about
BIOGRAPHY
Hi, I'm Akhil S Nair, a Software Engineer and a master's student in Computer Science at UIC. I recently completed my Summer 2025 internship with the Aurora Serverless v2 team at Amazon Web Services, where I worked on large-scale configuration management migration for Aurora. Born and raised in India, I've traded the vibrant spices of home for the challenges of cloud computing, distributed systems, and AI-driven solutions here in the US. Outside the digital realm, I'm either jamming on my guitar, engaging in tactical mayhem in Rainbow Six Siege (chaos, but make it strategic), or balancing cricket and gym sessions in my ongoing quest to be a fitness enthusiast. Here's to mixing passion with a dash of fun!
"I am a human being with thoughts and feelings, just like you. And I'm also a human being with a job to do."- Lord Michael Scott
SKILLS
Programming Languages
Java
Python
JavaScript
Groovy
C++
C#
SQL
Scala
HTML
CSS
Frameworks & Libraries
React.js
Next.js
Angular
Node.js
Express.js
Spring Boot
Grails
Material-UI
Tailwind CSS
Passport.js
Jest
Axios
Apollo Client
Apache Spark
Hive
Hadoop
MapReduce
Kafka
TensorFlow
Cloud & DevOps
AWS
GCP
Docker
Kubernetes
Git
GitHub
GitLab
Artifactory
CI/CD
Databases
MySQL
Oracle Database
MongoDB
Postgres
Redis
Elasticsearch
APIs & Protocols
REST
GraphQL
OpenAI Whisper API
Xenova
Developer Tools
VS Code
PyCharm
IntelliJ IDEA
Linux
SQS
SDLC
Data Structures & Algorithms
EXPERIENCE
Software Development Engineer Intern
Software Engineering Intern on the Aurora Serverless v2 – Placement Service team at AWS, migrating config management from DynamoDB to CreaMPuff (CMP), reducing manual updates by 90% and achieving 100% accuracy in rollout.
May 2025 - Aug 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Associate Software Engineer II
Implemented new features and fixed system bugs. Notably, integrated WHO and KOREA MFDS Dictionaries, boosting performance by 15% and reducing load times.
Jan 2023 - May 2024
RxLogix Corporation
Associate Software Engineer I
Worked in the PVCM CE team, addressing client-reported bugs with quick fixes. Implemented an automated email case intake system.
Nov 2021 - Jan 2023
RxLogix Corporation
Software Engineer Intern
Used Python's Selenium and Beautiful Soup to scrape data, increasing the product base by 40%. Implemented a ReactJS demo request process to enhance user experience.
Jan 2021 - Jul 2021
Cognetry Labs Inc.