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Akhil Kumar Pilli

@akhilkumarpilli

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Senior software engineer specializing in blockchain infrastructure and distributed systems.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can build blockchain infrastructure and distributed systems end-to-end—owning protocol and backend services in Go, Cosmos SDK, and IBC, collaborating closely with teams to deliver scalable, production-grade networks.

I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience, including 7+ years specializing in blockchain infrastructure and distributed systems. I build scalable backend services and production-grade networks, with deep expertise in Golang, Cosmos SDK, and IBC protocol.

At Vitwit Technologies, I’ve led teams and owned core blockchain work across Solana and Cosmos SDK-based networks. I’ve managed Cosmos SDK module development for private/enterprise chains, handled network upgrade processes, contributed to cross-chain liquidity and Osmosis-LP CosmWasm via IBC, and improved IBC relayer tooling for feature enhancements and stability.

Beyond core protocol work, I deliver reliable systems end-to-end: backend services for Cosmos SDK gaming and other platforms, Emeris backend contributions, and core development/maintenance work for Akash Network testnets. I’m also actively exploring projects like a validator node health dashboard (Conspulse), Cosmos → Ethereum ZK bridge prototypes, and protocol-focused work such as PALP for ATOM liquidity distribution.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Software Development Engineer

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Vitwit Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2019 - Present (6 years 11 months)

Led a team building applications on Solana while developing custom Cosmos SDK modules for enterprise use on private chains. Managed Cosmos SDK network upgrade processes and contributed to IBC relayer, Osmosis-LP CosmWasm cross-chain liquidity, and Akash Network core/testnet challenge work.

Go Cosmos SDK IBC CosmWASM IBC Relayer CLI gRPC Microservices Architecture CI CD Kubernetes

Software Development Engineer

Vitwit Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Jun 2017 - Mar 2019 (1 year 9 months)

Built backend systems for a Cosmos SDK blockchain explorer and developed desktop wallet and off-chain transaction signing components for an Ethereum-based network. Developed backend and full-stack applications using Python, Node.js, and the MERN stack, and worked on React Native mobile and React single-page applications.