# Akhil Katta > Senior Software Engineer → Backend / Platform Architecture | Product-Focused Builder Location: Los Angeles, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/akhilkatta Senior Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience building scalable backend, platform, and workflow systems at Google, Meta, Titan, and Headway. I specialize in simplifying complex operational workflows, architecting high-impact systems, and partnering closely with product, design, and cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Headway Jan 2023 – Jan 2026 | Los Angeles, CA Lead engineer for provider onboarding and credentialing platforms, owning architecture, product strategy, and delivery across multiple core workflows. - Built a centralized rules engine and configuration language enabling instant multi-payer credentialing checks, reducing CX tickets by 33% and improving timelines by 10%. - Led the redesign of the credentialing status platform, consolidating fragmented data and introducing new system concepts, improving provider CSAT from 74% → 86%. - Replaced a third-party referral rewards vendor with an internal payout platform integrated with Salesforce and financial systems, improving payout accuracy from 84% → 99%. - Mentored junior engineers and guided system design, execution, and code quality. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Titan Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States Lead engineer for Titan’s external fund hosting platform, enabling seamless onboarding of third-party fund managers. - Designed core data models, services, and APIs supporting onboarding and real-time data hydration for external assets. - Built a server-driven UI framework using GraphQL + React Native, enabling dynamic partner-configurable portfolio views. - Scaled support from 4 to 11 asset types, contributing to onboarding ARK and other major partners. - Partnered with product and design to define requirements and ensure smooth integration workflows. ### Software Engineer @ Google Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States Engineer on Google Assistant and Local Search teams, building high-scale features used by millions of users daily. - Owned a microservice powering commute and Time-to-Leave notifications, contributing to 10% DAU growth. - Improved query triggering and fulfillment for navigation and “search along route” voice queries, supporting 3.1M+ daily interactions. - Worked with product and research teams to design experiments and analyze performance. ### Data Engineer, Business Intelligence @ Facebook Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Built platforms and products for ingesting, registering, and querying, and analyzing data Created platform to deliver consistent, verified ads data for powering analytics for client sales Worked on a tracing and logging framework for real-time, distributed data systems Created data-ingest engine to source external marketing data from a large selection of sources ### Software Engineering Intern @ Actifio Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater Boston Area ### Intern @ AlphaSense Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Helsinki, Finland Worked with Apache Solr to create an automated testing framework to check the consistency of indexed documents between servers. Modified and optimized Natural Language Processing algorithms used to detect and index statements within documents. ### Engineering Intern @ Semtech Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Irvine, CA Worked on both the hardware and software parts of the microchip fabrication process. On the hardware side, I helped setup tests and build test units. On the software side, I migrated the test automation scripts from an older software to a newer one and used its capabilities to streamline and make these scripts more efficient. I also improved their test migration platform to support not only GPIB Instruments but also LAN Instruments to allow for wireless and remote control. ## Education ### Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Computer Science University of California, Berkeley Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/akhilkatta --- Source: https://flows.cv/akhilkatta JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/akhilkatta/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22