Akash Butala

Software Engineer Intern

Rocket Mortgage•  May 2024 - Present•  California

Developed Angular components for Rocket TPO Pro, enhancing the loan application UI and streamlining client workflows. Collaborated with senior engineers and designers to deliver key features, aligning with technical and UI/UX standards. Implemented scalable services in a mono-repo environment, using Angular as the frontend and Nest.js as the BFF. Optimized PostgreSQL database queries, improving data retrieval speed by 40%. Built and maintained robust Rest APIs using ASP.NET and C#, enhancing backend performance and integration. Configured and deployed SNS and SQS integrations using Terraform as Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Integrated Splunk for real-time log monitoring and analytics, improving system observability and troubleshooting. Achieved 100% code coverage with Jasmine and conducted peer code reviews to ensure high-quality coding standards. Created an acclaimed chatbot using Python Flask, Angular, and AWS Bedrock during the company's hack-weeks.

Software Engineer Intern

Rocket Companies•  May 2023 - August 2023•  Michigan

Crafted a responsive re-enrollment page and FAQs section using React for Rocket Rewards, validated with Jest. Engineered an endpoint to validate client status and manage error responses for unenrolled clients using ASP.NET and C#. Utilized AWS Lambda and SNS for event-driven processes, enabling real-time user notifications and automating workflows. Deployed Rocket Rewards content on S3 and CloudFront, improving load times through efficient content caching.

Software Engineer

HCL Technologies Ltd•  November 2020 - August 2022•  India

Contributed in designing, developing, and deploying the internal employee portal of the company. Collaborated with a 10-member agile team to create a highly responsive Angular UI, resulting in a 50% latency reduction. Designed RESTful API with ASP.NET Web API and C#, ensuring seamless operation through Swagger testing. Deployed application on AWS EC2 adopting Docker, resulting in rapid scalability and high availability. Orchestrated CI/CD pipelines with CircleCI for automated testing, building, and deployment.