
May 2026
Expires: May 2028
View CredentialCKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux Foundation
March 2026
Expires: January 2028
View CredentialKCSA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate
The Linux Foundation
January 2026
Expires: January 2028
View CredentialKCNA: Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate
The Linux Foundation
October 2025
Expires: October 2027
View CredentialTalks & Sessions
Reducing AWS Glue Bills by 25x Using Airflow
FOSSASIA Summit 2026
Delivered my first international talk alongside Pratik Singh on how we slashed AWS Glue costs from $10,000/month to $400/month across 80 ETL pipelines - a 96% cost reduction - by migrating to Apache Airflow on EKS. Walked the audience through the migration runbook, connector strategy, and how Airflow's flexibility helps teams escape vendor lock-in.
LUMi: AI Concierge for Customer Satisfaction
SWITCH Singapore
Led the pitch and product demo for LUMi, an AI Concierge solution focused on improving customer satisfaction, at SWITCH held at Marina Bay Sands. Presented to a global audience of investors and innovators as part of the Hackglobal Finals journey.
Point Blank: Building India's Largest Student Open Source Community
Point Blank Showcase
Spoke in front of 2000+ students about Point Blank - the open source community I lead - covering our culture of technical excellence, how we mentor juniors, the projects we've built together, and why student-run communities matter for the Indian developer ecosystem.
DevOps Tooling & Infrastructure Workshop
Noether Week 2026 - IEEE Computer Society PES University
Ran a hands-on workshop with co-speaker Dhruv Puri covering the building blocks every modern engineer needs: Linux fundamentals, Git workflows, version control strategies, CI/CD pipelines, containerization with Docker, cloud-native infrastructure, and DevOps culture. Emphasized first-principles problem-solving over AI-driven coding for foundational skills.
Skills
Docker
Kubernetes
GitHub Actions
Terraform
Ansible
ArgoCD
Helm
AWS
Azure
GCP
Nginx
Linux
Bash
Git
GitHub
Prometheus
Grafana
Elasticsearch
Kafka
RabbitMQ
Redis
Vault
TypeScript
JavaScript
Python
Golang
Node.js
Flask
React
Next.js
Svelte
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
SqLite
GraphQL
Firebase
Projects
Achievements
Winners at Smart India Hackathon 2025 - India's Biggest Hackathon
NTRO & IIT Jammu
December 2025
Top 6 Position at Segfault 2025 - India's Biggest Compiler Hackathon
Innovations In Compiler Technology Workshop
September 2025
Grand Winners at Warpspeed 2025 Hackathon
Lightspeed India
July 2025
Grand Winners at NITK Hackverse 5.0 Hackathon
NIT Karnataka
January 2025
Top 9 Worldwide, 1st Place From India, Hackglobal Hackathon 2024
AngelHack, Singapore
October 2024
3rd Place, Sharks of CSD
Department of Computer Science and Design, Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
September 2024
3rd Place, Hackman v7 Hackathon 2024
Department Of Information Science, Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
June 2024
1st Place , Hackbanglore 2024 National Hackathon
AngelHack
May 2024
1st Place , Coding Relay Race 2024
Department Of AI/ML, Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
May 2024
1st Place , Clone Wars 2024
Department Of Computer Science, Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
April 2024
Debate Finalist , Dianoia x Pravega 2024
Indian Institute Of Science,Bangalore
Jan 2024
1st Place , Hack-o-rama 2024 Hackathon
Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering,Bangalore
Jan 2024
1st Place , Aircrash, Kalanjali 2023
Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute Of Technology,Bangalore
Dec 2023
2nd Place, Enigma 2023 Hackathon
Jyothy Institute Of Technology,Bangalore
Dec 2023
First Place, Bizzare Bazzar, E-Summit 2023
IEDC, Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
Dec 2023
Runner Up, Parliamentary Debate, Maaya 2023
PES University, Electronic City, Bengaluru
Nov 2023
Runner Up, Jam-Jigster, Matrix 2023
Department Of Mathematics, Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
Aug 2023
2nd Place, 2v2 Debate Yuva 2023
Sivananda Sarma Memorial RV College, Bengaluru
Jun 2023
1st Place, Extempore In-bloom 2023
Christ University, Bengaluru
Apr 2023
1st Place, War Of Emcees Furore 2023
Dayananda Sagar Institutions
Apr 2023
2nd Place, Aircrash In-bloom 2023
Christ University, Bengaluru
Apr 2023
1st Place, Web Development Web Wizards
Department Of Computer Science, Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
Feb 2023
Third Place, Bizzare Bazzar, CUL-AH 2023
Mount Carmel College, Bangalore
Feb 2023
Volunteering
As the Team Lead at PointBlank, I was an integral part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team focused on competitive programming and innovation. Our team focused on renowned programming competitions like ACM ICPC and CodeChef Snackdown, honing my problem-solving abilities and algorithmic thinking. Our dedication and interest in Google Summer of Code underscored my commitment to open source and innovation, while my teamwork and communication skills were showcased through collaboration on team projects and contributions to the club's social media efforts.Our club worked towards submitting projects for Smart India Hackathon, which helped me and my team fine tune our project implementation. This experience not only enriched my technical skills but also instilled in me a passion for continuous learning and leadership in the ever-evolving tech landscape.
An inspiring emcee team dedicated to moving crowds where I contributed my passion for hosting and organizing inter and intra college events and fests. Collaborating with this dynamic group allowed me to refine my communication and event management skills, while also fostering a sense of creativity and teamwork while elevating my love for public speaking.
As an active member of the Literary Society at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, I have immersed myself in a vibrant environment of public speaking engagements, debates, literary contests, and event organization. I not only honed my oratory and critical thinking skills but also actively contributed to team practice sessions and event coordination. Additionally, I represented my college by competing in diverse competitive events and festivals across Bangalore, solidifying my passion for literature and communication in an academic setting.