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Akshat Bhatnagar

Software Engineer II with 3 years experience | Large-Scale Distributed Systems | System Design | C++ Development | Performance Optimization | System Engineering | Back-end Development

Greater Hyderabad Area

5+ years of work experience

Electronic Arts (EA)
May 20264 mosPresent

Hyderabad

Working on performance optimization for game systems in C++, including profiling, benchmarking, memory analysis, and back-end load testing.
Microsoft
Jun 20232 yrs 11 mosApr 2026

Hyderabad

• Led end-to-end validation and release orchestration for monthly Windows updates, enabling reliable rollout across 1.5B+ devices globally. • Debugged and optimized DISM and feature-update pipelines, improving Windows Update reliability by 10%. • Diagnosed update failures using WinDbg and low-level system diagnostics, raising first-attempt installation success rate by 20%. • Re-engineered the Windows 10 update packaging pipeline, cutting package size by 30% and improving download efficiency. • Resolved customer-reported update failures through forensic log and memory-dump analysis, reducing support escalations by 18%. • Built structured logging, telemetry instrumentation, and internal automation tooling to support the update pipeline team.
Microsoft
May 20222 mosJun 2022

Noida

• Delivered a self-service metadata platform for Iris Admin, slashing onboarding time by 80% (days → hours). • Built metadata-management components covering multiple configuration types, with unit and integration test coverage. • Automated metadata workflows and validation steps that previously required manual developer effort.
Doubtnut
Apr 20203 mosJun 2020

IEEE Student Branch NIT Durgapur
Nov 20191 yr 11 mosSep 2021

Akshat’s AI Stack

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Education

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

National Institute of Technology Durgapur

20194 yrs2023

Ryan International School, Jaipur

200612 yrs2018

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Headline

Software Engineer II with 3 years experience | Large-Scale Distributed Systems | System Design | C++ Development | Performance Optimization | System Engineering | Back-end Development

About

I am a solutions-focused Software Engineer II with 3 years of experience in system design, back-end development, and low-level debugging. My expertise lies in driving impact in large-scale distributed systems, particularly within the Windows Update ecosystem at Microsoft. I have a strong foundation in Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, and DBMS, which enables me to tackle complex challenges effectively. Throughout my career, I have successfully optimized game performance and improved the reliability of Windows updates across billions of devices. I am passionate about mentoring fellow engineers and fostering a culture of technical ownership and collaboration. My goal is to transition into a Senior Software Engineer role where I can leverage my skills in system design and architecture to create scalable and maintainable solutions. Key achievements include elevating Windows Update reliability by 10% through in-depth debugging and optimization, and engineering a 30% reduction in feature update package size, enhancing download efficiency. Additionally, I have built automation tools that increased developer productivity by 20%, showcasing my commitment to continuous improvement and innovation.

Location

Greater Hyderabad Area

AI stack

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Work experience

Software Engineer 2 at Electronic Arts (EA), May 2026 - Present · 4 mos, Hyderabad, Working on performance optimization for game systems in C++, including profiling, benchmarking, memory analysis, and back-end load testing.

Software Engineer at Microsoft, Jun 2023 - Apr 2026 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Hyderabad, • Led end-to-end validation and release orchestration for monthly Windows updates, enabling reliable rollout across 1.5B+ devices globally. • Debugged and optimized DISM and feature-update pipelines, improving Windows Update reliability by 10%. • Diagnosed update failures using WinDbg and low-level system diagnostics, raising first-attempt installation success rate by 20%. • Re-engineered the Windows 10 update packaging pipeline, cutting package size by 30% and improving download efficiency. • Resolved customer-reported update failures through forensic log and memory-dump analysis, reducing support escalations by 18%. • Built structured logging, telemetry instrumentation, and internal automation tooling to support the update pipeline team.

Software Engineer at Microsoft, May 2022 - Jun 2022 · 2 mos, Noida, • Delivered a self-service metadata platform for Iris Admin, slashing onboarding time by 80% (days → hours). • Built metadata-management components covering multiple configuration types, with unit and integration test coverage. • Automated metadata workflows and validation steps that previously required manual developer effort.

Content Developer at Doubtnut, Apr 2020 - Jun 2020 · 3 mos

Junior member at IEEE Student Branch NIT Durgapur, Nov 2019 - Sep 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

Education

Bachelor's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur

Ryan International School, Jaipur