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Akhila Velaga

Charlotte,NC

Summary

Cloud & Full-Stack Software Engineer with experience designing and delivering scalable multi-cloud solutions (AWS, GCP). Skilled in cloud architecture, infrastructure as code, and DevOps/DevSecOps practices, with background in building data platforms and responsive web applications. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, optimize cloud infrastructure, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver secure, high-performance systems.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

State Farm
01.2024 - Current
  • Led cloud engineering efforts, providing technical direction and resolving complex cross-platform challenges to enhance system reliability.
  • Designed and implemented Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/OpenTofu) for VPC architectures, ECS clusters, BigQuery datasets, and multi-region disaster recovery.
  • Built and optimized data ingestion and processing pipelines using AWS Glue, Lambda, SageMaker, GCP BigQuery, and Cloud Functions to streamline data accessibility.
  • Led migration of on-premises databases to cloud environments using Qlik Replicate, improving scalability and reliability.
  • Architect and deliver multi-cloud solutions (AWS & GCP) supporting large-scale marketing data platforms for business and analytics users.
  • Designed privacy-safe data integrations using Ads Data Hub and LiveRamp, facilitating secure marketing analytics use cases.
  • Promote DevOps best practices, enabling automation and improving deployment efficiency across teams.

Software Engineer

State Farm
04.2020 - 12.2023
  • Designed and developed a full-stack Single Page Application (SPA) for an enterprise digital dashboard used by agents and executives.
  • Built responsive frontend interfaces using Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap, enabling data visualization through charts and graphs.
  • Developed reusable components and services with Angular's component-based architecture, enhancing application modularity.
  • Designed and consumed GraphQL APIs using Node.js and Apollo GraphQL.
  • Wrote and optimized GraphQL queries for efficient data retrieval.
  • Implemented application modules, dependency injection, directives, and services to support scalable frontend architecture.
  • Established and maintained CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab Runner) to automate build, test, and deployment processes, streamlining development workflow.
  • Performed unit testing using Jasmine, ensuring code quality and reliability.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, user-focused solutions.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
12-2019

Skills

    Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
    Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, OpenTofu
    Programming: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Nodejs
    Data & Analytics: BigQuery, AWS Glue, SageMaker
    Frontend: Angular, HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap
    Backend & APIs: GraphQL, REST APIs
    DevOps/CI-CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

State Farm
01.2024 - Current

Software Engineer

State Farm
04.2020 - 12.2023

Master of Science - Computer Science

University of North Carolina At Charlotte