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Akhil Tiwari

Software Engineer @ Unacademy | Distributed Systems | Event-Driven Architecture | Kafka | AI & RAG

Bengaluru

1+ year of work experience

Unacademy
Aug 20251 yr 1 moPresent

Worked on AI-driven platform projects including a RAG-based retrieval system using OpenSearch and LLM APIs handling 125K+ queries. Built scalable backend APIs, integrated third-party services including Gupshup WhatsApp messaging, payments, and real-time communication systems. Developed features supporting AI agents with focus on performance, reliability, and end-to-end ownership.
Unacademy
Apr 20255 mosAug 2025

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Education

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

Computer Science

Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

20214 yrs2025

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Headline

Software Engineer @ Unacademy | Distributed Systems | Event-Driven Architecture | Kafka | AI & RAG

About

Building scalable backend systems, distributed services, and AI-powered products. Passionate about solving complex engineering problems with Java, Kafka, AWS, and modern backend technologies.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

anthropic apis

claude code

cursor

gemini

Work experience

Software Engineer at Unacademy, Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo, Worked on AI-driven platform projects including a RAG-based retrieval system using OpenSearch and LLM APIs handling 125K+ queries. Built scalable backend APIs, integrated third-party services including Gupshup WhatsApp messaging, payments, and real-time communication systems. Developed features supporting AI agents with focus on performance, reliability, and end-to-end ownership.

Software Engineer Intern at Unacademy, Apr 2025 - Aug 2025 · 5 mos

Education

Computer Science, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology

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