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Software Engineer • Architect • Designing Systems That Endure

I believe software is a work of art.

I’m Akhil Tiwari. I design and build reliable, scalable software systems for real-world problems, with a focus on clarity, longevity, and thoughtful architecture.

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About Me

I’m a software engineer with deep experience designing and operating real-world systems at scale. My work spans backend platforms, distributed architectures, mobile applications, and modern web development, with a strong emphasis on clarity, reliability, and long-term maintainability.

I focus on building systems that evolve gracefully — balancing simplicity, performance, and operational concerns. I work closely with stakeholders to turn ambiguous problems into well-designed solutions, and I value observability, sound architecture, and thoughtful engineering practices.

I also use automation and AI-assisted tools to improve developer productivity while maintaining high standards for quality and correctness.

Core Competencies & Skills

Backend Engineering
Java, Kotlin, Go, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, Microservices, API design (REST, gRPC, GraphQL), performance tuning, concurrency, caching strategies.
Distributed & Event-Driven Systems
Kafka, Google Pub/Sub, message queues, stream processing, eventual consistency, data pipelines, fault tolerance, system scalability.
Security & Networking
OAuth 2.0, SSL/TLS, authentication & authorization flows, API gateways (Kong, NGINX, Axway), secure service communication.
Frontend Engineering
React, Next.js, TypeScript, UI/UX fundamentals, design systems, clean responsive layouts.
Mobile Engineering
Flutter, Native Android (Java/Kotlin), Cross-platform architecture, Offline strategies, Secure local storage, map-based features and integrations.
Database Engineering
SQL, NoSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Firestore, relational modeling, schema design, transactional systems, query optimization.
DevOps & Cloud
Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, Helm-based workflows, container security, cloud-native infrastructure patterns.
AI Tools & Automation
LLM integration, AI-assisted development, workflow automation, prompt engineering, code generation, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Grok.
Leadership & Collaboration
Mentoring engineers, technical guidance, requirement shaping, stakeholder communication, architectural decision-making.

Experience & Impact

Over the course of my career, I’ve worked on systems that operate under real-world pressure — high throughput, low latency, evolving requirements, and business-critical reliability. My experience spans building new platforms from the ground up, scaling existing systems, and owning complex architectures through growth and change.
Rather than focusing on individual features, my work centers on systems — how data flows, how failures are handled, how components evolve, and how teams can safely move fast over time.

Distributed & Event-Driven Systems
Designed high-throughput real-time pipelines using Kafka, queues, asynchronous processing, streaming patterns, and resilient distributed architectures.
Backend Architecture & Platform Engineering
Built microservices, authentication flows, API layers, transactional systems, and performance-optimized backend services using Java, Kotlin, Go, and TypeScript.
Full-Stack Web Applications
Developed modern web interfaces with React, Next.js, and TypeScript — paired with scalable cloud-hosted backends and clean UI/UX principles.
Mobile Product Development
Built Android and Flutter applications with clean architecture, modular structure, offline enablement, and modern UI/UX principles.
Cloud, DevOps & Reliability Engineering
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, distributed deployments, observability, logs, metrics, and operational excellence.
End-to-End Systems & Product Delivery
Experience building rule engines, payment systems, IoT platforms, automation engines, and real-time processing systems at scale.
AI-Driven Engineering
Integrated LLMs into engineering workflows, automated repetitive tasks, accelerated prototyping, and improved developer velocity through AI-enabled tooling.

Leadership & Ownership

Beyond engineering, I bring strong leadership experience — guiding teams, driving architectural decisions, and owning end-to-end delivery of complex systems. I lead with clarity, collaboration, and a focus on building high-performing engineering teams.

Leading Engineering Teams
Mentored engineers, led cross-functional teams, aligned delivery with business priorities, and fostered a culture of ownership and technical excellence.
End-to-End Project Ownership
Owned architecture, implementation, deployment, and observability for mission-critical systems such as rule engines, payment platforms, IoT frameworks, and event-driven automation systems.
Architectural Decision-Making
Drove key design choices, evaluated trade-offs, simplified complex architectures, and guided teams toward scalable, maintainable, cost-effective solutions.
Stakeholder & Client Communication
Collaborated directly with founders, leadership, and clients to define scope, clarify requirements, validate assumptions, and align engineering execution with business outcomes.
Improving Engineering Efficiency
Introduced automation, improved development workflows, leveraged AI tools, refined processes, and reduced time-to-delivery through systematic optimizations.
Guiding System Design & Best Practices
Helped teams understand distributed system patterns, system boundaries, fault tolerance, observability, and long-term architectural thinking.

My Engineering Philosophy

My engineering philosophy has been shaped by building systems that must operate under real-world pressure — scale, failure, and constant change.

Anyone can add complexity. Designing simple systems requires judgment.
Reliability comes from designing for failure.
Architecture exists to reduce friction, not create it.

Contact

Email: akhiltiwari@outlook.in

Location: India

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/akhtiwari