Indianapolis, IN

15+ years leading enterprise architecture and the teams behind it.

Technical Leader and Principal Solution Architect who takes complex, high-stakes systems — FinTech, retail, credit, mortgage — from architecture to production, while growing the engineers who run them.

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Akash Yellappa — Technical Leader
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Enterprise architecture, cloud migration,
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Experience

15+ years
across FinTech, retail & enterprise
2021 — Present

Cummins Inc.

Principal Information Technology

Lead technical specifications and full SDLC across infrastructure and application architecture. Drive Agile and DevOps practices, mentor developers, and align technical delivery with business goals through automation and rigorous design review.

ArchitectureDevOpsMicroservices
2020 — 2021

Citizens

Vice President, Sr. Solution Architect

Led design and delivery of scalable, secure enterprise solutions across critical banking platforms. Championed automation, reusable components, and modern cloud-native standards while mentoring technical teams.

Cloud-nativeAgileLeadership
2019 — 2020

Kroger Technology

Senior Technical Consultant

Designed a Retail-as-a-Service application on Azure using video analytics and machine learning to optimize inventory and automate replenishment. Built scalable microservices with Spring Cloud, REST, and Kafka for high-throughput messaging.

AzureKafkaML
2014 — 2016

Credit Karma

Software Engineer

Pioneered a delta-based comparison feature between credit report snapshots, giving users clear insight into changes in their financial behavior. Built on a microservices architecture in PHP and Scala with ETL workflows in GoLang and Vertica.

PHPScalaETL
2011 — 2014

Goldman Sachs & JPMorgan Chase

Analyst Developer / Associate

Built scalable, data-driven solutions for securities settlement and financial data feeds using Java, J2EE, and Spring. Designed data reconciliation strategies and decoupled legacy systems for effective code reuse.

JavaJ2EESpring

Skills

technical & leadership

Engineering

  • Java / Spring Cloud
  • Microservices & REST APIs
  • Angular & front-end architecture
  • Kafka & data pipelines

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS & Azure
  • CI/CD (Jenkins, Docker)
  • Cloud migration strategy
  • Enterprise security

Leadership

  • Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Team mentorship & growth
  • Content & market strategy
  • Cross-functional delivery

Education & Certifications

credentials

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Kelley School of Business, Indianapolis
2023 — 2025

Master of Science, Computer Science

Northeastern University
2007 — 2010

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Science

RV College of Engineering
2001 — 2005

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Certification
 

About

how I lead

I'm a problem solver first — I like taking on the current hard problem and then moving on to the next, bigger one. Over 15+ years I've delivered well-architected enterprise applications across FinTech, retail, credit, and mortgage, and I care as much about the systems as the people who build them.

I focus on identifying and developing raw talent, and building a culture that values collaboration, diversity, and innovation. Outside of enterprise architecture, I've also grown a YouTube channel to over 150,000 subscribers through content strategy, SEO, and audience engagement.

"Team leader, applying depth and breadth of knowledge to mentor peers and drive product and service growth."