AKAnkit Kumar
@ankittk
Senior Platform Engineer focused on scalable cloud infrastructure solutions.
IndiaWhat I'm looking for
As a Senior Platform Engineer with 5 years of experience, I specialize in building distributed systems and scalable cloud infrastructure. My proficiency in Go, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines allows me to create high-impact internal developer tools that enhance reliability and security. I am CKA certified and passionate about empowering engineering teams to move faster and more confidently.
Currently, I am seeking opportunities to design scalable platform solutions and lead technical initiatives that drive developer productivity at scale. My recent achievements include developing CLI tooling for canary deployments, accelerating Git-based deployment pipelines, and enhancing local development environments. I thrive in collaborative settings, contributing to hiring, mentoring, and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Platform Engineer (Developer Experience)
Weave HQ
Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Developed CLI tooling to enable canary deployments and accelerated Git-based pipelines, significantly reducing deploy time. Enhanced local development, led infrastructure upgrades with zero-downtime, and contributed to hiring and mentoring.
Platform Engineer (Developer Experience)
Weave HQ
May 2022 - Present (3 years 2 months)
Designed and scaled a redeployer to auto-deploy over 200 apps daily, enabling teams to ship faster with confidence. Created a schema-to-API documentation system using Swagger UI and maintained internal CLI tools to streamline engineer workflows.
Software Engineer (Users Infrastructure)
Weave HQ
Aug 2021 - Present (3 years 11 months)
Led the development of internal audit query tooling, enabling secure and efficient investigation of user actions across systems. Contributed to the WAML migration across multiple repositories, improving service modularity and maintainability.
SDE • Engineer - 1 (Visual Intelligence)
Samsung Electronics
Jan 2021 - Present (4 years 6 months)
Designed and deployed APIs for fingerprint recognition, handling over 2 million daily matches with 96% accuracy. Reduced API latency by 40% via intelligent caching and built monitoring tools to detect critical node performance issues.
Software Engineer Internship
Yulu Bikes
Jul 2020 - Present (5 years)
Delivered the first production-ready release of the application, implementing critical features such as user onboarding and vehicle tracking. Refactored code from an existing monolithic service to a microservices architecture and participated in database design.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National Institute Of Technology, Hamirpur
B.Tech, Computer Science and Engineering
Grade: 8.2/10
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering. Focused on core computer science principles and practices.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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