Akki Reddy Gunta
About Akki Reddy Gunta
Akki Reddy Gunta is the Director of Engineering at Yugabyte, where he leads a team focused on developing YugabyteDB, a distributed SQL database. He has extensive experience in engineering roles at various technology companies, including Vocera Communications and Informatica.
Work at Yugabyte
Akki Reddy Gunta serves as the Director of Engineering at Yugabyte, a role he has held since 2022. In this position, he leads a team of engineers focused on developing YugabyteDB, an open-source, high-performance distributed SQL database. His responsibilities include driving the technical vision, strategy, and execution of the database project. Gunta collaborates with customers, partners, and open-source contributors to deliver innovative solutions that empower developers and enterprises to build data-intensive applications.
Previous Experience
Prior to his role at Yugabyte, Gunta accumulated extensive experience in various engineering and managerial positions. He worked at Vocera Communications in multiple roles, including Senior Manager and Staff Architect for Analytics, from 2016 to 2022. He also served as a Principal Engineer at Informatica from 2010 to 2014 and as a Development Architect from 2014 to 2016. His earlier experience includes positions as Principal Engineer at X-IO Technologies and Tech Lead at Cyient.
Education and Expertise
Gunta holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Surat, where he studied from 1992 to 1996. He also studied Physics and Chemistry at APRJC Nagarjunasagar from 1990 to 1992. Additionally, he is certified by MIT in tackling the challenges of big data, enhancing his expertise in data management and engineering.
Career Timeline
Akki Reddy Gunta's career spans over two decades, beginning in 2002 at Cyient as a Tech Lead. He then moved to X-IO Technologies as a Principal Engineer from 2004 to 2009. Following this, he joined Informatica, where he worked in various capacities until 2016. Gunta transitioned to Vocera Communications, where he held several roles until 2022, before joining Yugabyte. His diverse experience reflects a strong background in engineering and management within the technology sector.