Akshat Sharma
About Akshat Sharma
Akshat Sharma is an Engineering Manager with extensive experience in software development and engineering management, currently working at TRM Labs. He has held various positions at companies such as Platfora, NerdWallet, and SCA Technologies, accumulating a total of seventeen years in the software industry.
Work at TRM Labs
Akshat Sharma currently serves as an Engineering Manager at TRM Labs, a position he has held since 2024. His role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a remote working arrangement. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing engineering teams and projects, leveraging his extensive background in software development and management.
Previous Experience at NerdWallet
Prior to joining TRM Labs, Akshat Sharma worked at NerdWallet as an Engineering Manager from 2020 to 2024. He also held the position of Staff Software Engineer at the same company from 2016 to 2020. His tenure at NerdWallet spanned a total of four years in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he contributed to various engineering initiatives.
Career Background
Akshat Sharma has a diverse career in software engineering, beginning as a Software Engineer at SCA Technologies from 2006 to 2009 in Gurgaon, India. He continued to develop his skills at SCA Technologies in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 2009 to 2011. He also worked as an Application Architect at Agile 3 Solutions in San Francisco Bay Area for one year before joining Platfora as a Senior Software Engineer from 2012 to 2016.
Education and Expertise
Akshat Sharma holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology from Maharishi Dayanand University, which he completed from 2002 to 2006. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science in Information Technology and Management (MSIT) from Carnegie Mellon University between 2010 and 2014. His technical expertise includes modern web technologies such as TypeScript, LESS, GraphQL, React, Postgres, and NodeJS.
Skills and Professional Development
With a total of seventeen years in the software industry, Akshat Sharma has developed a strong skill set in both software development and engineering management. He possesses skills in strategic planning, team leadership, and process improvement, which are essential for building and managing effective engineering teams. His experience spans various company sizes, from small startups to larger organizations.