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Akhil Adapala

AI Inference Platform Engineer | ML Systems | MLOps @Paypal

Bengaluru

8+ years of work experience

PayPal
Dec 20224 yrsPresent

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Engineer and operate real-time AI inferencing platforms for fraud and risk decisioning, with strong focus on low-latency, reliability, and production scale. Build and enhance backend services using Java and Spring Boot to support model serving, orchestration, and decision workflows in high-throughput environments. Contributed to cloud-native migration initiatives by modernizing services for Kubernetes on GCP/GKE, improving scalability, deployment consistency, and operational resilience. Implement MLOps practices including shadow validation, auditability, and progressive rollouts to ensure safe and reliable model releases in production. Developed internal tools and automation that streamlined developer onboarding, deployment workflows, and operational support, improving engineering efficiency across teams. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including platform, product, and data/ML stakeholders to deliver robust AI-powered infrastructure for risk systems.
Oracle
Nov 20211 yr 2 mosDec 2022

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Designed and developed scalable backend services and enterprise web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern web technologies. Built reusable service components and APIs with emphasis on performance, maintainability, and clean system design. Improved application reliability and development velocity by applying design patterns, strong coding standards, and structured engineering practices. Partnered with product and engineering teams to deliver features across the stack, contributing to both backend services and user-facing functionality. Participated in debugging, optimization, and production support efforts to ensure stable and high-quality software delivery.
Tata Consultancy Services
Dec 20173 yrs 11 mosOct 2021

India

Developed and maintained enterprise applications and backend systems using Java and related web technologies for client-facing business solutions. Worked on full software development lifecycle activities including requirement analysis, development, testing, deployment, and support. Built application features and enhancements focused on usability, performance, and business process efficiency. Collaborated with team members across functions to deliver projects on time while maintaining code quality and supportability. Strengthened core engineering skills in algorithms, problem solving, debugging, and object-oriented design through hands-on delivery across multiple projects.
GitHub
@sakhil96
Personal portfolioaakhil.vercel.app

Akhil’s AI Stack

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Education

R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering

20134 yrs2017

Intermediate, MPC

NRI Junior Kalasala

20112 yrs2013

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Headline

AI Inference Platform Engineer | ML Systems | MLOps @Paypal

About

I’m a Senior Software Engineer with 8+ years of experience building scalable backend systems, full-stack applications, and AI-driven platforms across PayPal, Oracle, and TCS. At PayPal AI Tech, I work at the intersection of software engineering and applied AI, building and operating real-time model inferencing platforms that power fraud and risk decisions where every millisecond matters. My work combines strong backend engineering in Java and Spring with cloud-native modernization on GCP and Kubernetes, along with production-grade MLOps practices such as shadow validation, auditability, and progressive rollouts. I also enjoy creating internal tools that simplify onboarding, reduce deployment friction, and help teams move faster with confidence. Above all, I love turning complex platform challenges into reliable, high-impact systems built for scale. Explore my work at https://aakhil.vercel.app.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

aistudio

anthropic apis

antigravity

claude code

codex

cursor

Work experience

Software Development Engineer (SDE) III at PayPal, Dec 2022 - Present · 4 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Engineer and operate real-time AI inferencing platforms for fraud and risk decisioning, with strong focus on low-latency, reliability, and production scale. Build and enhance backend services using Java and Spring Boot to support model serving, orchestration, and decision workflows in high-throughput environments. Contributed to cloud-native migration initiatives by modernizing services for Kubernetes on GCP/GKE, improving scalability, deployment consistency, and operational resilience. Implement MLOps practices including shadow validation, auditability, and progressive rollouts to ensure safe and reliable model releases in production. Developed internal tools and automation that streamlined developer onboarding, deployment workflows, and operational support, improving engineering efficiency across teams. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including platform, product, and data/ML stakeholders to deliver robust AI-powered infrastructure for risk systems.

Senior Software Engineer at Oracle, Nov 2021 - Dec 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Designed and developed scalable backend services and enterprise web applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern web technologies. Built reusable service components and APIs with emphasis on performance, maintainability, and clean system design. Improved application reliability and development velocity by applying design patterns, strong coding standards, and structured engineering practices. Partnered with product and engineering teams to deliver features across the stack, contributing to both backend services and user-facing functionality. Participated in debugging, optimization, and production support efforts to ensure stable and high-quality software delivery.

Software Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services, Dec 2017 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 11 mos, India, Developed and maintained enterprise applications and backend systems using Java and related web technologies for client-facing business solutions. Worked on full software development lifecycle activities including requirement analysis, development, testing, deployment, and support. Built application features and enhancements focused on usability, performance, and business process efficiency. Collaborated with team members across functions to deliver projects on time while maintaining code quality and supportability. Strengthened core engineering skills in algorithms, problem solving, debugging, and object-oriented design through hands-on delivery across multiple projects.

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, R.V.R. & J.C. College of Engineering

Intermediate, MPC, NRI Junior Kalasala

Public links

github: https://github.com/sakhil96

aakhil.vercel.app: https://aakhil.vercel.app/