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title: "Akshay Makkar - SDE-2 in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Akshay Makkar, Software Engineer at Morgan Stanley | AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes grok, langchain, and metaai."
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# Akshay Makkar on Tal

## Headline

Software Engineer at Morgan Stanley \| AWS Certified Solutions Architect \- Associate

## About

I am an accomplished Java & Cloud Professional with 3\+ years of hands\-on experience in designing, developing, and optimizing large\-scale, high\-performance enterprise applications\. My expertise spans the entire software development lifecycle \(SDLC\), with a strong focus on Java \(Spring, Hibernate, etc\.\) and cloud\-native solutions\. Over the years, I have developed a proven track record of developing resilient, scalable, and cost\-effective systems on AWS, driving automation, and enhancing system reliability\. My experience includes building cloud\-native applications leveraging services like AWS Lambda, ECS Fargate, S3, RDS, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures, ensuring high\-performance solutions that meet complex business needs\. I play an active role in all stages of development—whether it’s coding, code reviews, or system design and implementation\. My strong background in DevOps further complements my cloud skills, enabling me to design and manage CI/CD pipelines, automation, and Infrastructure as Code \(IaC\) using tools like Terraform and CloudFormation\. Key Skills: Java \(Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA\) Cloud Architecture \(AWS\) Microservices & Serverless Architectures DevOps & CI/CD \(Jenkins, Terraform, CloudFormation\) Kubernetes, Docker Databases \(MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB\) Programming \(JavaScript, Python\) Distributed Systems & Kafka Streams

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

grok

langchain

metaai

perplexity

## Work experience

SDE\-2 at Morgan Stanley, Jun 2025 \- Present · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Analyst Programmer at Fidelity International, Jan 2025 \- May 2025 · 5 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Programmer at Fidelity International, Sep 2023 \- Dec 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Graduate Programmer at Fidelity International, Aug 2022 \- Sep 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Subject Matter Expert at Chegg Inc\., Sep 2020 \- Feb 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos, India

Graphic Design Lead at IEEE India Council, Jan 2021 \- Dec 2021 · 1 yr, India Council Student Coordination Team 2021\-2022

FTC\-Technology at Fidelity International, Jun 2021 \- Aug 2021 · 3 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

## Education

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science, The NorthCap University

Lord Jesus Public School

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