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Akshay Sharma

Examiner · DISC type cs
Vice President at AQR Capital Management
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

As Vice President at AQR Capital Management, Akshay leverages 10 years of experience to lead data engineering initiatives. He specializes in optimizing data infrastructure and modernizing legacy systems with Python and AWS. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Technology and certifications in Deep Learning and TensorFlow.

Akshay received an innovation award for the "Archangel project, " an end-to-end automation system which he personally designed and developed from scratch.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Vice President
Job Level
Senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Personality Overview

How Akshay shows up

Late Adopter
Overcautious
Status Quo Seeker

They do not like taking risks at all and go for proven options in the end. The only way to convince them is by showing them examples and ample proof. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Priorities

Topics Akshay cares about

Data Engineering
Leads data engineering initiatives at AQR, focusing on optimizing workflows and enhancing data infrastructure to deliver impactful business results in the finance sector.
Cloud-Native Architectures
Previously spearheaded the development of scalable data pipelines and cloud architectures, utilizing Python and AWS tools to modernize systems.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Vice President
AQR Capital Management
1-2023 - 2-2024
Lead Data Engineer
AQR Capital Management
7-2022 - 1-2023
Technical Lead
Societe Generale
5-2019 - 6-2022
Software Engineering Specialist
Societe Generale
6-2017 - 4-2019
Python Developer
Tata Consultancy Services
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2010 - 2014
Bachelor's Degree
Technocrats Institute of Technology
2002 - 2010
Physical Sciences
Delhi Public School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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