Senior Software Engineer | Full Stack Developer | Product Builder
Satya Achanta
Lead-minded Senior Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing and scaling enterprise web platforms and APIs, with focus on reliability, clean abstractions, and mentoring across the SDLC.
About
Engineering summary from resume.
- 10+ years designing and scaling enterprise web platforms and APIs.
- Proven track record of driving architectural decisions and platform modernization.
- Improved developer velocity and business impact through automation.
- Strong advocate for reliability, clean abstractions, and maintainability.
- Mentor engineers across the SDLC and support high ownership culture.
Experience
Experience aligned with resume.
Sr Software Engineer
Ithaka | Ann Arbor, MI | November 2019 - Present
- Acted as technical lead for initiatives across admin portals, reporting workflows, and public APIs with COUNTER compliance.
- Led modernization by decomposing legacy services into AWS Lambda and Step Functions workflows.
- Drove a 3x increase in release velocity through AI-assisted development workflows and automated testing standards.
- Partnered with product owners to shape quarterly roadmaps, identify risks, and remove delivery bottlenecks.
- Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Introduced a real-time feedback mechanism that reduced customer feedback loop time by 50%.
- Mentored engineers across frontend and backend on React architecture, testing strategies, system design, and Kubernetes.
- Owned delivery end-to-end from design review and implementation through production rollout and post-release stability.
Software Engineer
Infor | Ann Arbor, MI | May 2015 - November 2019
- Built and maintained enterprise-grade applications for automotive clients using Angular and Java (Spring).
- Partnered with the Principal Architect to review designs, discuss tradeoffs, and improve maintainability.
- Led front-end modernization of legacy Angular codebases and introduced linting/coding standards.
- Optimized data access layers using Hibernate and SQL to improve reporting performance and reliability.
- Contributed to Agile and CI practices for more predictable releases and improved quality through Jenkins pipelines.
Projects
Selected projects with scope, stack, and impact.
Product Builder
Conceived, architected, and delivered a production-grade fantasy sports platform, owning the full lifecycle from ideation and UX through deployment and optimization.
- Designed a serverless backend using Next.js App Router, Prisma, and Neon Postgres, reducing match-result computation from 30 minutes to 15 seconds.
- Made architecture choices across Next.js, Clerk Auth, Vercel, and ShadCN UI to balance velocity and maintainability.
- Built modular UI with ShadCN and Tailwind for consistency, accessibility, and responsive behavior.
- Added PWA capabilities for partial offline support during live matches.
- Monitored performance and iterated on APIs/data models to support growth with low infrastructure overhead.
Skills
Core technologies used to ship production software.
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- Angular
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
Backend
- Python
- Django
- Java
- Spring Boot
- Node.js
Cloud and DevOps
- AWS
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
- Jenkins
Data and API
- MySQL
- Postgres
- Elasticsearch
- GraphQL
- REST API Design
Tooling
- Git
- JIRA
- Agile Delivery
- Testing Automation
- CI/CD Pipelines
Certifications
Credentials that support platform and cloud-native expertise.
Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) | February 2025
Certification ID: LF-hfc7lb3taq
- Pod design and configuration
- Services and networking
- Observability and troubleshooting
- State persistence and deployment workflows
Certified Backstage Associate (CBA)
The Linux Foundation | November 2025
Certification ID: LF-sa3hh6zbfo
- Backstage catalog and workflows
- Plugin customization
- TypeScript and React integration
- Developer platform enablement
Education
Academic background relevant to software engineering foundations.
Master of Science in Computer Science
Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Sep 2013 - Apr 2015
- GPA: 3.75
- Built strong grounding in algorithms, systems, and software design.
